What do I say if the data is incomplete?
Say which part is missing, which part you are using, and what the partial picture still supports: Ten months are in, and even without the last two the direction holds. Then give the next date when the full figure lands. Never fill the gap with a plausible estimate without labelling it as one.
Say which part is missing, which part you are using, and what the partial picture still supports: Ten months are in, and even without the last two the direction holds. Then give the next date when the full figure lands. Never fill the gap with a plausible estimate without labelling it as one.
Say when the missing part will be available and who owns it, then offer to send the completed chart instead of booking a second meeting. A date attached to the gap turns an incomplete slide into a scheduled update, and it gives the room a reason to decide now rather than wait for perfect data.