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Recap: User Groups Live! from the UK
What a week! User Groups Live! (UGL!) wrapped up two successful, live-streaming events last week from the United Kingdom. Read on to catch the highlights and discover where you can catch the recordings from each event. User Groups Live! from York On Tuesday, November 12, UGL! streamed from the Anaplan York office. The…
Certified Master Anaplanner Sarah Roberts—Harnessing the Power of Anaplan
Certified Master Anaplanners are Connected Planning pioneers, building industry best practices and shaping the way Anaplanners everywhere utilize Connected Planning solutions every day. They understand the possible and are passionate about helping set the direction of the platform. Certified Master Anaplanner Sarah Roberts…
All Planning for All P̶e̶o̶p̶l̶e̶ Monsters
Planning was scary for Karen, a supply chain manager for an international supplier of monster goods. That is... until she learned about how Anaplan can help her accelerate decision-making. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ISUSuof2oMc Be more like these monsters and learn how you can accelerate your decision-making:…
Recap: User Groups Live! from Singapore
On October 22, the Community broadcast its second global virtual User Group event—User Groups Live!—from Anaplan's Singapore office. Presenters from around the Asia Pacific region were on hand to dive into topics like Anaplan's New UX and mobile app, Optimizer, Centers of Excellence, and Data Integration. Attendees were…
Community Catch-Up
We get it. You’re busy! You don't always have time to read everything that comes your way. That’s why this week we’re bringing you a highlight-reel of the latest happenings in Community. Got a few extra minutes? Click the links below to get the full story. What's New? Level 2 Model Building training program is here!…
User Groups Live! Upcoming Events
User Groups Live! is an online experience packed with presentations from Anaplan experts and Connected Planning thought leaders. Interact in real-time with both presenters and other Anaplanners during this three-hour event. Curious to learn more? Check out our last User Groups Live! event. We’ve designed this virtual event…
Good Data Leads to Good Decisions
We all know that Anaplan is allowing business users to make fact-based decisions quicker and faster than ever before, but we consistently hear from customers that their data quality is not up to par. “Garbage in, garbage out” or “dirty data” are phrases you’ve probably heard. I hate to be so blunt, but data will never be…
How to Better Manage Your Enrollment and Tuition Forecasts
Ever-changing economic pressures and a shifting student landscape continue to cause significant changes and challenges for higher education institutions. Institutions have been affected by price sensitivity, increasingly limited state funding, greater competition for students, increased constraints due to shifting student…
The Honeycomb Effect: Beyond the Boundaries of Finance
Business disruption might not be new, but its ever-increasing magnitude and frequency continue to reach new heights. Because of this, our customers have already taken the first step in becoming more agile and delivering greater insight with the Anaplan platform. And just as disruption is nothing new, business…
Community Vlog #1: L3 Support⁠—Nina & Rich
We’re excited to announce the launch of our newest Community blog series: Community Vlogs. Through these short video interviews between two members of the same team, you’ll get to know some of the people that work directly with our customers and behind the scenes on our platform. In our very first Community Vlog, we sat…
The Level 2 Model Building Training Program is Now Available!
The Anaplan Academy is proud to announce the release of the Level 2 Model Building training program. The Level 2 Model Building training is structured like a real-world Anaplan implementation—complete with user stories and project sprints where you build data hub and supply chain models. The Level 2 Model Building training…
The 3 Pillars of Connected Planning: Part 1⁠—People
Chief Planning Officer Simon Tucker speaking at CPX 2019. As you’ve surely heard by now, Anaplan is the pioneer of Connected Planning⁠—an approach that uses next-generation technology to connect people, data, and plans across the enterprise to combine strategic insight with business foresight. Ultimately, this allows…
User Groups Live! Returns
User Groups Live! is returning to the Anaplan Community, and you’re invited. On October 22, join Anaplanners from around the world for this international virtual User Group as we broadcast live from Singapore! What is User Groups Live!? User Groups Live! is a three-hour, online experience packed with presentations from…
Lead with Enablement: The Key to Anaplan Implementation Success
What is the most important thing you can do to make your Anaplan implementation a success? Defining clear objectives for how your Anaplan implementation will support your business? Important. Obtaining buy-in from key stakeholders? Definitely. Having an experienced project manager and Anaplan architect on the team? Always.…
How Do You Help Your College or University Stay Ahead of the Curve?
In an era of rapid change and disruption in higher education, how can you help your college or university stay ahead of the curve? For the past several years, if you work in a financial management role at a college or university, or if you’re a prospective student or the parent of a student, the news headlines have been…
It's International Dog Day—Let's Paw-rty!
