How Do I Forecast Revenue with 90% Accuracy Using HubSpot Sales Hub?
Publish stage exits, align forecast categories, enforce deal hygiene and submissions, and track error metrics—so your Sales Hub forecast trends toward ~90% accuracy.
Make forecasting repeatable: define binary stage exit criteria, map stages to forecast categories (Pipeline/Best/Commit), and enforce deal hygiene (close date, amount, next step). Use line items/products for ARR/MRR and term, set quotas with a weekly submission cadence and manager rollups, and monitor push rate and slippage. Track MAE/MAPE and coverage to tune accuracy toward ~90%.
Non-Negotiables for Reliable Forecasts
How Forecasting Works in Sales Hub
This blueprint ties deal hygiene to a roll-up forecast and quantifies accuracy—so leaders act sooner.
- Define stage exits: binary criteria; require next step, amount, close date, decision date.
- Map to categories: auto-assign Pipeline/Best/Commit; permit override with reason code.
- Normalize products: use line items for ARR/MRR, term, start date; lock discount fields.
- Quotas & cadence: set goals; require weekly submissions; managers review deltas and risks.
- Hygiene guardrails: no stale close dates; cap pushes; block stage moves if required fields missing.
- Roll up forecasts: compare Commit vs. Quota vs. Best; drill into risks and upside.
- Measure accuracy: dashboard MAE/MAPE, push rate, slippage, and coverage (pipeline ÷ quota).
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