Strategic Leadership

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edited January 2023 in Establishing CoE Processes

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, sharing successes, and ensuring continuity for their CoEs. 
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Key Topics:

  • Talent Strategy and Roadmap
  • Technical Roadmap

Talent Strategy and Roadmap

  • Core Anaplan Talent  — By Josh Baker, CoE Leader @ PJT Partners (@josh.baker)

    • Look for individuals in or out of your technology team with strong deductive reasoning skills, macro-level thinking, an existing skillset in comparable technology, or has a strong grasp of overall organizational goals

    • Some attributes of a successful candidate may be:

      • An employee from a business line who has built and maintained complex financial models or low code platforms (e.g., Salesforce, Workday)

      • Employee out of a rotational program eager to continue with a variable/rotating work model but remain close to core business

  • Subject Matter Experts — By Josh Baker, CoE Leader @ PJT Partners (@josh.baker)

    • Look for individuals eager for change and willing to take on something outside of their day-to-day or those who have actively promoted/implemented other strategic initiatives

    • Some attributes of a successful candidate may be:

      • An employee from a Non-Tech Department with a strong aptitude for existing technologies

      • An employee with strong process knowledge and credibility within their vertical

      • An employee with management reporting & communications experience

  • 3rd Party Partnerships  — By Josh Baker, CoE Leader @ PJT Partners (@josh.baker)

    • Anaplan consulting is an extremely valuable complement to an internal CoE / Anaplan team. They can provide foundational guidance to set up an organization for success.

      Below are some examples of when to leverage:

      • Implementation

      • Staff Augmentation (Post Go-Live)

      • Promotion/Proof of Concept Development

  • Emphasize Internal Partnerships: Business partner alignment is fundamental to the long-term success of the Center of Excellence. From engineering to end-users, consistent engagement maintains a collaborative environment. Often, new use case opportunities are birthed from strong, mutually beneficial relationships with stakeholders. As a CoE leader, prioritize check-ins with stakeholders to understand their challenges and identify collaboration opportunities. — By Prince Ayinde @ Linkedin CoE  (@Prince.Ayinde)


Technical Roadmap

  • Deployed Models and Net New Use Cases  — By Josh Baker, CoE Leader @ PJT Partners (@josh.baker)
     
  • Deliver Solutions Quickly: A business-led delivery approach is the most efficient way to deliver solutions that business partners will adopt. This requires a focus on hiring the best talent in the Anaplan ecosystem. — By Prince Ayinde @ Linkedin CoE  (@Prince.Ayinde)

  • Internally Architected Solutions: When delivering results, it is crucial to focus on the customers (AKA, its users). Internal resources create a tighter feedback loop with partners and users by having frequent touchpoints (Story Grooming, Design Review, Sprint Review). — By Prince Ayinde @ Linkedin CoE  (@Prince.Ayinde)

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