Monitor forecast trends

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Deals > Analytics > Trends

Note:

This article describes the trends report. For info on the trends widget, go here.

The Trends report gives you insights as to how accurate your forecast is and what changed in your pipeline over a selected period for the selected line of business.

You can also see the target and coverage of your pipeline together with the forecast for different forecast categories/stages, so that you can compare your actual pipeline to your forecast.

As the graph shows the deal details as they were for the selected week, you can see the weekly changes to the forecast categories/stages and identify deals that may need extra attention to keep them moving through the pipeline.

Filter the chart

By default, the Trends report is filtered to the same line of business, time period, and team you viewed in Forecast.

• Above the chart, pick the forecast category that you want to see trends for.

Tip: Change what team you see (this capability is based on permissions):

• Click the chevron at the top left of the board to navigate up your org chart.

• When looking at a manager of the manager, click the name of a manager in their team to drill into that team.

• Similarly, when looking at a manager, click the name of a team member to see only their forecast.

• Click the current manager's name and then search for a team member or manager to jump to their board.

• On the upper right corner, select whether to break down the report by Forecast category or by Stage.

Read the trend chart

Use the trend chart to easily see your progress in actual sales, understand what your pipeline coverage is in each forecast category, and validate your team's numbers against reality.

Scroll over the chart to see more details:

• The stacked bars show you the value of all deals in the selected category, per week.

  Weeks run from the forecast lock time to the next forecast lock.

  Week 1 is from midnight at the end of the month of the previous period, and until the first forecast lock of the selected period.

• The forecast categories/stages are stacked in the order they are defined in the forecast settings.

• The red line indicates the forecast projection (learn more)

• The orange line indicates the forecast of the team under the selected manager

• The purple line indicates the forecast of the selected manager

• The dotted line indicates the team's target

• Click the bar or scroll down to see the deals in each forecast category for that week.

Note: Missing values

• In the event that someone did not update their number, we carry over their last submitted number in the period. Go here to understand the finer details of how we handle missing info.

Click any deal to see its details in the deal panel.

Look at the future

Pick a future period in the Trends report page to see how your future pipeline is shaping up. You'll see the future period in the timeframe of the current quarter so that you can see the weekly progress toward the chosen period.

Use the projection tool

We use historical data of up to 4 quarters to project how the chosen period will end. Note that the projection may change weekly as a result of pipeline changes and the point of time within the selected historical period.

Go to here to learn more.

*The features available to you depend on your company’s plan and your assigned seats.