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5 Steps to Connected Planning Health Check
This article describes how to use health check audit on Anaplan models to identify gaps, deal with data quality, manage user experience, connecting models and user adoption. Based on experience in maintaining and deploying new models across FP&A and operational business functions as the Enterprise Connected Planning…
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Customer CoE Stories
An Anaplan Center of Excellence (CoE) creates synchronicity between the people involved in your Connected Planning journey. Many of our customers—regardless of where they are in their journey—have been focusing on establishing a CoE, or an Anaplan Community of Practice, to pursue their goals. CoEs are being built typically…
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How to turn strategic goals into executable plans through effective prioritization
Do you struggle with prioritization? Do you have a never-ending task list that always gets pushed to the side? Are you a transformational leader who wants to implement new Anaplan use cases, but maintenance work eats up all your resources? If the answer to any of the above questions is yes — watch the video above to learn…
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Career Opportunities
Many professionals know how impactful having Anaplan knowledge and expertise is on their careers. As there are many paths one can take being part of an Anaplan Center of Excellence. Hear from our current and former Center of Excellence Leaders on how being in this leadership position has propelled their careers, and learn…
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Strategic Leadership
As noted in this CoE Leader video, CoE Leaders are seen as transformational and strategic leaders in the business. You are leading the team's charter and creating long-term success plans for both Anaplan—the technical roadmap—and your CoE members—the talent roadmap. Learn how other CoE Leaders are sparking inspiration,…
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Governance and CoE Structure
Enacting governance and establishing an effective team structure are two core priorities for a CoE Leader. Though the style, playbooks, and sizes may vary from CoE to CoE, there are fundamental items that must be in place no matter what. Learn what other CoE Leaders have tested and determined as their governance standards…
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A guide: How to tidy up any Anaplan model
Got multiple models on the go built by different departments? Thinking about establishing a CoE? Some of the first baby steps towards establishing your CoE can be daunting. Where do you start? In the past, I have spent a fair bit of time embedded within a client's CoE and have navigated existing models across various…
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How to Effectively Manage Request from End Users
Contributors: @Beauram @wendylynnwen This community post is a crucial resource to help the CoE lead understand prioritization and the continued growth of the platform. This guidance will help the team actively tend to deployed instances while simultaneously building for the future. — By Josh Baker, CoE Leader @ PJT…
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Jump-Start Your Center of Excellence with a Model Building Standards Document
As more organizations embrace Anaplan as their cloud-based platform for business planning, many are looking to establish an internal Anaplan Center of Excellence to support their growing footprint. However, establishing a Center of Excellence can feel like a daunting task with no clear steps on how to get started. Although…
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Center of Excellence Production Support
A strong production support model is crucial to the success and sustainability of Anaplan models. — By Prince Ayinde @ Linkedin CoE Connected Planning doesn’t happen overnight. Onboarding and connecting disparate teams and business functions must be an intentional and organized effort, coordinated through a central…