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Tech talk: UX adoption and experiences
This spring Anaplan’s Operational Excellence Group (OEG) hosted several listening sessions with top Certified Master Anaplanners to connect and collaborate on a variety of Anaplan hot topics. The first session covered troubleshooting calculations; check out OEG host Mark Warren’s recap — featuring techniques and best…
Together for mental health
May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and this month Anaplan joins the National Alliance on Mental Illness to fight stigma, provide support, educate the public, and advocate for policies that support people with mental illness and their families. In 2021 more than 80% of U.S. workers reported mental health challenges (*58%…
Announcing new content hubs to support your individual Anaplan experience
Recently, we introduced role-based learning and connection through the launch of Personas —collective content hubs and dedicated forums, curated with your unique needs in mind. We are excited to introduce two new content hubs with additional opportunities to learn, connect, and problem-solve with your peers: * Center of…
Five Community resources people are talking about
One of the most powerful elements of Community is connecting and learning from peers — discovering what tools they find valuable. Today we highlight recent resources that have garnered positive feedback and comments among the Community. If you missed these posts the first time around, check out the feedback and how it can…
Why Anaplan solutions are critical to global climate change challenges
Author: Asslam Umar Ali, Manager Financial Performance Management at Fortescue Metals Group The green economy of the future: More data, planning rigor, and technology support Climate change is the most critical challenge of our generation — it also provides opportunities for businesses to create economic value. Clean…
My model building experience in Anaplan, featuring Colin Dowda
Over the past two years of model building in Anaplan, I’ve worked on SPM, ICM, FP&A, higher ed (enrollment), and supply chain use cases. I’ve worked with clients in healthcare, consumer goods, education, and tech, successfully standing up solutions for complex (and simple) problems. That doesn’t mean I haven’t had…
Meet Master Anaplanner and former CoE Leader — Brittany Deaton
Meet Brittany Deaton — Actuarial Director at Unum, former Center of Excellence Founder and Leader, and 2019's Certified Master Anaplanner of the Year. We asked Brittany to share her thoughts on becoming a Center of Excellence leader, provide perspective on valuable skills learned, and elaborate on the benefits of having a…
Five inspiring years in the Anaplan Community!
This month we celebrate five years since the launch of the official Anaplan Community! From 2013 to 2016, Community forums served as a place for connection, conversation, and trouble-shooting — but we envisioned more. More learning, more sharing, and more opportunities for collaboration were just what the ecosystem needed…
Pro tips: Troubleshooting calculations
The Anaplan team is always looking for stories of Anaplan in action, seasonal planning tips and tricks, and use case-specific studies on how to best use the product. Recently, Stephen Rituper and I (both from our Operational Excellence Group) sat down with a few top Master Anaplanners to hear from them on their specific…
In case you missed it: UX Designer Hub event recording
Last week, I sat down with Felix Bein, @BCSFB Certified Master Anaplanner & Manager | Enterprise Performance from Deloitte, and Taylor Giesler, @taylor.swisher Manager from Lionpoint Group for a conversation about UX Designer tips and tricks. During the hour-long session we touched on: * Transitioning from Classic to UX…
Announcement: Community Advancement
The Anaplan Community offers several ways for members to progress and advance not only within the Community, but within the greater Anaplan ecosystem. Some members interact regularly with others, providing answers to questions and sharing out of their own experiences. Others opt to leverage their passion for Anaplan by…
Career advice for new Anaplanners
As our customers continue to realize increasingly more value from Anaplan and work to bring their Connected Planning visions to life, the need for certified Anaplan talent is more critical now than ever. This creates a unique opportunity for those looking to make a career change and capitalize on this period of…
Getting your users engaged by giving them… laptop stickers?
So simple, and yet so effective! If you’ve implemented Anaplan in your company, you might agree with me that one of the biggest challenges after implementation is getting your users engaged. I want to share how I got my team of end users fully trained in basic functions *and* excited about Anaplan in the process. Spoilers:…
New: Persona Hub Event Series – March 29th
I’m thrilled to announce our new Event Series dedicated to all things Personas! As many of you are aware – we have been unveiling multiple Persona-Based resources via Community over the past few months. What better way to celebrate these hubs and our incredible Community Members – than with a fun event! On Tuesday, March…
#BreakTheBias with Master Anaplanner Sonal Tripathi
This week the Anaplan Community blog is featuring employee, customer, and partner thoughts on how to #BreakTheBias in recognition of International Women's Day 2022. Today we welcome Master Anaplanner Sonal Tripathi to the blog. I am Sonal Tripathi, a Certified Master Anaplanner and Senior Anaplan Analyst with Adobe with a…
#BreakTheBias with Master Anaplanner Alexandru Pavel
This week the Anaplan Community blog is featuring employee, customer, and partner thoughts on how to #BreakTheBias in recognition of International Women's Day 2022. Today we welcome Master Anaplanner Alexandru Pavel to the blog. The most efficient way to fight and break gender bias or any other biases in our workplaces is…
#BreakTheBias this International Women's Day
Today, International Women's Day (IWD), is a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women. The campaign theme this year is #BreakTheBias. The IWD website explains, “Whether deliberate or unconscious, bias makes it difficult for women to move ahead. Knowing that bias exists…
We are looking for your Anaplan expertise!
