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  Welcome Hear directly from Vicky Ascencio, Customer Success Director. You are part of the team working to implement an Anaplan use case.Your job is to unlock the power of the Anaplan platform. You will design and build your Anaplan models, prepare the data to serve your end users, and deliver a fantastic user experience that drives Anaplan adoption. This tailor-made onboarding site serves to provide you the information you need to be successful. Covering the important steps for getting started, best practices to ensuring a successful deployment, and resources to support your success beyond your first Anaplan Use Case. Remember; Anaplan really is a journey, and this page should serve as your expert guide.   Get Started Start Implementing   Continue Your Journey Set up your Anaplan accounts Set up your Anaplan Workspace Understand Tenant Admin and User Roles Understand your learning path Key Essentials modules Learn foundations of Anaplan Understand team roles Discover our project methodology Learn Anaplan Best Practices Succeed with User Acceptance Testing (UAT) Get help from Support Keep up to date with platform enhancements Be notified of platform downtime Engage with the Anaplan Community Share your product feedback  Connect at an Anaplan Group Grow your skills and become a Certified Model Builder! Expand with a Center of Excellence ... View more

Certified Master Anaplanners are Anaplan’s experienced platform evangelists who share a common technical language and are involved in the structural development of their models. Anaplan's current customers, registered partners, and employees are all eligible to become a Certified Master Anaplanner, given they are willing and able to meet the requirements below. Training Update - August 07, 2020 Certified Solution Architect – released July 30, 2020 – is now required for qualification. All those who apply after the release date are required to be a Certified Solution Architect before becoming eligible to access the Master Anaplanner Certification Test. Qualifications Candidates must fulfill the following criteria: Complete the core Academy trainings* Level 1 Model Building Level 2 Model Building The Anaplan Way (On-Demand, Virtual, or In-Person) Level 3 Model Building Certified Solution Architect Experience at least 1-year of hands-on model building within the Anaplan platform Achieve a high level of Anaplan model building activity Defined by efforts of our current Certified Master Anaplanners *List updated 08/07/20 - More courses to be added upon impending releases.  Application After completing the above, candidates are encouraged to fill out our one-time online application. Candidates can continue with the certification process after changing employers as long as they notify our team via email. Certification Test Once a candidate has proven to be qualified, they are enrolled in the last stage of the certification process: the Master Anaplanner Certification Test. Our certification test is designed to test cross-functional Anaplan knowledge, and includes multiple-choice questions on Model Building, Data Integration, and Center of Excellence Principles. Upon receiving a passing score, they officially become a Certified Master Anaplanner, a status retained through completion of annual maintenance requirements. The next enrollment for Master Anaplanner Exam is scheduled for September 2020. If qualified, candidates will receive the appropriate next steps.  Please note that the Master Anaplanner Applications and Certification Test results are processed every 1st and 3rd Wednesday of the month.  ... View more

  Welcome Hear directly from JR Matheson, Senior Manager of Customer Operations. You selected Anaplan to address a specific planning pain-point or imperative. Now you are leading your Anaplan implementation to deliver on key milestones. Later you will be responsible for rolling out new processes and driving user adoption. This tailor-made onboarding site serves to provide you the information you need to be successful. Covering the important steps for getting started, best practices to ensuring a successful deployment, and resources to support your success beyond your first Anaplan Use Case. Remember; Anaplan really is a journey, and this page should serve as your expert guide. Get  Started Start Implementing   Continue Your Journey Set up your Anaplan accounts Understand your learning path Key Essentials modules Learn foundations of Anaplan Understand team roles Identify Model Builders Discover our project methodology Learn Anaplan Best Practices The importance of user acceptance testing (UAT) The importance of change management Establish a Center of Excellence Get help from Support Keep up to date with platform enhancements Be notified of platform downtime Engage with the Anaplan Community Share your product feedback  Connect at an Anaplan Group Expand with a Center of Excellence ... View more

