Center of Excellence

Reflections from ACE: CloudWorks for Anaplan CoE enablement
Author: Tiffany Rice, Certified Master Anaplanner and Anaplan Model Builder, Prudential Financial. With a new year upon us, this is a great time for reflection on the prior year and the capabilities that have been added to Anaplan. During the recent Anaplan Community Experience (ACE) this past November, there was an…
Building Anaplan CoE
After spending 6-7 years with Anaplan in different roles I would like to share some of my practical knowledge on setting up a CoE. In a series of videos I will try to help you ask the right questions that hopefully will help you with your CoE. The first one is on Anaplan being Business vs IT Asset. I am planning to talk…
Recognizing our ACE Award winners
This past November at our Anaplan Community Experience (ACE) event, we recognized two Community members who have gone above and beyond in 2022 to represent Advancement, Culture, and Education — the key elements of ACE — and who embody the spirit of the Anaplan Community. The winners were chosen specifically for their…
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…
Building your internal Anaplan talent pool
Is your organization looking to grow your internal Anaplan talent pool, and either begin to establish an Anaplan Center of Excellence (CoE) or move up the Anaplan CoE maturity curve? If you’re not thinking about this component of your CoE, then you’re not thinking about a key ingredient of an Anaplan CoE! Or perhaps your…
Getting ahead of disruption around the corner [Whitepaper]
Your Connected Planning Center of Excellence for better decision-making Business leaders are familiar with the need for digital transformation and today, they have a lucrative opportunity to take decision-making to new heights. Through technology and improvements to existing business planning processes, leaders can…
Breakout tracks announced for the Anaplan Community Experience!
Anaplan Community Experience (ACE) is coming up soon — next Wednesday and Thursday — and we hope you'll join us for this new virtual event! We are excited to announce new sessions and speakers added to our event line-up, from Meta, Autodesk, Groupon, Deloitte, and more. You can look forward to four main stage sessions,…
Meet CoE Leader Rachel LaRue
Meet Rachel LaRue — Finance Manager and Center of Excellence Leader at DaVita Kidney Care. In addition to leading her organization’s CoE, Rachel’s work focuses on model building, including building new projects, enhancements to old deployments, as well as bug fixes and any proactive improvements. We asked Rachel to share…
Showcasing our CoE Leaders (2022 Runners-Up to the CoE Leader of the Year Award!)
In June at Anaplan Live! we celebrated all the hard work we see every day in the Anaplan Community. Hayli Hay, at Autodesk, won our 2022 Center of Excellence Leader of the Year, and there are two more exceptional people we would like to recognize! Asslam Umar Ali and Matthieu Marck are our 2022 Center of Excellence Leader…
Meet CoE Leader Dragana Kangrga
We are excited to introduce you to Dragana Kangrga — Finance Manager and Center of Excellence Leader at Groupon. Dragana joined her organization’s established Center of Excellence as a model builder, and has since transitioned into a solutions architect role where she leads three model builders and oversees governance of…
Announcing the 2022 Center of Excellence Leader of the Year!
Congratulations to Anaplan’s 2022 Center of Excellence Leader of the Year, Hayli Hay from Autodesk! Hayli is Autodesk’s Center of Excellence (CoE) Leader who oversees the success of 34+ models across multiple finance and sales organizations ensuring that the CoE is strategically aligned with ever-changing business…
Center of Excellence Series - Master Planning
The flavour for this year is not just about recovery but building strength in your capabilities to achieve the growth with scale you planned for, last year was unexpected, we all had big plans that might not have come to fruition, as many of our capabilities were tested. I’ve set myself the challenge this year to help the…
Announcing new content hubs to support your individual Anaplan experience
Recently, we introduced role-based learning and connection through the launch of Personas —collective content hubs and dedicated forums, curated with your unique needs in mind. We are excited to introduce two new content hubs with additional opportunities to learn, connect, and problem-solve with your peers: * Center of…
Meet Master Anaplanner and former CoE Leader — Brittany Deaton
Meet Brittany Deaton — Actuarial Director at Unum, former Center of Excellence Founder and Leader, and 2019's Certified Master Anaplanner of the Year. We asked Brittany to share her thoughts on becoming a Center of Excellence leader, provide perspective on valuable skills learned, and elaborate on the benefits of having a…
Line Item Maintenance
Really great article on best practice, naming conventions, and maintenance for managing line item subsets. Check it out here
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…
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,…
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…
Culture of Connected Planning
Defining and fostering a culture of Connected Planning within and outside your CoE is a critical responsibility of a CoE Leader; Breaking down silos and challenging the norm is at the core of Anaplan and CoE members. The vision, clarity, and connections empower everyone to stay focused and act faster to continue the…
Adopting and Expanding in a Connected World
The vast benefits of Anaplan are both widely known and constantly evolving. The ability to impact a business plan at the click of a button, understand a decision's downstream effects, quickly navigate between detailed planning and elegant visualizations are all attributes that make Anaplan offerings second-to-none. How can…
Call Anaplanners France-S2E1-Part 1-Sept 2021
Dans ce call du mois de sept 2021, Louise Mouyeaux et Olivier Grosseuvres (SOGECAP) présentent le Centre d'Excellence de SOGECAP. La vidéo en pièce jointe.
Call Anaplanners France-S1E6-Mar 2021
Dans ce call du mois de mars 2021, Aymeric Deulet (Global Manager - Performance Management, Planning) présente le Centre d'Excellence Anaplan d'Axa (AXAplan). La vidéo en pièce jointe.
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? *…
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…
Headcount Alignment Executive Summary
Overview Anaplan has had challenges getting our finance, human resources, and sales team on the same page of what our headcount is and what our headcount is forecasted to be in order to hit our revenue targets. We struggled to understand where requisitions were in the cycle and how many were currently open. We built a…
Certified Master Anaplanner Rachel Goering Named CoE Lead of the Year!
This month we interviewed Certified Master Anaplanner Rachel Goering, who was recently named Center of Excellence Lead of the Year, about how her certification helps her guide her team of model builders. Rachel Goering is a finance manager at DaVita Kidney Care. She joined DaVita over three years ago after several years in…

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