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The UFO Project (Usage of Forecasting in Organizations): Final Survey Results

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  • Jim Hoover
  • Len Tashman

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An article in Issue 59 of Foresight (Fall 2020) "introduced the mission of the UFO project, a collaboration of academics and practitioners to explore the absence of a systematic forecasting capability in many organizations." In 2021 the UFO team designed a survey instrument, the initial results of which were reported in Issue 60 (Winter 2021). That survey targeted small businesses (fewer than 50 employees). Later the team the team developed an expanded survey, "distributed to several thousand firms varying in size from under 25 to 500-plus employees." This article reports the results of the follow-up questionnaire. Copyright International Institute of Forecasters, 2022

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  • Jim Hoover & Len Tashman, 2022. "The UFO Project (Usage of Forecasting in Organizations): Final Survey Results," Foresight: The International Journal of Applied Forecasting, International Institute of Forecasters, issue 65, pages 41-47, Q2.
    • Handle: RePEc:for:ijafaa:y:2022:i:65:p:41-47
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