  Highlights of App What is it: Wipro’s Speed planning offers Organization on how quickly they can re-plan and revise their target and understand the impact on KPI through scenario planning by Top-Down and Bottom-up approach in planning cycles. It helps their capability to identify the impact on cash generation and application of available resources, gives more visibility for alternate resource pool to generate cash which management can consider for review. Anaplan connected planning allows to connect various source of information from FP&A planning to Workforce planning, Sales Planning and Supply chain management to gain greater visibility. Speed planning provides agility in decision-making for leaders to view and respond in an agile manner.   Features Integrated Scenario planning at Global Level Integrated Scenario planning at Location Level Scenario planning for cash flow positions Revenue planning Workforce cost planning Capital Expenditure planning SG&A, T&E Planning Receivables Management & planning Who Benefits Financial Planning & Analysis Model Builders Name: Wipro Email: anaplan@wipro.com  Please allow up to 3 business days for access approval Request Group Access to Download   Number of roles NA Size    NA Modules    NA   App Photos: CFO Dashboard showcases all essential KPIs that are needed for a timely decision making. Some of the key aspects showcased here are Revenue, Cost, Margins, Monthly trends,  Revenue breakups by Country & Products, DSO, Cashflow trends. All these views are customizable to suit the requirements of the client. AR Management window helps planners simulate cost of reducing the DSO my means of offering discounts on invoices. The Workforce Window offers the planners to quickly identify cost saving opportunities by way of Workforce optimization / Furlough or LoA / Compensation Restructuring ... View more

  Highlights of App What is it: Wipro’s Speed planning offers Organization on how quickly they can adjust to new crisis and re-plan their inventory to match the change in demand for having a lower  inventory turnaround time and remain cash rich .This App helps to reach the new consensus demand and re-classify them in ABC-XYZ category at SKU level, thus setting the priority right. It identify the inventory shortage and enables deeper, informed integration with supplier to maintain a high service level. Anaplan Connected Planning allows to connect various source of information from SCM planning and connecting them to FP&A planning gives greater visibility on Inventory cost and Payables cost that may be different from BAU to Crisis situation. Speed planning provides agility in decision making for Leaders to view them and respond to it. Features Crisis Demand Planning Consensus Demand Planning ABC & XYZ Classification of SKUs Inventor Planning & Shortage alerts Supplier Information & Products distribution Dashboard. What – if Scenario for inventory cost Drivers and Impact Who Benefits Supply Chain Model Builders Name: Wipro Email: anaplan@wipro.com  Please allow up to 3 business days for access approval Request Group Access to Download   Number of roles NA Size    NA Modules    NA App Photos: ... View more

Highlights of App TCS has developed a supply chain planning and control tower solution to manage demand & supply for essential Medical supplies for hospitals utilizing   Anaplan   new Ux . This solution recommends fulfillment options based on Supplies available across Warehouses and provides the visibility of current demand, supply and inventory by hospitals, by district, by state and at National level. It  will help provide the actionable insights to support supply chain decisions with ease of use capabilities (Android, IoS based app) Features Exception Management, Exception based Supply Chain Control Tower and  Decision Support Capture Demand and Supply  Fulfilment End to End Supply chain Visibility and Collaboration Prediction Modeling based Forecasting . Demand Vs Supply Simulations , Scenario Analysis and approval Ease access in Desktop and Mobile devices Rapid Standup of the application , Quick Return on Investment Model Builders Name: Sachin Mohandas, Roycherian Cherukarayil, Rahul Sahoo, Mohammad Ibrahim, Saurav Shambhu, Srinitya M, Neeraja Davu,  Akshay Raut Title: Product Consultants Company: Tata Consultancy Services, India Email: www.tcs.com Please allow up to 3 business days for access approval Request Group Access to Download   Number of roles 57 Size    3.77 GB Modules    .9   App Photos: Command center control dashboard shows the user adoption at the hospital, warehouse and designated authorities from the ministry of health. Also, highlight the supply exceptions Epidemiological Forecasting is done outside the Anaplan, and data imported into application daily. • The prediction of the daily new cases derived from the model can be used to calculate the total requirements supplies, test kits and other medical essentials • The model can be updated daily to get accurate estimates of requirements • The model can be also be used to identify the impact of hotspots Provides Demand Vs Supply visibility of medical supplies across hospitals, districts and supply position. The graph provides the visibility of hospital demand vs. supply details of products at the district level for the user-specified period of time The system will calculate the predicted supply based on the Epidemiological Forecasting and highlight when a product will run into a supply shortage. The simulation will allow the user to vary the supply quantity to mitigate the supply risk. Provides Demand Vs. Supply visibility for hospital users Shows count of approved products at different levels of hospital approved, Ministry of Health approved and shipped quantity of products with graphical representation Shows the projected requirements of Critical Resources and Products used in hospital for a district with the option of selecting the start date and end date for which end-user wants to analyze the report ... View more

