Forecasting & risk
See demand ahead of time and the risks that could interrupt the business.
19 articles · IQ
Demand forecasting
See the work coming so you can staff, buy, and schedule ahead of it.
Managing risk
See the risks that could interrupt the business, from compliance gaps to concentration.
"Forecasting: past, present, and future demand"
Margin tells you how a job did. Benchmarks tell you how you compare to peers today. Forecasting is the forward-looking piece: where the industry's demand is heading over the next 90 days, whether y…
Forecasting on mobile
Forecasting on mobile is the phone version of the same section that lives at `/forecasting` on the web (see [Forecasting: past, present, and future demand](/help/forecasting-overview)). It reads th…
Have IQ pressure-test your plan
Modeling a plan in the scenario modeler answers "what do the numbers do." Pressure-testing it answers a different question: what would your Chief Data Officer actually say about this plan, given yo…
How exposures are detected: the four kinds
[Risk & Exposures: where it lives now](/help/risk-overview) covers where the Exposures tab lives and how to navigate it. [Reading an exposure detail](/help/risk-exposure-detail) covers the detail p…
IQ's read on demand
The two hero gauges at the top of Forecasting, **Demand outlook** and **Your capacity**, each give you one number and one status word. They do not talk to each other. **IQ's read on demand** is the…
Model a growth plan: the scenario modeler
The scenario modeler is where Forecasting stops describing the future and lets you test one. Everywhere else on the page, Verinode is reading published demand indicators and your own operating pict…
Reading an exposure detail
This is the detail view you land on when you click a single exposure. An exposure is a coverage gap that Verinode computes by comparing what you currently hold (a policy, an EMR, an endorsement) ag…
Risk & Exposures: where it lives now
Risk is a group heading in the sidebar, not a page: it covers Certifications, Compliance and Safety. There is no standalone Risk page anymore. If you land on `/risk`, whether from an old bookmark,…
Take Action: forecasting decisions
Forecasting is where Verinode reads where industry demand is heading over the next 90 days and whether your own crew, equipment, and cash could absorb it. The **Apps** row holds the launcher for mo…
The demand outlook: busier, steady, or cooling
Forecasting is where Verinode turns published industry data into a plain read on where the next quarter of restoration demand is heading, and joins it to your own capacity so a "busier" call is not…
The Exposures tab list
Exposures are gaps between the coverage and standing you actually hold today and the coverage or standing a program, carrier, or regulator requires of you. Verinode does not wait for an audit to te…
The material cost outlook
Forecasting is where Verinode reads published industry data alongside your own operating picture and projects both forward. Most of the page is about demand, how much work is coming. The material c…
The Open Exposures tile
The Open Exposures tile is a single glance-and-go read on how much insurance and program coverage risk you are currently carrying. An exposure is a gap between the coverage you actually hold on fil…
The restoration seasonal calendar
Restoration demand follows the calendar more predictably than almost any other input to your business. Winter brings freeze and burst-pipe water losses. Spring ramps into severe storm season. Summe…
Turning a scenario into a plan
The scenario modeler on Forecasting lets you test a growth or contraction plan against your own numbers before you commit to it. Once you have a plan you like, one button, **Turn this into a plan**…
What's driving demand: the industry driver table
The Demand outlook gauge on Forecasting gives you one word and one number: Busier, Steady, or Cooling, plus a momentum score. The driver table is what sits underneath that verdict: the actual publi…
Your capacity: headroom and what breaks first
The Demand outlook gauge next to it answers "how much work is coming." The Your-capacity gauge answers the harder question: if that work shows up, can you actually run it? Verinode reads the real s…