Every day we are impressed by the expertise we see in the Anaplan Community — in our forums, groups, and the content you share. This year, we are looking to share a broader range of Anaplan voices in the Community — specifically, articles that focus on personal or company Anaplan-related success stories, how you overcame a…
Meet UX Designer Steven Kraplin
Meet Steven Kraplin — UX Designer, Associate Financial Analyst at The MathWorks, and Master Anaplanner. Steven spends his days working to maintain internal systems, which include Oracle, Vertex, Anaplan, and others. He also works on product development, including new projects within those tools, as well as helping users…
Accessibility: 5 tips for building and navigating Anaplan using voice input
Whether you’re disabled in the arms or hands, interested in preventing repetitive strain injury (RSI), or simply want to get more work done while pacing around the office, today I'm sharing my tips for any Anaplan Model Builder who wants to use the tool with their voice. For my computer activities, I primarily use the…
Introducing persona-based resources to support your individual Anaplan experience
The Anaplan ecosystem is vast, and no two experiences are alike. As an active model builder, you are at the forefront of building, delivering, and optimizing models for your organization. API and integration developers are focused on successful connections between platforms, and UX designers are aligned around the common…
Join the User Research Program and help shape the future of Anaplan
Let's shape the future of Anaplan together! Join our User Research Program today to get started. What is the Anaplan User Research Program? Feedback from our users is critical to how we design and prioritize features -- and we've built a community of Anaplan users who directly influence the design of Anaplan. As a member,…
2022 is an exciting year for the Anaplan Community!
This year, we find ourselves looking ahead and envisioning the art of the possible for the Anaplan Community. Everything in life must evolve and grow. Growth is not something that just comes in the form of a number—like having over 74,000 members of the Community—growth supports customer value in creating change that…
Celebrating Our Mentors
During November's Anaplan Live! @ChrisWeiss encouraged those in attendance to share the names of individuals within the Anaplan ecosystem who have been mentors in one way or another. From being experts in all things Anaplan, to helping guide others in their career paths, to just being a friendly voice - mentorship is…
That's a Wrap!
You did it! You successfully navigated another extraordinary year while contributing to a vibrant and engaging Community experience. You are the foundation of Anaplan excellence. You show up every day with an unparalleled willingness to support your fellow members. You make Community great—and for that, we thank you! As we…
Save Space With Snapshots
When it comes to model size, few components add space quicker than versions. This is particularly true in use cases that rely heavily on scenario planning and what-if analysis. For example, a supply chain model may need to generate a monthly forecast with a best, worst, and average set of inputs. Especially when time…
Adopting and Expanding in a Connected World
The vast benefits of Anaplan are both widely known and constantly evolving. The ability to impact a business plan at the click of a button, understand a decision's downstream effects, quickly navigate between detailed planning and elegant visualizations are all attributes that make Anaplan offerings second-to-none. How can…
Change Management: The Achilles Heel of Progress
Overview The scope of the solution is aligned among the project sponsor, key stakeholders, and the architect. The solution addresses all the concerns of the current business process and will drive the expected results once implemented. The project rests on a “Big ****” implementation: a swap out of tools and processes that…
Anaplan Live! Two day event - begins today!
Anaplan Live! kicks off today! The Community’s tenth global Anaplan Live! event brings together Anaplan leaders, experts, certified Master Anaplanners, and model builders of all kinds. For the first time, this event focuses on three specific model building roles: Aspiring Solution Architects, UX Designers, and Developers.…
Badges Returning Soon!
Community friends—we're taking a brief break on awarding our full scope of badges to implement some process improvements. Not to worry! All badge-earning activities will continue to be recognized, recorded, and rewarded early next year. In the meantime, you may experience a delay in receiving certain badges—for example,…