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Centre of Excellence - where do I start?
For customers to really drive self-sufficiency and have the expert skills in house we strongly recommend creating an Anaplan Centre of Excellence. But, * How do you start this journey? * What skills do I need? * What resources do I need? * What does it do? * What would be our responsibilities? * How we do create this? *…
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Next Group Event - Happening Soon
Hello Anaplan Family, Next Group Event happening very soon. Stay tuned!! Let me know what topics you want us to cover in this hour long session. Here are a few * Modelling Tips and Tricks * Special Use Case of Python * Management Reporting Dashboard & Other New Features * Transactional APIs * Any other suggestion, please…
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Article: The Mysterious Case of the Missing Workers
Why so many job vacancies? Aren’t people coming back to work? ... If you do not have a workforce strategy in place, you will need to establish one swiftly. An insightful post from Anita Lettink: https://hrtechradar.com/future-of-work/the-mysterious-case-of-the-missing-workers/
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No warning when saving from a previous version
* Opening a file created in version 3.3, refreshing and the saving. When opening a file from version 3.3, refreshing and then saving the file, there is no warning that it is saved as version 4.3. Consequently Excel crashes when users that are on v3.3 opens the excel file that is saved in version 4.3. Previous versions…
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3 Things | August 2021
Hello, Group Leaders! Here are this month’s top 3 Things to Know: * Leadership changes: Following the recent engagement review, starting this week I will be helping some of you transition out of Group Leadership and opening up leadership positions to external applicants. While this is in response to feedback many of you…
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Retail Anaplan Group - July 2021 Update
Retail Anaplan Group Monthly Summary - 2021 July Headlines * Retail Anaplan Group is now number one among the regional and special interest groups. Way to go! Thank you @Dsabo @SherylB @BobD the most awesome group leadership team! * 24 New Members joined, raising the membership count to 195 * Upcoming Events: The Retail…
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Retail Group Anaplanners! What a Rush!
We did it! We did it! Retail group is now number 1 out of 47 Anaplan special interest and regional groups. Stay tuned for some exciting updates to this channel. And, thank you!
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Retail Anaplanners! Stop What You're Doing, and Check This Out!
****, ****, ****! It's here finally. The management reporting features have just been released today, 7/28/2021. https://community.anaplan.com/t5/Releases/The-power-of-Management-Reporting-at-your-fingertips/ba-p/115459 Go into "Apps", create a new page and you'll be presented with a new option to create a report! Wow!…
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[Excel Add-in 4.3] CLOSED: Phase 1 release
We have successfully released Excel Add-in 4.3. What's happening? This is phase 1 of our phased release: this new version is only available to download in this feedback group. This is not a beta release (in a sandbox environment with a test version) nor early access (with regular catch-ups with the development team) - this…
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Management Reporting - and its live!!!!!
Delighted to announce, Management Reporting functionality is now live and it's a game changer!. Do visit the Management Reporting homepage for more info on functionality, features, videos, analysis and hints and tips. https://community.anaplan.com/t5/Releases/The-power-of-Management-Reporting-at-your-fingertips/ba-p/115459
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Le Management Reporting est là !!!!!
Bonjour, Pour information, vous avez depuis cette semaine une nouvelle type de Page disponible. Après le 'Board', 'le Worksheet', bienvenue au 'Report' !!!! Anaplan vous propose ainsi un outil complémentaire pour présenter vos données. Le 'Report' offre une plus grande flexibilité dans la mise en forme de vos rapports.…
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Welcome! Get started here
Hello, and welcome to the Supply Chain User Group! We’re glad you’re here. We (your group facilitators) are here to help you as best as we can, so please reach out at any time. Use the Forum to ask questions and start new discussion topics. You can also tag us on a post or send us a private Community message. Meanwhile,…
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Final Reminder! Group Engagement Review and Deadline
Active, engaged Groups start with you! If you are interested in remaining a Group Leader and you have not been active within your Group in the last year, now is the time to take action! Over the next few weeks, I will be approaching inactive leaders and leaders of inactive Groups with next steps for transitioning out of…
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Blog: Agile workforce planning is as much about managing relationships as it is managing processes
Every business function depends acutely on its workforce. Workforce planning is no longer regarded as simply “an HR task,” but rather a collaborative effort across the organization, with HR playing a central role. Successfully bringing together numerous stakeholders in workforce planning results from HR conscientiously…
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Easier Model to Model Data Transfer
Are you transferring data between your models or do you want to transfer data between your models? If so, do take a look at our Cloudworks functionality. This article introduces the concept of the new Cloudworks features and functionality and including details of how to set up. Check it out. Remember: You can't plan…
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Blog: Increase your visibility to the location options and the composition of future workforces
Check out this blog from @RupertB for some insights into Anaplan HR's approach to implement flexible workforce location strategies: https://www.anaplan.com/blog/what-to-consider-when-implementing-flexbile-work-arrangements/
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Start Here - PlanIQ Overview and Resources
Start here: PlanIQ overview and resources Are you are interested in starting time series forecasting with PlanIQ on Anaplan, but you don’t know where to start? You have come to the right place! Here are two resources to get you started: Start your journey with Anaplan PlanIQ! What is PlanIQ, who is it for, use case…
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PlanIQ Best Practices
PlanIQ Best Practices In the articles below, you will find many of PlanIQ's best practices. Learn how to deal with outliers, how to manage NULL values, how to use forecasting quantiles and many more! PlanIQ - Deep dive on the Algorithms under the hood Learn more about Baseline time series algorithms, Flexible local…
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Calculating accuracy metrics like MAPE or RMSE for forecasting
We would like to hear from you about how you are calculating your forecast metrics, for example, MAPE or RMSE in Anaplan today. And whether you would prefer to receive those metrics as part of PlanIQ forecast action import. Let us know what you think!
