The Anaplan Way

The Anaplan Way—Supporting a Remote Working Environment
When working with a cloud-based platform like Anaplan, we are used to building models and collaborating remotely, but how easy is it to run an entire project without any real face-to-face contact? This year most employees have had little choice but to work from home. In my latest project for a large insurance company, we…
POST function within IF THEN ELSE construct
In a model I'm working on I need to use the post function. When I put it by itself in the formula it works fine. But since I only want to use it when a certain condition is met, I changed the formula to: if NOT lineitem then 0 else post(x,y). With this syntax, all I get is 0s. Is this a known issue? Thanks
The Anaplan Way - September 9-10 - US Virtual Employee Only
This class is for Anaplan Employees only. This is a virtual instructor led class that will be held from 10am-3pm CST each day. This course is an interactive deep dive into The Anaplan Way. This course teaches the methodology that guides implementation partners, customers and leaders within the organization to identify and…
The Anaplan Way - October 27-29 - US Virtual
This class is for Anaplan Partners and Customers only. This is a virtual instructor led class that will be held from 10am-3pm CST each day. This course is an interactive deep dive into The Anaplan Way. This course teaches the methodology that guides implementation partners, customers and leaders within the organization to…
The Anaplan Way - October 14-16, 2020 - US Virtual
This class is for Anaplan Partners and Customers only. This is a virtual instructor led class that will be held from 10am-3pm CST each day. This course is an interactive deep dive into The Anaplan Way. This course teaches the methodology that guides implementation partners, customers and leaders within the organization to…
The Anaplan Way - September 21-23, 2020 - US Virtual
This class is for Anaplan Partners and Customers only. This is a virtual instructor led class that will be held from 10am-3pm CST each day. This course is an interactive deep dive into The Anaplan Way. This course teaches the methodology that guides implementation partners, customers and leaders within the organization to…
The Anaplan Way - September 29- October 1, 2020 - US Virtual
This class is for Anaplan Partners and Customers only. This is a virtual instructor led class that will be held from 10am-3pm CST each day. This course is an interactive deep dive into The Anaplan Way. This course teaches the methodology that guides implementation partners, customers and leaders within the organization to…
The Anaplan Way - August 19-21, 2020 - EMEA Virtual
This is Virtual Instructor Led class that will run each day from 9am-1pm in the UK time zone. This course is an interactive deep dive into The Anaplan Way. This course teaches the methodology that guides implementation partners, customers and leaders within the organization to identify and avoid the twelve most common…
A Good Plan: Avoiding Scope Creep
In this guest blog series, Anaplan partner Spaulding Ridge will examine what they have found to be integral parts of a good plan: the level of detail, the process, the people involved, the timing, and pitfalls to avoid. Now that you have decided the level and type of detail in your planning process that works best for…
The Three Duties of an Anaplan Project Team
The term “duties” is a connotation to the lifeblood of a project. These are the necessary actions that will keep a project from being either an immediate failure or a ticking time bomb. Consider them the goals, the vision, and the survival requirements of any software implementation. Without achieving these, a project…
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.…
New Year Tips for Anaplan Project Success
Change can be very daunting, but we’re right in the middle of a growing digital revolution—so we must embrace change and create excitement about the future possibilities of our technology with the Anaplan platform! Last year, I really focused on creating the best environment for success in the Anaplan projects I lead. To…
Partner Planning Perspectives: Holiday Edition
It's that time of year again—time to reflect, adjust, and plan! Does planning for the new year excite you and fill you with the art of the possible, or do you get a bit overwhelmed with the magnitude of it all? Don't fight your natural tendencies. No matter your style, success is possible with a thoughtful plan. Anaplan…
First time learner access
Hi All, I am trying to learn Anaplan. Started with basic videos. However there are sections that need access to the portal(practical sections). Can you please guide me the right approach to get a login or alternative? May be i am not in the right path, can someone guide me to the right path to learn Anaplan. Thanks
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.…
The Anaplan Way Handout
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Partner Presales - 5/23/2019 - London, UK
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The Anaplan Way - 5/22/2019 - Paris, FR
How to Plan the Ultimate Party: The Anaplan Way
Planning is a quintessential part of life. Whether you're building out a project at work or planning a wedding, the same tools and skills can be applied. However, too often we avoid letting our personal and work lives cross; we dismiss the structure we put in place at work and opt for a looser (and less efficient) planning…
Testing Phase Materials
Development Lifecicle
Hi all, We are the begining in our travel with Anaplan, as result we have a lot of doubts. We would like to know what is the best practices for Application Lifecycle Management. What you will recomend in order to we can have different environments for : Integration, PreProduction, Production, Training ... etc? How can we…
The Anaplan Way: Printable Version
We've heard your requests! Attached to this article is a printable version of the Anaplan way. This file was last uploaded: August 17, 2017.
Customer Success Rough Cut
The Rough Cut process provides a customer with an initial estimate of Anaplan cost and timeline before signing a Statement of Work. The estimate provides a price range for the implementation of the Anaplan platform as well as confirmation of the understanding of the scope of work.

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