Build your Anaplan community and knowledge! The Anaplan Community Experience (ACE) in June 2023 brought together customers and partners for three days of role-based professional development, training, networking, and certifications. The event was hosted in conjunction with Anaplan Connect in San Diego, to offer an incredible experience for Anaplan community members and users. Featuring inspiring keynotes and multiple breakout sessions focused on Your Anaplan Journey, a deeper look into Modeling & Data Management, plus networking sessions with Anaplan experts and fellow Community members.
Convention Center – 111 W Harbor Drive, San Diego, CA
Monday, June 5 - Wednesday, June 7, 2023
ACE breakout sessions are available for viewing below, along with some session-specifc assignments for attendees.
Discussion List
Modeling at Natural Dimensionality in Polaris
Discover the transformative power of Polaris in this session led by Dave Harding, Principal Product Manager at Anaplan. Explore how Polaris enables the modeling of large-scale business problems with natural dimensionality, revolutionizing the way we approach complexity. Learn how Polaris simplifies models, enhances their…
[Post Work] COE Maturity: Share your activities!
Post a picture or screenshot of one of your completed activities from the June 5, 2023 workshop, and you'll receive a special Community badge on your profile!
[Post Event] Maturing Your Anaplan Center of Excellence: Resources
In this article, you'll find resources to support maturing your Anaplan Center of Excellence (CoE). This topic was covered in depth during the OEG Workshops portion of the Anaplan Community Event (ACE) in San Diego in 2023. Refer to the attached presentations to learn more about developing your CoE. Then, check out the…
Developing extensible Data Hubs to scale with your use cases
An introduction to how Google has optimized their Finance Data Hub to allow for faster releases, less development, and fewer processes. Google's Anaplan solution has enabled more than a dozen production models to be supported by a single Finance data hub that is easily managed with dynamic parameter-based views. Speaker:…
Center of Excellence showcase: Navigating the Anaplan landscape for sustainable success
Join Will Lederer, Solutions Architect: FP&A, Business Technology Director from Okta, for a session and discussion on how to make your Center of Excellence as effective as possible. Will’s presentation highlights the following: embracing new features, sustainability, scalability, data governance and strengthening business…
Connected Planning journey with Mattel
Get ready to turn data-driven insights into insights-driven action. Hear how Mattel — a leading global toy company — is leveraging seamless, Connected Reporting tools and enriched analyses to move from data and insights to actions and outcomes quickly and confidently. Speakers: Angshuman Das, Key Senior Manager, Enterprise…
The value of Anaplan
This dynamic panel discussion showcases the value of Anaplan. Hear from three customers as they share their success stories and envision the future of their companies with Anaplan. Don't miss this opportunity to gain insights and ideas from real-world experiences to take back to and inspire your organization. Speakers:…
My path to Google: a blended customer and partner journey
Where do you want your Anaplan journey to take you? Hear how one Googler navigated various roles during seven years in the Anaplan ecosystem and lessons to support your own career path. Speaker: Zeke Johansson @zeke.johansson, Business Systems – FP&A Engineering, Google Recorded: June 6, 2023 at the Anaplan Community…
Design and Build a Great User Experience
Thank you to everyone who attended the UX training session, Design and Build a Great User Experience. This discussion is meant to be a place to share screenshots of Management Report slides that were built as part of the course. Even if you didn’t attend the session, feel free to share any reports you’ve created. We are…
[Post Work] Join the Conversation: Unleashing the Power of Anaplan Integration
Hey there, fellow Anaplan integration enthusiasts! After attending the Anaplan Community Event (ACE) OEG training in San Diego on June 5th, we invite you to be part of an exciting discussion that holds immense potential for your organization's growth and success. We want to hear your thoughts on how learning about the…
[Post-Event] Understanding and Identifying Model Optimization Opportunities
As discussed in the OEG workshop, here's the Excel blueprint analysis worksheet. It contains an example sheet with the model shown in the workshop. You will see how the conclusions and optimization opportunities were found using this analysis. Uses of CUMULATE and TIMESUM for example, or the amount of text line items used.…
[Pre Work] COE Maturity: Arendelle Analytics Case Study
Pre-Work: Read the following Case Study and post below in the comments your response to the following question: As Anna WarmHeart, what would be your recommended strategy and mandate for the Anaplan CoE at Arendelle Analytics? —Establishing the Anaplan Center of Excellence (CoE) at Arendelle Analytics: A Case Study Note:…
