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Sales Stages - what do they mean?

Sales Stages used to forecast sales

Telecom Recurring Revenue Forecasting … what is the rule of 78’s?

Republishing - originally published on 4/28/08.

The rule of 78’s is a simple math for those who need to estimate recurring revenue or recurring expense over the next 12 months. For example, Jim Crowe, Level 3 CEO, used the rule of 78’s to explain Level 3’s revenue on the Q1 2008 Earnings Call.

Formula – […]

Forecast Recurring Revenue with Weighted Average Install Interval

How to calculate weighted average days to install, and use that metric in revenue forecasting.

Valuable Business Lesson from Ron Beaumont

How Rob Beaumont’s question, “What makes you smarter today than you were yesterday?” changed the way I forecast

Implied Days to Install - a backlog / financial metric

How to calculate Implied Days

Excel Tip - changing dates to the End of Month

Step by Step instructions to use the end of month EOMONTH command