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A conversation with Avnish Goel — Journey | Anaplan Community Podcast
Join Dennis Lemoine, Sr. Program Manager of Community Events, for our eighth episode of Journey, an Anaplan Community podcast. This month we bring you Avnish Goel (@AvnishGoel), Certified Master Anaplanner at ScriptStory in the San Francisco Bay Area. Avnish is passionate about hands-on thought leadership in implementing…
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October 2023 Community Member Spotlight: Anirudh Nayak
Let's celebrate @anirudh as our featured Member Spotlight for October! He has been in the Anaplan Community for over six years, a Group leader for our India Community Group, and recently appointed Anaplan Community Boss! Continue reading to get to know Anirudh and his Anaplan journey, expertise, and Community…
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How I Built It: Combining two custom time schedules
Author: Moriah Reyes is a Certified Master Anaplanner and Manager at Lionpoint Group. Hello Anaplan Community! I’m excited to share my ‘How I Built It’ tutorial with you all. This video shows how you can cleverly use an index list and text list to combine two custom time schedules. Building a custom time schedule can be…
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What does a home run ball look like?
Author: Aaron Overfors, Certified Master Anaplanner and Principal Architect at Spaulding Ridge. Not every software system is designed to do everything. In the early 2000s, however, this was the focus — one platform that could handle everything: resourcing, customer relationships, supply chain, HR, financial planning,…
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Community perspective: Version compare and dynamic module line item description update
There are times when we need to generate output modules with the ability for version comparison. Although Anaplan has its own version comparison function, sometimes we need to build a dynamic scenario creation and comparison function. Please see Planual instructions for versions before proceeding with custom versions, as…
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Model change best practices (Sept 2023 Community Challenge recap)
Author: Julie Ziemer is a Certified Master Anaplanner, Anaplan Community Boss, and Solution Leader/Business Analyst at Akili. There were so many detailed answers to the September Community Challenge — it was a challenge just to sort through all the great information! To help the Community, I thought it would be helpful to…
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Top five most useful recent updates and features
Author: Kathleen Sullivan, Certified Master Anaplanner, Solution Architect, and Manager at Cervello. Anaplan is constantly releasing new features to the modeling experience and to the user experience. These spark so much excitement for all Anaplan users because it increases usability for everyone, administrators, model…
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A conversation with Shrankhla Singh — Journey | Anaplan Community Podcast
October may be Global Diversity Awareness Month, but the diversity in the Anaplan ecosystem is something we are proud of and celebrate every month! In our seventh episode of Journey, an Anaplan Community podcast, we are excited to introduce a new host to help showcase the variety of talent in our ecosystem. Bringing in new…
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A conversation with Clarissa Hassfurder — Journey | Anaplan Community Podcast
Join Dennis Lemoine, Sr. Program Manager of Community Events, for our sixth episode of Journey, an Anaplan Community podcast. This month we bring you Clarissa Hassfurder (@clarissa), Certified Master Anaplanner, Certified Solution Architect, and CEO at Double10 Consulting. Clarissa has over a decade of software…
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How I Built It: User-friendly hierarchy management
Author: Nikko Koutas is a Certified Master Anaplanner and Manager at Lionpoint Group. Hi Anaplan Community! Welcome and thank you for checking out my ‘How I Built It’ tutorial. In my video, I will showcase a user-friendly NUX page that can be leveraged by your end users to manage their manually maintained hierarchies. I…
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Navigating pitfalls in solution delivery
James Snyder is a Certified Master Anaplanner and Practice Director - Supply Chain at Allitix Inc. As a consultant, my purpose is to build solutions for my clients that deliver value. I take great pride in my work and in driving meaningful change in organizations. However, the best laid plans can unravel as you move…
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Remembering to keep the F.I.T in your model retrofit
Author: Taryn Townsend is a Certified Master Anaplanner and Senior Manager at Deloitte Consulting. As technologists and planners, our reflex is to look to the future. We strive to keep up-to-date on the newest and most optimized solutions for our clients and users. This can often lead us to opportunities to give our legacy…
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Changing production models: corporate psychology vs. customer satisfaction
Author: Jared Dolich is a Certified Master Anaplanner and Partner and Founder at Retailitix. Consider this cartoon from Clowncurls. Maybe a bit exaggerated but sadly not too far from how Anaplan change requests come in. The question is how should you respond? Long ago I was a service desk manager for a 5000-store retailer,…
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IMPRESSIVE! Community Q&A Challenge recap
Earlier this month we launched our inaugural Community Q&A Challenge, where we presented an Anaplan-related question to our Community to answer and share their perspective. We asked, “As an Anaplan model builder, what steps do you take to ensure that changes you make to an existing module don't create unexpected results in…
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September 2023 Community Member Spotlight: Alejandro Gomez
Let's celebrate @AlejandroGomez as our featured Member Spotlight for September! He has been in the Anaplan ecosystem for nearly a decade, a Certified Master Anaplanner for five years, and recently appointed an Anaplan Community Boss! Read on to explore Alejandro's journey, expertise, and his meaningful contributions over…
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NEW Community Q&A Challenge — join the discussion and collect a badge!
