Independent Research · Executive Edition

The Forecast
Truth Project 2026

Will they act? Will they act with you? Will they act now?

Can you trust your forecast? Join a select group of sales leaders in the independent benchmark on forecast confidence — and get a personalised report plus both books, free.

Anonymous ~8 minutes Two free books + personalised report

The evidence

The gains are proven. The puzzle is why so few teams capture them.

~60%

of forecasted B2B deals slip to the next quarter.

CSO Insights

72%

the win rate of top performers — against an average of just 25–30%.

Benchmark

Double-digit

growth from making excellence scalable across the team — an outcome, not more activity.

Proven gain

Why take part

Eight minutes that pay you back three ways.

Most of the cost of a shaky forecast is hidden — time lost on unwinnable deals, deals that slip, good deals lost that could have been saved. This puts a number on it, shows you where you stand against your peers, and shows you what good looks like.

1
See how you compare
Benchmark against your peers

Seven short parts on forecast confidence, qualification and where deals break — so you can see how your team stacks up against other sales leaders. Anonymous, ~8 minutes.

2
Put a number on it
Get your Cost of Quality

Your personalised Forecast Truth report reveals what poor forecast quality is quietly costing you each year — calculated for you, in your own numbers.

3
See what good looks like
Get both books, free
Two short, practical books — Planning a Major Sale, where you watch SCOTSMAN® AI win a real deal, and Climbing the Preferred Supplier Ladder, where you grow the account after the win. Both yours free for completing the survey.

What you receive

See what good looks like — and exactly where you stand.

Your free copy

Your free copy

  • Your free copy of Planning a Major Sale with SCOTSMAN® AI — watch the platform plan and win a real, competitive deal.l.
  • Your free copy of Climbing the Preferred Supplier Ladder with SCOTSMAN® AI — grow the account after the win.n.
  • A personalised Forecast Truth report with your own Cost of Quality figure.
  • The Executive Benchmark Report, before public release.
  • An invitation to the executive findings webinar.
ACT? · WITH YOU? · NOW?

Will they act? With you? Now?

Take eight minutes to benchmark your forecast against your peers — and get both books and your personalised report.

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