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The best preparation for certification exams is practical experience. We recommend one or more years of hands-on experience using Anaplan. Training can also help you advance your technical skills and learn best practices for working with Anaplan. In addition to our required training, we also offer training and materials to help you prepare for the certification. Learn how you can grow your knowledge in the areas below.  Data Integration Model Building Center of Excellence   Data Integration Courses   Data Integration Knowledge   Base   Anaplan Platform   Documentation       Model Building Courses   Model Building Knowledge   Base   Model Building Videos   Anaplan Platform   Documentation       Center of Excellence Course  Articles    • Benefits of Establishing a   Center of Excellence    • Why do I need a Center of   Excellence?    • Establishing an Anaplan   Center of Excellence—shared   lessons from CAPCO Can’t find what you’re looking for? Send us an email at MasterAnaplanners@anaplan.com. ... View more

The best preparation for certification exams is practical experience. We recommend one or more years of hands-on experience using Anaplan. Training can also help you advance your technical skills and learn best practices for working with Anaplan. In addition to our required training, we also offer training and materials to help you prepare for the certification. Learn how you can grow your knowledge in the areas below.  Data Integration Model Building Center of Excellence   Data Integration Courses   Data Integration Knowledge   Base   Anaplan Platform   Documentation       Model Building Courses   Model Building Knowledge   Base   Model Building Videos   Anaplan Platform   Documentation       Center of Excellence Course  Articles    • Benefits of Establishing a   Center of Excellence    • Why do I need a Center of   Excellence?    • Establishing an Anaplan   Center of Excellence—shared   lessons from CAPCO Can’t find what you’re looking for? Send us an email at MasterAnaplanners@anaplan.com. ... View more

Benefits Master Anaplanners are certified model-building experts that have demonstrated a commitment to ongoing engagement in all things Anaplan. In return, Master Anaplanners are recognized in a variety of ways, with more exciting benefits to come! 1. Exclusive Access to Anaplan’s leadership, including the executive team as well as our engineering and product teams. An exciting opportunity to be the first to see the future product roadmap as well as having a channel to ask company-specific questions directly to the top of decision makers. 2. Network with Fellow Master Anaplanners who are the best in their field and widely respected within the planning industry. Our program provides a unique space for you to discuss issues with experts from other companies in your industry, and a chance to learn from their mistakes as well as share examples from your experiences. 3. Showcase Your Company's Thought Leadership and expertise in the Connected Planning industry. Within this program you can highlight your success in utilizing Anaplan on a global stage (figuratively and literally at our annual conference). 4. VIP Anaplan CPX Experience. Gain entry to our VIP Master Anaplanner lounge and claim your exclusive CPX gift. Visit with top executives and experts during private Master Anaplanner sessions. 5. Gain a Competitive Advantage. Build your brand and amplify your status within the planning industry when you are globally recognized as a top Anaplan model builder.  6. Advance your Career. Earning a certification can open up new opportunities for advancement and increase your earning potential by as much as 51 percent*. 7. Gain Further Career Recognition with an updated Master Anaplanner certificate to display within your Community profile and on your LinkedIn profile.  8. Shape the future of the Master Anaplanner program, the Master Anaplanner program is evolving and you can impact the direction it takes. Help us build out the program you want by providing feedback and sharing what motivates you as a Master Anaplanner. *According to The IIA’s 2017 Internal Audit Compensation Study (based on U.S. responses). ... View more

Master Anaplanner Eligibility Master Anaplanners are Anaplan’s experienced platform evangelists, who share a common technical language and are involved in the structural development of their models. Access to the Master Anaplanner certification test — the final requirement for the program — will be granted after the below criteria have been met:  • 1-year of experience within the Anaplan platform    • Experience can be with multiple employers  • A high level of structural edits within the Anaplan platform    • Defined by the median of edits per month for the last six months  • Completion of the required training outlined below* Master Anaplanner Training Introduction to Model Building (102) Agile and Anaplan (140) Intermediate Model Building (201) Agile in Action (341) *Partners and employees interested in obtaining Master Anaplanner status must complete all courses listed in the Partner Learning Path prior to applying. To help you better prepare for the certification test, we have created a resource page. Additional courses listed on that page are not required. ... View more

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Learn About the Program Looking at the business holistically, we have identified common challenges around several key themes, such as customers getting started on the platform, onboarding employees, product adoption, and feature adoption, to name a few. Customers are looking for personalized best practices and real recommendations in these areas beyond what was available online. Enter Accelerators. Anaplan Success Accelerators are 1-on-1 coaching from our SMEs. Our Success Accelerators are designed to provide you with the proficiency and best practices to kick-start an optimal solution for your business. We know that every customer Anaplan solution is unique, so we’re ready to equip you with a plan of execution to support your specific needs. All Accelerators share some common elements: 1-on-1 engagement: Customers will work directly with a specialist (SME) to discuss their individual situation and get customized advice for their unique environment. Tangible deliverables: All Accelerators result in some kind of tangible deliverable, such as a configuration plan, or a sample report to ensure alignment. Advisory: Accelerators are largely advisory, which means the specialist will not actually build anything in your production org. That would require a formal Statement of Work and all the accompanying legal and financial approvals. There are a few examples where the specialist will build out some of the deliverables in a sandbox environment, but for the majority of Accelerators, specialists show you how to accomplish a particular goal, not do it for you. Accelerators have been designed with three key goals in mind: Drive Adoption, Gain support and boost productivity. This program is meant to help provide customers with best practices, adoption strategies, troubleshooting help and most of all maximize Anaplan ROI with an expert, and personalized experience from members of our Professional Services and Customer Success (CS) teams. Packages       ... View more

