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On - FC Validation Session - 2026-01-22

Metadata

  • Date: 2026-01-22
  • Company: On
  • External Participants: Federico Morando
  • Palm Participants: Emma Sjöström, Giannis
  • Type: Customer Call
  • Source: Notion Customer Success Meetings

Summary

Context

Forecast validation methodology session with Federico (intern ending February). Building framework to compare Palm vs Kyriba forecast accuracy.

Key Discussion Points

  • Federico building forecast validation methodology during internship
  • Started week 51 (Dec 17th) downloading weekly forecasts from Palm & Kyriba
  • Every Tuesday: download Palm investment decision dash + custom Kyriba report
  • Calculate WMAPE (Weighted Mean Absolute Percentage Error) as KPI
  • Monitor 13-week forecast accuracy by comparing weekly snapshots to actuals

Key Findings

  • Palm outperforming Kyriba forecasts significantly
  • Kyriba not using AI/ML forecasting yet (still in beta)
  • Kyriba mainly handles categorization from ERP systems

Feature Requests & Needs

  • Forecast comparison dashboard (WMAPE heatmap, entity breakdown)
  • Investment vs operational cash split view
  • Regional vs global level tracking
  • Currency-specific forecast analysis

Action Items

  • [ ] Palm replicating Excel functionality in platform
  • [ ] Investment vs operational cash split coming next week
  • [ ] Final presentation to Christoph end of February in Zurich
  • [ ] Art & Simon (ML experts) joining in 2 weeks for technical discussion

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