In the Anaplan Community, we believe that success stems from members connecting, sharing, and helping one another. As we witness members supporting each other daily in forum discussions, sharing ideas and best practices, and showcasing their expertise across various content, we are excited to introduce a new challenge that…
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Managing a distributed Center of Excellence
Author: Kevin Cho is a Certified Master Anaplanner and Anaplan Team Lead at Atlassian. Managing an Anaplan implementation used by a geographically dispersed team can be challenging. There are the standard challenges of remote working — fewer direct and spontaneous interactions, isolation and lack of team bonding —…
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Anaplan training resources and tips from a Certified Master Anaplanner
Author: Hem Maan is a Certified Master Anaplanner and Director at Bolt Consulting Group. Anaplan is a fantastic platform that not only allows businesses to achieve their objectives, but also the flexibility it offers also allows model builders to fully utilize creative problem-solving skills. It’s important to be on top of…
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A conversation with Stacey Gibbens — Journey | Anaplan Community Podcast
Join Dennis Lemoine, Sr. Program Manager of Community Events, for our fifth episode of Journey, an Anaplan Community podcast. This month we bring you Stacey Gibbens (@Stacey_Gibbens), Certified Master Anaplanner, recently appointed Community Boss, and Solution Architect at Globe Life. Stacey is a seasoned IT professional…
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The Key to Aligning Missions at Academic Medical Centers
Disjointed manual spreadsheets are common pain points expressed by our higher ed clients. You may be able to consolidate all academic departments using the same templates on separate tabs, but what if you have a completely separate operating unit with an entirely different model? Or perhaps you have a legacy system in…
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Community perspective: How to vary model inputs using optionality
Sandi Duffy is a Certified Master Anaplanner and Senior Finance Manager at Challenger Limited. With Anaplan, it is easy to run multiple scenarios within the same model by using optionality. A common use for this would be during the budget setting process. Say, for example, you have a budget model but would like to see what…
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Unveiling the path to success: Tips for new Certified Master Anaplanners
Author: Wendy Wen is a Certified Master Anaplanner and Senior Director at Globalization Partners. Greetings, fellow Master Anaplanners and aspirants on this remarkable journey! As a seasoned Certified Master Anaplanner, I've had the privilege of experiencing the transformative power of Anaplan firsthand. Today, I'm…
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How I Built It: Integrations using CloudWorks
Author: Gokul Selvam Sadasivam, Certified Master Anaplanner and Senior Manager, Business Platforms at Okta. Hello Anaplanners! I’m excited to share a video that I created as part of the ‘How I Built It’ video series — diving into Integrations using CloudWorks. In the video, I give a live demonstration of how to use the…
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August 2023 Community Member Spotlight: Steve Bows
Join us in celebrating @sjbows as our featured Community Member Spotlight for August! He has been in the Anaplan ecosystem and in the Community for five years, a Certified Master Anaplanner for the last four years, and is currently a Group leader for the ESG (Environmental, Social, Governance) - Sustainability. We're…
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A conversation with Jon & Zack from Zenix Consulting — Journey | Anaplan Community Podcast
Join Dennis Lemoine, Sr. Program Manager of Community Events, for our fourth episode of Journey, an Anaplan Community podcast. This month we bring you Jon Ferneau (@JonFerneau) and Zack Fennessy (@zackfennessy) from Zenix Consulting. Jon is passionate about developing solutions for inefficient business processes and…
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Passed your L2 exam? Now what?!
Author: Hillary Sich is a Certified Master Anaplanner and Consultant Manager at Allitix. P.L.A.N.S. is the underlying guide to building a good model — and following these model building best practices will insure you're building the best model! If you've passed your L2 test and are diving into work, here are some…
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Meet Certified Master Anaplanner Jose Maya
Meet Jose Maya (@josemaya) — Certified Master Anaplanner and Business Intelligence Architect at LafargeHolcim in Australia. Jose has extensive experience in engineering, logistics, workplace health and safety, and teaching. He describes himself as intellectually curious and a creative thinker with a passion for management,…
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Maximize your Anaplan experience: Tips to unlock the power of the platform
Author: Shivankur Sharma is a Certified Master Anaplanner and assistant manager in the consulting industry. Anaplan is a versatile cloud-based planning and performance management platform that empowers businesses to make informed decisions and drive operational excellence. But it can be overwhelming to get started in the…
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Maximizing momentum: The pre-kickoff checklist
Author: Joe van Bolderen is a Certified Master Anaplanner and founder of Van Bolderen Consulting Group. Initiating an Anaplan implementation correctly is building the solid foundation necessary to having a successful implementation. If you're looking for a magic wand, you're in the wrong place. Anaplan implementations take…
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How I Built It: Improving the end user experience
Hello Anaplanners, In this video, my colleague Jami and I will share some elegant solutions to improve the end user experience in the new UX. Tip 1: How to easily adjust the time granularity depending on the fiscal year. Tip 2: How to quickly drill down and filter any table with multiple dimensions. Questions about our…
