IIF Consultant Questionnaire

The Consultant listing on the website of the International Institute of Forecasters (IIF) provides a tool for people with forecasting problems, questions and inquiries to contact you. Information about consultants is posted on the Consultants of the IIF website. As an IIF member, you are eligible to be included on this listing.. Your name will remain as long as you are a member or until you ask us to remove it.

If you would like to be listed as a consultant, please fill in this questionnaire and return it to Pamela Stroud IIF Business Director. You can update your information at any time.

A. Type of consulting for which you are available (check all that are relevant).

Fee-based consulting Grant applications Expert witness

B. Primary areas, industries, or markets in which you have had forecasting experience
(check all that are relevant).

Advertising / Finance and accounting / Political
Automotive / Government revenue / Population
Agriculture / Health / Price, effects of
Climate / Insurance / Production
Conflict / Intelligence / Production costs
Construction and housing / Interest rates / Promotions
Crime / Inventory / Public opinion
Defense / Justice / Public policy
Demand / Labor markets / Real estate
Demographic / Legal / Recruitment
Design of goods and services / Macroeconomic / Resources
Durable goods / Market prices / Sales
Earnings / Market share / Software
Economic / Medical / Sports and entertainment
Education / Military / Stock prices
Election / Movies / Supply chain
Energy / National security / Technology
Engineering / New products / Telecommunications
Environment / Oil supply / Transportation
Exchange rates / Personnel / Utilities
Fast-moving consumer goods / Pharmaceuticals / Weather
Other (specify)

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C. Areas of Expertise (check all that are relevant).

Judgemental forecasting
Expert opinions
Conjoint analysis (statistical models of consumers’ intentions)
Analogies (experts’ use of analogies when making judgments)
Extrapolation (using data only on the variable of interest; statistical time series)
Rule-based forecasting
Expert systems (formal models based on the way experts make forecasts)
Econometric modeling (causal methods)
Selecting forecasting methods
Integrating, adjusting, and combining forecasts
Evaluating forecasting methods
Assessing uncertainty (prediction intervals)
Gaining acceptance of forecasts
Monitoring forecasts
Application of forecasting software
Organizational aspects
[Other]
[Other]
[Other]

D. Keywords that summarize your expertise in forecasting methods.
(A search for keywords can help users to find you.)

E. Contact details

Name:

e-mail address:

Telephone number:

Website:

Resume:

(Attach a PDF or provide a link.)

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