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 & forecast module Forecast...
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Express planner overview
Purpose Express planner is a powerful forecasting tool in PMI that helps hotel teams automate monthly planning across room revenue, ancillary revenue, and labor hours. It supports consistent, data-driven forecasting for up to 24 months by combining Live forecast data,...
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 revenue, and Labor hours....
Navigating to any cockpit
Navigate to a cockpit Whether you’re looking for yesterday’s Food Cost in the Kitchen cockpit or the latest Energy usage in GoGreen, you’ll use the Cockpit to explore performance in PMI. Here’s a quick guide that works for any department or view. 1. Open the Cockpit...
Types of cockpits in PMI explained
What are the different cockpit types?Image: A Labor cockpit in PMI At the heart of PMI are the various "cockpits", each one designed to help you manage a different part of your operations. From keeping track of labor costs to monitoring your hotel's...
Video playlists
Video tutorial playlists Welcome to our comprehensive collection of PMI video tutorials, organized by topic to facilitate your learning journey. Whether you’re new to PMI or seeking to deepen your expertise, these playlists offer structured guidance across various...
How to link KPI targets to a cockpit
Key performance indicators (KPIs) can be used to track your performance, as an alternative to using a budget. By comparing KPIs to actual results and the Live forecast, you can see if you are on or behind pace to reach your yearly goal. KPIs can be displayed in the...
Breakfast Labor cockpit [12:05]
In this video, we’ll be exploring the Breakfast Cockpit—a nifty tool to streamline your hospitality operations. We’ll walk you through all its features and show you how to use it to boost productivity and improve service delivery. Let’s get started! Overview Summary:...
Closing Profit Center or Cockpit
Summary How to close a Profit Center/Live Forecast and/or a cockpit during a period. Intended Users Forecast Owners and Cockpit Owners. Requirements Administrator user rights. Instructions Live Forecast/Profit Center If you for periods, need to close down a Live...
Staffing guide explained
What is the staffing guide? The Staffing Guide is a recommendation of how many labor hours to schedule each day for each department. Once activated, it appears as green lines in the graphs of each Labor Cockpit. Users with Administrator rights can activate it via the...