Forecast AI- Powered Project & Resource Management Plan, Run and Track Projects in One Place

What is Forecast?

Forecast provides an AI-enhanced platform for comprehensive project and resource management. It aims to centralize project operations, offering businesses clear visibility across all projects, resources, and financials, thereby replacing reliance on disparate spreadsheets and tools. The integrated AI assists in optimizing workflows by predicting resource needs, identifying potential project delays, and suggesting optimal team assignments based on skills and availability.

The platform facilitates meticulous planning through features like project scoping and baseline definition, while also enabling real-time tracking of progress via Gantt charts and milestone monitoring. Forecast incorporates financial management capabilities, including budget tracking, revenue recognition, and rate card management, to ensure projects remain profitable. It supports integrations with various existing business tools such as Jira, HubSpot, and Sage, promoting a unified ecosystem for project intelligence and execution.

Features

Integrated AI: Assists with resource allocation, predicts delays, suggests team assignments, and optimizes planning.
Resource Management: Includes capacity planning, demand visibility, placeholder management, resource forecasting, and utilization reports.
Project Visibility & Planning: Offers Gantt charts, project timelines, scoping tools, baseline setting, and milestone tracking.
AI-Assisted Time Tracking: Simplifies and automates employee time logging for projects.
Financial Management: Features budget management, revenue recognition, rate cards, and real-time cost/revenue tracking.
Reporting & Analytics: Provides portfolio reports, utilization reports, and real-time dashboards for data-driven decisions.
Risk Prediction: AI insights spot potential risks and bottlenecks before they escalate.
Integrations: Connects with popular tools like Jira, HubSpot, Sage, Google Calendar, Salesforce, and more.

Use Cases

Capacity and demand planning for teams.
Managing digital projects with AI assistance.
Optimizing resource management and forecasting.
Streamlining Professional Services Automation (PSA).
Improving financial management across projects.
Executing IT project management efficiently.
Implementing agile project management and sprint planning.
Enhancing project development workflows.
Increasing billable hours through optimized resource allocation.
Reducing administrative overhead in project management.

FAQs

How does Forecast’s AI actually help manage projects?

The AI learns from your project data to predict resource needs, spot potential delays, and suggest optimal team assignments. It automates aspects of project planning, allowing teams to focus on delivery, and continuously improves its recommendations.
How is Forecast different from other project management tools?

Unlike basic tools, Forecast integrates resource planning, time tracking, and financial management into one platform, enhanced with AI. This provides actionable insights to prevent problems and maximize billable hours automatically.
What kind of results can I expect?

Clients typically report significant increases in billable hours and reductions in administrative time. Teams using Forecast often achieve utilization rates above 75%.
Will Forecast work with our existing tools?

Yes, Forecast integrates with popular tools like Jira, Salesforce, HubSpot, and others, allowing you to maintain your existing workflows while gaining unified project intelligence.
Is Forecast the right fit for my business?

Forecast is generally not recommended for companies with fewer than 15 employees or those satisfied using spreadsheets for project management.