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Budgeting & planning
The rolling forecast
A forecast that always looks a fixed distance ahead — usually twelve months — and is re-cut every month or quarter, so it never shortens to a few weeks by year end.
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In practice
The annual budget is the commitment; the rolling forecast is the truth. Keep both, and be clear which one a number comes from.
The kind of thing the test asks
- The main advantage of a rolling 12-month forecast over the annual budget is…