# Explain what changed in my forecast since last week

A clear forecast submission that bridges last week's number to this week's, deal by deal, ready for your VP or CRO.

- Topic: Sales
- Framework: Few-Shot
- Level: Standard
- Tags: Write, Explain & Teach, Fill-in Template
- Source: https://www.thinkwithprompt.com/prompts/explain-what-changed-in-my-forecast-since-last-week

## Prompt

```text
Help me write my weekly forecast submission and explain the movement since last week.

**Period and target:** [e.g. Q3, quota $2.4M]
**Last week's call:** [commit / best case / closed-won to date]
**This week's call:** [commit / best case / closed-won to date]
**Deal changes:** [paste a list or CRM export: deals added, pulled in, pushed out, won, lost, amount changes, category changes]
**Known risks or upside not yet in the numbers:** [DETAILS]
**Who reads this:** [e.g. my VP before Monday's forecast call]

Steps:
1. Build a forecast bridge (waterfall) from last week's commit to this week's: closed-won, new to commit, upgraded from best case, downgraded, pushed out of period, lost, amount changes. The totals must reconcile; if they don't, flag the gap instead of forcing it.
2. Call out the 3-5 deals that drive most of the movement and the reason for each.
3. Separate facts (buyer actions) from judgment (my read).

Return:
- A 3-sentence summary: number, change, confidence.
- The bridge as a table: Movement | Deals | Amount.
- Top deals moved, one line each.
- Risks and upside not in the call, each with an amount.
- What I need from leadership (exec help, deal desk, resources), if anything.

Use only numbers I provide. Mark anything missing as [CONFIRM].
```

## What to fill in

- e.g. Q3, quota $2.4M
- commit / best case / closed-won to date
- DETAILS
- e.g. my VP before Monday's forecast call
- CONFIRM

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