Anaplan
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ANAPLAN PRINCIPALS
What do you like best about the product?
MANY USERS FIND ANAPLAN USER-FRIENDLY INTERFACE EASY TO USE, WITH AN INTUITIVE DESIGN THAT SIMPLIFIES THE PLANNING PROCESS.
What do you dislike about the product?
WHILE MANY FIND THE PLATFORM USER-FRIENDLY, SOME USERS HAVE NOTED THAT THE INTERFACE CAN BE COMPLEX, AND NOT VERY INTUITIVE, PARTICULARLY FOR NEW USERS.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
ANAPLAN ALLOWS USERS FLEXIBILITY AND CUSTOMIZATION TO CREATE TAILORED SOLUTIONS THAT ADAPT TO DIVERSE BUSINESS NEEDS WITHOUT EXTENSIVE CODING.
Highly Flexible, Steep Learning Curve
What do you like best about the product?
I like that Anaplan is a cloud-based hyper platform that is primarily used to connect enterprise-wide planning across finance, sales, HR, and supply chain. It solves the issue of disconnected planning by unifying finance and sales which I find really helpful. I appreciate the ability to align high-level strategic planning with detailed operational planning, which allows for flexible modeling users can utilize for a repository for master data and planning. I find balancing data with security to ensure scalability is beneficial. I also use it with ETL tools and BI tools, which works well for my needs. The initial setup was highly flexible, albeit with a high learning curve. I would definitely recommend Anaplan to a friend or colleague as I would rate it a 10 out of 10.
What do you dislike about the product?
I find issues with insufficient model design and poor maintenance of browser network. There's also a need to restart my machine and re-authenticate into Anaplan, which can be frustrating. Balancing data with security to ensure scalability also seems to be a challenge. Additionally, while Anaplan is highly flexible, there's a high learning curve.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Anaplan solves disconnected planning by unifying finance and sales, aligning high-level strategic and detailed operational planning, and offering flexible modeling for master data and planning.
Effortless Forecasting, User-Friendly Setup
What do you like best about the product?
I like using Anaplan for forecasting. It works so effortlessly, making the process smooth and efficient. The initial setup was very easy, which added to the convenience.
What do you dislike about the product?
I find the user friendliness lacking.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
I use Anaplan for forecasting, and it helps me share sales forecasts effortlessly.
Anaplan Unifies Finance, Sales, Supply Chain, HR, and Operations in One Model
What do you like best about the product?
Anaplan links finance,sales,supply chain,HR and operations into single model
What do you dislike about the product?
None as of now as i have not enountered any problems till now
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
It helps solve disconnected planning across teams, addresses the inability to run scenarios quickly, and reduces the risk of spreadsheet errors.
Flexible Budgeting with Minor Speed Hiccups
What do you like best about the product?
I like the flexibility in Anaplan's model to run scenario analyses, which allows me to flex scenarios and provide a range of outcomes. The initial setup was very easy.
What do you dislike about the product?
Depending on how the models are built, it can be super slow during busy times with many users to refresh data.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
I use Anaplan for detailed finance budgeting and forecasting for each organization. The model's flexibility helps me run scenario analyses to explore a range of outcomes.
Unmatched Flexibility and Excellent Training Resources
What do you like best about the product?
Anaplan is a very flexible tool which allows you to create practically any model you want. The training courses are available online and they are very well structured
What do you dislike about the product?
Anaplan may be an easy platform to learn, but a difficult one to master. Releasing its full potential may be difficult without an experienced architect or a model builder
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Anaplan is great for almost any use case: Workforce, FP&A, Supply Chain, Demand Planning.. Anaplan allows to see all updates in real time compared to offline excel spreadsheets
Effortless to Use, Lightning-Fast Implementation and Integration
What do you like best about the product?
I would say the best about Anaplan is that it's easy to use and to learn. It's also really fast to implement new functionnalities, thanks this easiness and also the way of handling a project with the Agile methodology.
What is also good is the speed of the calculations with large data I would say, if the model has been well developed.
It's also pretty easy to integrate with other ERP or other systems thanks to native connectors and Anaplan Connect or APIs.
What is also good is the speed of the calculations with large data I would say, if the model has been well developed.
It's also pretty easy to integrate with other ERP or other systems thanks to native connectors and Anaplan Connect or APIs.
What do you dislike about the product?
The fact that you can do pretty much everything in Anaplan can lead to bad developments, with no following from Anaplan team regarding what the partners are developing within clients ecosystem. I would like them to be more challenging on their partner and do reviews on their own of the models made, not only at the demand of the clients or the partner.
Customer support is pretty reactive but often misses the point when subjects are complicated.
Customer support is pretty reactive but often misses the point when subjects are complicated.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Reconciliating large numbers of data, ability to have a connected tool for all the users where their input can be reflected across all the model.
Great reactivity, possibility to handle multi^ple scenarios of forecasting with numbers of different parameters, good and ergonomic UX, and a lot of possibility regarding security and users access
Great reactivity, possibility to handle multi^ple scenarios of forecasting with numbers of different parameters, good and ergonomic UX, and a lot of possibility regarding security and users access
Unmatched Flexibility and Scalability for Seamless Connectivity
What do you like best about the product?
The flexibility, scalability, and connectivity. Due to the ease of implementing, more use-cases can be added on as you go along.
What do you dislike about the product?
The flexibility can make for a challenge, due to the variety of options available.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Reduces manual work, errors, and time spent planning drastically, freeing up valuable time for value-adding activities which increasing accuracy.
Anaplan for Sales Compensation
What do you like best about the product?
Anaplan is very flexible, highly customizable, provides faster implementation and scalability
What do you dislike about the product?
Requires technical expertise to maintain, Limited version control & DevOps functionality
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
We are using Anaplan for sales compensation. Our old process was spreadsheet based - so it was very fragmented, manual, and difficult to maintain. This often led to inconsistencies, errors, and a lack of visibility for both admins and end users. We also lacked proper access controls for sensitive compensation data.. With Anaplan, we’ve been able to centralize our data, standardize our calculations, and streamline our process better. The platform has brought greater accuracy and transparency for our end ours on how compensation is calculated and communicated.
Seamless Collaboration and Real-Time Planning Power
What do you like best about the product?
Real-time data updates make planning super smooth.
Flexible modeling — easy to tweak logic anytime.
Seamless collaboration across teams in one place.
Flexible modeling — easy to tweak logic anytime.
Seamless collaboration across teams in one place.
What do you dislike about the product?
Large models can get a bit slow at times.
Debugging complex formulas isn’t always intuitive.
Limited visualization options compared to BI tools.
Debugging complex formulas isn’t always intuitive.
Limited visualization options compared to BI tools.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Anaplan helps bring all planning activities into one connected platform. It removes manual Excel work, ensures real-time data accuracy, and makes collaboration across teams much easier. Overall, it speeds up decision-making and gives better visibility into business performance
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