Shayne Kavanagh is the Senior Manager of Research for Government Finance Officers Association. Shayne has been developing the practice and technique of long-term financial planning for local government 2002. In addition to working with local governments in a consulting capacity on financial planning and risk analysis, he is the author of a number of publications on financial planning and budgeting, including: • The leading book about long-term financial planning in local government, Financing the Future: Long-Term Financial Planning for Local Governments. • The leading book on policies for establishing financial governance, Financial Policies • GFOA’s newest book on revenue forecasting and analysis