MA.5:0 - Use this when

Use this pattern when a coming workload, resource need or monetary consequence must be anticipated and a target or historical average cannot answer the question. Begin with the action the forecast could change and the lead time needed to act.

The pattern governs a conditional operating forecast. It returns the relevant demand, resource and monetary outlook, the assumptions that can change it and the conditions for updating it.

Use an adequate current forecast directly. Additional detail is useful only when it can change the receiving action or its assurance.