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Blog: Watch Out for 3 Challenges Driving Remote Work Fatigue
According to Gartner, "embracing the new hybrid environment is fast becoming a key business decision for organizations that wish to attract and retain top talent, and early research also suggests that adopting a hybrid workforce model may yield greater returns for innovation, productivity and team collaboration." Good read…
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External Data + Plan IQ (The power of together)
PlanIQ is a powerful engine embedded in Anaplan that enables business users to run time-series forecasting without requiring them to be skilled in data science or advanced statistics. The input of PlanIQ forecasting models is data from different sources (like historical trends, third-party data, market signals, and weather…
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Blog: Systems Thinking in People Analytics
When it comes to workforce planning, applying systems thinking is critical. It's all about breaking silos and maintaining balance as you plan and move forward. This is a good read on systems thinking in people analytics and workforce…
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Blog repost: Higher Ed: Planning for the Future in a Time of Constant Change
There "is a way that colleges and universities can transform to become more agile, learn how to better manage the ups and downs, and prepare for what the future may hold." Read post from @RKnight1 on how in the Higher Ed, universities and colleges can plan for the future in a time of constant…
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Blog: Complexity in workforce planning is inevitable; perplexity is preventable
If an organization is earnestly and diligently trying to get the right people with the right skills in the right places at the right times, for the clear purpose of executing strategic initiatives and operational mandates deliberately, workforce planning can become very complex. Workforce planning problems can seem…
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Bevy Refresher Training
If you missed last week's Bevy refresher training, the video will be posted below as soon as our Community video producer returns from PTO. https://vimeo.com/579415294 Additionally, you can also register now for an alternate session on August 12. This will cover the same content as the first session, so no need to attend…
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Thank you!
Thank you to all of you who have now attended one of our UX Discovery Programmes. The feedback has been so positive and we really value the input. We also look forward to helping all of you on the journey to fully implementing impactful user experiences across your business!
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3 Things to Know | July 2021
Hello, Group Leaders! Here are July 2021’s 3 Things To Know for Anaplan Groups: * Team changes: Program Coordinator Hannah Tammen has taken a new role within Marketing. Until we hire additional program support, please send any questions or requests directly to me via groups@anaplan.com, the #anaplangroupleaders Slack…
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Financial Services Event - your input matters!
Hi FS Community, Diana, Henri and I would like to set up an online meeting (1 hour or so) where we can all get together as a community and share knowledge. This is likely to take place around September/ October to ensure that we have enough time to prepare something really good. We're really keen on hearing from you on…
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Retail Anaplan Group - June 2021 Update
Retail Anaplan Group Monthly Summary - 2021 June Headlines * Watch out UK! Our membership is catching up 172 vs 179. Will July be the month? * Vote for lock and spread in the New UX. * June Power Series | Anaplanwich | Featuring Grocery | Hosted by @BobD @SherylB and @Dsabo * Wholesale discussion hosted…
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Plan IQ - Taking forecasting to the next level
We launched Plan IQ at our Anaplan Live / Digital CPX with the interest around it being incredible. How does it help customers? The main areas for me; • Provides a business friendly approach to intelligent forecasting insights and recommendations to accelerate decisions • Can leverage internal and external data to…