Highlights of App What is it: The rapid spread of COVID-19 has led to a need for better resource planning across areas like health care, sanitation, law and order etc. and optimal distribution to ensure the administration is better prepared to deal with the possible future scenarios. EY’s COVID-19 resource planning tool has been launched to help the administration and authorities to better plan resources across departments by providing forecast on Covid impact basis defined input parameters. The output of a pandemic model (Python based) is used as input into Anaplan tool. The pandemic model output would provide number of: Susceptible Infected Critical Deaths Recovered Web link for SIR/SEIR model: https://eysirtool.azurewebsites.net/ Features 90 days/26 weeks forward looking plan Scenario based plans (Base scenario, optimistic, pessimistic) Dates when supply will be shortfall Leading warning signals Analytic dashboard For hospital and health department resources: Hospitals and beds (Beds and ventilators) Doctors, junior doctors and Nursing staff. Rapid onboarding of volunteers and retirees Testing Kits Places and staff for funeral services Staff, equipment's and water supplies for city sanitization Who Benefits State/regional health administrative authority Hospital authority Model Builders Name: Tarini Rath Title: Senior Manager Company: EY LLP Email: tarini.rath@in.ey.com Please allow up to 3 business days for access approval Request Group Access to Download   Number of roles 36 Size    NA Modules    .4 App Photos: ... View more

  Highlights of App What is it: Wipro’s Speed planning offers Organisation quick view of their readiness for crisis management and planning & altering the course based on the crisis situation for continuity in business deliverables with respect to its workforce. It helps Organisation capability to identify the critical resources and their availability to deliver or alternate resource pool to make sure continuity is in place. Anaplan Connected Planning allows to connect various source of information from Workforce planning and further extend them to BCP, IT enablement for Remote working, Disaster Recovery Planning,Return to Office, Gap analysis for Skill /Talent to planning for Organisation need and Speed planning provides agility in decision making for Leaders to view them and respond to it. Features BCP Planning by Geo & LOB/Dept., IT Remote Enablement Configurations Disaster Recovery Planning “What if” – Absenteeism, Attendance, Productivity factors Day Level view – Demand Vs. Capacity Gap Analysis by Skills/Dept./Geo Day Level view – Demand Vs. Capacity with Social Distancing Productivity  & overtime overrides Return to Office Planning – By Shifts, Geo, LOB   Who Benefits HR and Business Operations Model Builders Name: Wipro Email: anaplan@wipro.com  Please allow up to 3 business days for access approval Request Group Access to Download   Number of roles NA Size    NA Modules    NA App Photos: ... View more

Anaplan understands that many non-profits, government agencies, health care providers, pharmaceutical companies, and academic institutions need a solution to plan against the ever-changing variables that impact their businesses due to the COVID-19 pandemic. We have created some pre-built applications to help you as you work in the Anaplan Platform. This should give you tips and tricks as well as ideas you can apply to your business. Highlights of App What is it: When volatile external factors are at play, workforce scen ario analysis capabilities become more important than ever. The scenario analysis  capabilities in Cervello’s  strategic workforce planning application allow finance  and HR  to: Expect the unexpected by  modeling a range of potential business outcomes Gain consensus on the likelihood of each scenario Instantly understand the financial impact of each scenario relative to the baseline plan Quantify the gap required to maintain business operations under each scenario Adjust key personnel expense levers to calc ulate potential cost savings in real time Identify the optim al path forward and take action Features Robust scenario analysis capabilities Intuitive new UX front end design Who Benefits Finance and Human Resources Applicable to any industry Model Builders Name: Patrick Desmond | @Pat_Desmond  Title: Sr. Consultant Cervello, a Kearney Company Email: pdesmond@mycervello.com  Please allow up to 3 business days for access approval Request Group Access to Download   Number of roles NA Size    .5 GB Modules    75 App Photos:                 ... View more

Another month locked away, another month of Community updates!  Here's some of the biggest updates over the past month.     Changes, updates, and cool new awesome stuff! Homepage of Community has been refreshed with some styling changes User Directory relaunch We have redesigned our User Directory as well as enhancing it by adding in our Available Talent  Launched additional Anaplan Helps apps Improved the look of our carousels used throughout Community Resolved issue with UserGroup events not properly displaying during certain circumstances Misc. styling updates, automated all the things, and fixed a few minor bugs Updated labels throughout Community as part of our ongoing effort to improve content curation Launched our first test of bring-your-own-SSO within Community More details to come! ... View more