Our Services
There are a number of ways we can help any business or organisation. We are open to a whole host of collaborations and we can tailor a process suited to you. Examples of what we offer:
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Introduce a team to thinking like a forecaster - We teach participants how to make forecasts more accurate and effective by using proven forecasting methodologies. We also use exercises to build the teams confidence in group forecasting efficacy.
Facilitating internal forecasting - We use your selected internal team to focus on topics which matter to your organisation and put them at the centre of a forecasting workshop. This allows you to effectively extract focused and relevant information your team has. -
This is where Swift analysts and clients work together to make estimates. This is an exploration and a generative process which uncovers things that truly matter to your organisation. Subject matter experts, nominated by the client, in collaboration with our top performing forecasters is the gold standard of forecasting.
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We provide polished professional reports on any given forecasting topic. The reports include rationales of the forecasters and a clearly narrated analysis of the results.
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We can provide ongoing collaborative support in forecasting for businesses and institutions. If you have areas you’d like to maintain vigilance on, our forecasters will keep the forecasts up to date and provide periodic reports on any changes.
You tell us, we tell you
A collaborative approach to forecasting yields the best results. Finding the right questions to ask is as vital as accuracy when producing useful predictions for organisations. Each client is different in their goals and challenges. What we provide is an “outside view”- a macro perspective from well-calibrated forecasters, or narrowing down a broad range of ideas and crystallising what is most important.
We are not purely focusing on the likelihood of an event occurring, but also the causes and potential consequences of that outcome. You can see examples of these conditionals in some of our publicly available reports. Including these conditionals in the forecasting process creates a much fuller picture of possibilities and likelihoods which your organisation can use to make more confident decisions.
Context matters
For our forecasts to be truly effective in your decision making process, we will be available to help talk through the results you get and what to infer from them. It’s not just numbers! We provide insights into our forecasters' rationales. When forecasters, for example, give a 58% probability on a particular event it can be difficult to grasp what that truly means. We will talk you through it and discuss what the outcomes mean for you.
‘‘We worked with the team from Swift Centre on a project to forecast risks to one of our biggest revenue drivers. It was an absolute pleasure to work with them: they're professional, responsive and practical, working hard to understand not just the percentage probabilities of key events, but what this would actually mean for our business…’’
— Client testimonial, Metrea