U.S. Courts Forecasting and Personnel Application

Background:
For over 20 years, Fentress has produced annual workload and personnel forecasts for the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts (AOUSC) to support the long-range facilities planning program and numerous special studies.  For this effort, Fentress uses a variety of statistical methods to produce forecasts for 12 workload series and for judge and court personnel. 

Project Summary:
To support the annual caseload forecasting task, Fentress developed a Visual Basic computer application to contain the historical caseload and personnel data as well as all of the forecasts that are generated.  For each data series, a "best-fit" forecast is selected but the forecasting application is designed to hold all of the forecasts that are produced (which can be viewed for comparison purposes, if necessary).  The program has an interface that allows users to query and review the data in both tabular and graphic formats (pictured above).  The application also generates reports based upon data queries.

Results:
The annual caseload and personnel forecasting task that is performed by Fentress is an integral piece of the AOUSC's long-range facility planning program.  The forecasting application  designed, implemented, and maintained by Fentress' IT Division provides the AOUSC with an easy-to-use, real-time interface to this important data.  AOUSC users are able to query the statistical database and retrieve historical, current, and projected data to support their strategic planning efforts.