Salesforce Features

Forecasting

Forecast Delegation

Advanced Delegation and Collaboration on Forecast Information

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  • Empower finance teams and other professionals to access forecast data
  • Allow traveling sales managers to delegate forecast maintenance to subordinates
  • Enable overlay team members to access relevant forecast information

An organization’s forecast is critical to the accurate prediction and management of top-line results. Key to keeping the forecast process moving forward is the ability for the sales owner to delegate access to other employees who participate in the forecasting and planning process.

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Customizable Forecasting Enhancements

Quick Data Access for Greater Productivity

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  • Provide one-click access to key forecast and opportunity information
  • Streamline the user experience
  • Increase productivity for sales users

Users of the Salesforce forecasting tab will enjoy streamlined application flow and added visibility to key forecast and opportunity information with Spring ’07. Overriding a forecast number or accessing a list of deals related to a specific forecast period is easier and faster than ever. Key forecast and opportunity information is just a click away, no matter what level of the forecast hierarchy you may be in.

These features are available in Professional, Enterprise and Unlimited Editions.

This feature is enabled by default.

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Customizable Forecasting

Servletimageserver_87 Winter ’06 adds new customizable forecasting capabilities to Salesforce, offering customers the ability to forecast product unit quantities by individual product families. With this new capability, an organization can effectively use its sales forecast to assist with resource planning and other supply chain management decisions. With customizable forecasting, users get all of benefits of Salesforce’s previous forecasting capabilities, plus several new features.

This feature is available in professional, enterprise, and unlimited edition.

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