If you’re a lover of wet noses and sloppy kisses, today is your day. Happy International Dog Day! Anaplan is a huge fan of all things pups! There’s proof in our policies, or more specifically, “paw-licy.” According to our “paw-licy,” if our building lease allows it, you can bring your dog to work. Currently, dogs are…
Minneapolis Internship Program—It’s a Wrap!
Intern graduation ceremony The Minneapolis summer internship program was an astounding success. Thirty-three interns collaborated with a variety of departments to learn about the business and the product, resulting in 30 new Anaplan on Anaplan (AoA) models—all in just 11 short weeks. Working side-by-side with technical…
Data-Driven Forecasting for the Holidays
During the holiday season, the ability to analyze and react to data effectively can be the deciding factor between having your shelves stocked or scrambling with inventory transfer issues. Historic data can provide the basis for true statistical forecasting, accounting for seasonality, and other retail trends. Cleansing…
Anaplan's New User Experience Designed for Optimal Planning
Have you heard? Anaplan’s user experience is evolving. With a laser focus on the customer journey, Anaplan's New User Experience (NUX) is designed to make users’ lives easier by helping their business to run more smoothly and catering to better planning and decision making. The NUX is currently available in the platform.…
Certified Master Anaplanner David Elston Shares His Anaplan Tips for Success
Master Anaplanners are Connected Planning pioneers, building industry best practices and shaping the way Anaplanners everywhere utilize Connected Planning solutions every day. They understand the possible and are passionate about helping set the direction of the platform. This month, we talked to Master Anaplanner and…
Implementing Anaplan to Transform Commercial Planning
During CPX 2019, Supply Chain Lead Jordan Hardy and Principal Solutions Architect John Dorma from Twelve Consulting Group, sat down with Ryan Meehan, Director of Finance & Strategy at Prestige Beverage Group, to discuss how Anaplan has transformed the way the beverage company does commercial planning. Today, we're…
Community Says: Accepted Solutions in Forums
Community Says is an ongoing series spotlighting some of the insights, advice, and information posted by our Community members. This week, we're spotlighting the Accepted Solution functionality in Community Forums. Forums are one of the most popular sections of Community, providing a place for members to post and answer…
The Certified Master Anaplanner Program Reaches a Milestone
Master Anaplanners connect at CPX 2019 The Master Anaplanner team has officially welcomed 300 Certified Master Anaplanners into the ecosystem! This is an outstanding accomplishment by these individuals, which demonstrates the continued maturity of the Anaplan ecosystem. These Master Anaplanners have all proved their…
We've Updated The Anaplan Way Guide Experience
Please note: this article is out-of-date. Please visit this The Anaplan Way resource for up-to-date information. …… Have you adopted The Anaplan Way, our tried-and-true methodology for implementing Anaplan applications? If not, now’s the time! We recently updated The Anaplan Way experience on the Anaplan Community,…
The Planual Rises
It’s time. For the last 18 months, we have been working hard to fully understand how the Anaplan engine works, what the associated best practices should be, and how they should be put together in a digestible format. It’s 4:11 p.m. I am in a very hot Pier 29 building in San Francisco, standing in front of an expectant…
Master Anaplanners @ CPX!
The 2019 Connected Planning Xperience (CPX) was an incredible event for everybody who attended—from the unique venue and pier experience to the new product announcements and launching of a comprehensive set of model-building best practices. The experience was particularly special for Certified Master Anaplanners—our…
Transforming IT Project Planning for CIOs
Project planning and tracking is something that falls under the responsibility of most Chief Information Officers (CIO). With many stakeholders, it is a cumbersome process to manage, is disconnected across cost centers and business units, and often does not generate insights at a meaningful level of detail. The Current…
University Connect at CPX
Chief Executive Officer, Frank Calderoni; Student Anaplanner of the Year, Jaymin Patel; and Chief Planning Officer, Simon Tucker. Connected Planning Xperience (CPX) 2019 offered students and faculty the opportunity to join the Anaplan family at the world’s largest business planning conference. This was the first time the…
Connected Planning Internship Program—Minneapolis
After a long winter season, there’s nothing like the energy and excitement of a Minnesota summer to lift your spirits. This year, Anaplan is stepping up its summer game with the introduction of the Connected Planning Internship program. This 11-week program is designed to help build the next generation of talented model…
Community at CPX: Behind the Scenes—Day 2 & Recap
Sampath Gomatam, Senior Vice President, Product, and YY Lee, Senior Vice President, Chief Strategy Officer—in the Platform Innovation Powering Connected Planning keynote. The Connected Planning Xperience (CPX) continued with day two activities. The team was back at it, connecting with customers, learning more about members…