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P-AND-L-MANAGEMENT5 MIN READ

Commit to a driver tree for your P&L

Create a short driver tree for one P&L line and commit to using it in the next forecast.

Build a driver tree for one uncertain P&L line such as revenue, gross margin, support cost, freight, or implementation labor. P&L forecast driver tree for the next forecast update I will rebuild the [P&L line] forecast using these drivers: [driver 1], [driver 2], [driver 3]. I will assign each driver an owner, data source, current value, forecast value, and action needed by [date]. In 3 days, check whether the driver tree was created and whether at least one forecast assumption changed because of it. A revenue forecast line that says recovery is coming but does not show volume, price, mix,…

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