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Businesses want to be self-sufficient. This means they can build and expand the platform largely on their own or with some help. In order to accomplish this, customers create a Center of Excellence, or perhaps, more simply, a Competency Center. A Center of Excellence can start small (some companies have just one person in their Anaplan Center of Excellence) and grow to the size needed in the company as the number of use cases increases. This workshop will provide guidance on establishing a successful setup of a Center of Excellence.   What It Can Do for You Model design quality Execution of business processes/methodologies User experience, especially when users span multiple models Provides a service in the business that has a holistic view of all the business processes and how Anaplan can connect all those processes Repeatable, faster “time to market” models for the business Central control with local flexibility How It Works In the workshop, an Anaplan expert will work with your team to identify the components that are required to set up a Center of Excellence. The expert will also assess at what level of maturity you are with each component and the steps required to develop each component in order to have a successful Center of Excellence. Prerequisites Identify the Center of Excellence team members Ensure both IT and Business representatives are involved throughout the workshop and Center of Excellence setup ... View more

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A model review involves a deep-dive assessment of your Anaplan model(s) to identify potential areas for improvements. Our design expertise will provide guidance on best practices to follow as your business grows and your business environment changes.   What It Can Do for You Help prepare for expansion into other use cases with Anaplan Ensure models are set up optimally in order to scale and accommodate future needs Ensure model formula, structures, and actions perform optimally How it works An Anaplan solution architect will work with you directly to assess the state of the model, identify areas for improvement, and also identify areas that could limit changes and scalability. The Anaplan solution architect can help provide design best practices, working with your Center of Excellence team to understand your business requirements and transform them into an optimal model design. Prerequisites Identify Anaplan model builder who has a deep knowledge of the model(s) that is/are being reviewed Understanding of the current and future process along with any future plans for expansion Identify key users who can articulate the current use case and any issues with the process and/or model(s) Key Elements Review existing use of the model(s) and deep dive into areas of need Review any current pain points or areas of concern with key users/administrators Actively work side by side with Anaplan Center of Excellence (if available) and business users to understand future needs and align to future model designs Takeaways Outlined recommendations for model updates Specific areas of improvement in model design Better understanding of best practices for model audits and model design Enabled with the capability to build additional models to support future needs ... View more

Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) is a key capability of the Anaplan solution. ALM is the process of managing the development lifecycle of your applications (aka models), from initial design to deployment to end users. It can be broadly categorized into five stages: Design Build Test Deployment Repetition What It Can Do for You ALM allows for the management of different environments (development, testing, and production) and also allows for the setup of a change management and feature promotion process. How It Works Workshop session where an Anaplan solution architect will work directly with you to provide ALM best practice principles and guidance around setting up ALM for existing/proposed models Prerequisites Understanding of development processes Sufficient workspace to introduce development and test environments Anaplan administration and model building knowledge Key Elements Create a structure for change (central responsibilities, process for changing/creating a new model, segregations of duties) Create a change control process Learn the five stages of ALM and how to repeat the development lifecycle to build out future application needs  Takeaways ALM environment setup complete Documentation on best practices Know-how on how to manage the ALM development process based on business needs ... View more

The Data Integration Workshop will provide guidance on how to push and pull data into/from Anaplan and best practices related to the timing of data movement.   What It Can Do for You Automate the input of source data and output of data from Anaplan Improve processes and compress planning cycle Eliminate the need to move files manually in and out of Anaplan How It Works Accelerator course focused on enablement, planning, and setup where our data integration expert will teach you best practices to get started, walk you through how to connect depending on your integration solution of choice, and assist you in understanding the setup process for future connections. Prerequisites Integration tool identified with some level of expertise Understanding of different data sources that will be used in Anaplan integration Process timelines for current/proposed use cases Anaplan administration and model building knowledge  Key Elements Review data integration strategy and approach (batch, real-time, one-way/two-way, etc.) Identify data transformation needs Enable you to best leverage your integration solution of choice with Anaplan Plan for future data integration needs Determine best practice specific to your business and Anaplan solution Takeaways At the end of this accelerator course, you will be prepared to implement integration points with Anaplan or take your current integrations to the next level. This course will leave with you the following outcomes: Data integration architecture design Implementation plan Best practices documentation ... View more

Ensure your data is in sync across all Anaplan models through a data hub. A data hub is a separate model that acts as a staging area for an organization’s data. This accelerator will equip you with best practices to create a data hub model that can be shared across all of your current and future models.   What It Can Do for You Accelerate future builds and expansions while ensuring data integrity across models Positions data to build the appropriate dimensionality Allows you to conduct data validation and set up for future analysis Maintain consistent hierarchies Learn how to save space in your models How It Works Workshop focused on enablement, planning, and setup where your data hub expert will teach you best practices to get started, walk you through the steps to plan out your data hub creation, and assist you in understanding the setup process for proper data staging Prerequisites Understanding of existing or proposed model architecture Anaplan administration and model building knowledge Key Elements Demonstrate the value of data hub to your other models Understand the importance of naming conventions for data integration Learn how to set up a data validation module Learn how to set up incremental exports to your other models Learn how to set up your data hub to work with ALM functionality for Development, Test, and Production models Learn the different techniques for handling transaction data Takeaways At the end of this accelerator course, you will be prepared to start building and integrating your data hub with the rest of your models. This workshop will leave with you the following outcomes: Model schema Implementation plan Best practices documentation model architecture Anaplan administration and model building knowledge ... View more