Reference: Decision Intelligence Prompts
You can use these prompt examples to help you explore data and model scenarios.
Use Case | Sample Prompt |
|---|---|
Ad hoc analysis | Walk me through the biggest movers in last quarter's P&L and draft a one-paragraph narrative for the board readout. |
Cohort and Pareto analysis | Which 20% of cost centers account for 80% of the budget variance? Show me the Pareto curve. |
Contribution analysis | What are the top 5 drivers of the margin decline? Break it down by region and product line. |
Driver-based reforecasting | Using this pipeline data and the headcount plan, build a Q4 revenue reforecast. Show what happens if we slip the new product launch by one quarter. |
Monte Carlo simulation | Run a Monte Carlo simulation on Q4 revenue using the historical variance in our pipeline conversion rates. Show me the P10, P50, and P90 outcomes. |
Regression and trend analysis | Fit a regression to our quarterly revenue over the last 3 years and project the next 4 quarters. What's the R-squared and which drivers are most significant? |
Root cause analysis | What's causing the spike in SG&A? Decompose by cost center and show me the biggest movers. |
Scenario modeling | Build three scenarios from this baseline: optimistic, conservative, and a stretch case. Compare them side by side. |
Sensitivity analysis | Show me how net revenue changes if we vary the conversion rate from 10% to 25% in 5-point increments. |
Variance investigation | Why is EMEA revenue down in Q3? |
Vendor analysis | Flag vendors with year-over-year increases above 15% and model the impact of consolidating the top 5. |
Workforce planning | Model the cost of a 4% merit increase across the organization plus 8 new hires in Q2. Show the fully loaded cost projection. |
Prompt Best Practices
- Upload all relevant data at the start to provide DI with the full picture.Example: Upload actuals alongside budget and headcount before you start asking questions.
- Frame the decision, not just the data. Example: Use the promptHelp me decide whether to delay the product launchrather thanShow me the revenue data.
- Push back when something looks wrong. Example: To see a step-by-step explanation of how DI provided the incorrect information, enter into the chat:That doesn't look right. Walk me through how you calculated that.
- Click the thumbs up or thumbs down icon to provide feedback on the quality of a response. If you click thumbs down, you can provide feedback on how the response can be improved.
- Review before acting. DI is a decision-support tool. Always review outputs before submitting changes to plan.