Your forecast was accurate the day you built it. That’s not the same as accurate today. If your team spends days rebuilding a forecast every time something changes, tariffs, a customer loss, a cost spike, that’s not a people problem, it’s a design problem, and it’s fixable. Join Heather L. Cole, one of only 32 IBM Lifetime Champions worldwide and Founder/CEO of Lodestar Solutions, for a free, CPE-credited session for CFOs and finance leaders navigating change faster than the annual forecast cycle was built to handle. This isn’t a product demo, it’s a working session on why forecast speed, not accuracy, is the real 2026 problem.

What you’ll walk away with:

● Why static, annual forecasts break down under current volatility, and what to do instead

● The real difference between “forecast accuracy” and “forecast responsiveness”

● How driver-based planning updates a full forecast in the time it takes a spreadsheet to open

● A live look at how this works in a real system, powered by IBM Planning Analytics ● A free take-home worksheet for your team, no strings attached

CPE Details:

● Field of Study: Finance

● Program Level: Basic

● Delivery Method: Group Internet Based

● Prerequisites/Advance Prep: None

● CPE Credit: 1.0 (50-minute hour, per NASBA guidelines)

This program is free; no purchase required to attend.

Refund/Cancellation: Free program, no fees collected, no refund applicable. Cancel anytime via support@lodestarsolutions.com Complaints: Contact Lodestar Solutions at support@lodestarsolutions.com. Complaints re: NASBA National Registry sponsors may go to NASBA at www.nasbaregistry.org.

Lodestar Solutions is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. NASBA Sponsor ID: 167916

*WEBINAR 1/3 IN SERIES*