Concept definition The Express Planner (EP) in PMI is a forecasting tool designed to automate the generation of monthly forecasts for ancillary revenue and labor hours. It helps users quickly generate projections based on historical data, growth...
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How to run Express planner
Objective This guide shows you how to run Express planner to generate automated monthly revenue and labor hours forecasts for your property in PMI.Prerequisites User access to run Express planner for your property Access to the Budget &...
Express planner overview
Purpose Express Planner streamlines the target-setting process by automating calculations, helping users avoid time-consuming manual work. It enables users to set monthly targets up to 24 months in advance, based on room forecasts, history and...
How to configure Express planner settings
Objective This guide helps you configure or revise Express planner settings to improve forecasting accuracy for your property. Express planner's forecasting accuracy depends on proper configuration of three key areas: General setup, Ancillary...
Setting productivity targets in PMI
The planning cycle in PMI (Productivity Management Intelligence) normally starts towards the end of each month and follows a series of structured steps. Setting productivity targets is the second step in this monthly cycle and is the responsibility...
Use Forecast/Budget hours from Cockpit in P&L Staff module
What is its purpose? Use Budget/Forecast hours from Cockpit in P&L Staff Module to more efficiently update future forecast (budget). Intended users and requirements Controller, General Manager at property level and HQ Administrator or higher....
How to work with non-rooms Budget and forecast
Summary This article explains how to work with and maintain your budgets and monthly forecasts for departments other than Rooms. Please see this article for how to work with Rooms. Intended Users PMI profit and cockpit owners Instructions Depending...
How to work with Rooms Budget and forecast
Summary This section displays how to handle and maintain the Rooms Budget and forecast. To handle and maintain budgets and forecasts for any other departments or profit centers, please see this article. Intended Users General manager, hotel...
How to input a budget in PMI
The goal is for those who work with budgets to enter next year’s budgets into PMI in a timely and accurate way, with as little effort as possible and following PMI Best Practice. This includes both revenue and cost budgets. There are three ways...