Free live webinar
More than a chat window
How to build a driver model with AI that you can trust
with Martin Faust, Head of AI, Valsight
Nothing to install, nothing to do. Just watch and decide whether it is worth it for you.
The problem
AI in a chat window is not enough for controlling
Different every time
Same question, next week, different number. And nobody knows why.
No context
Business model, figures, agreements: it all lives in your head, not in the tool.
Cannot be recalculated
Whoever signs off the plan, whether management, an advisory board or a bank, has to be able to check it. A black box cannot be defended.
What you will see
A driver model, built live
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The example
A fictional special-purpose machinery maker in the middle of its 2027 planning round. Management wants €191m in revenue and asks: what has to be true for that?
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Built live
Three instructions to an AI tool: the driver tree first, then the Excel model with formulas, and finally a one-page report.
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Why you can trust the numbers
The language model does not calculate, it writes what calculates. We go through the resulting Excel formula by formula: reconciliation with actuals, assumptions with sources.
The method works in any industry; the example comes from machinery. The AI tool is an example, not a requirement.
To take away
Three building blocks, no product required
1 · Project, not chat
A folder with the context you need. It stays, and every question builds on it.
2 · Driver-based
Business model first, then volumes, prices, costs. The forecast comes out of the model.
3 · Calculate with formulas
The AI writes the formula, the formula calculates. Verifiable and repeatable.
Afterwards you get the demo folder and a checklist to rebuild it yourself.
Prefer to read first?
The background to the webinar: where controllers spend their time, what studies really show about AI in controlling, and the five levers.
Read the article: The 5x Controller