Anaplan
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The Entrprise Planning Tool you've been waiting for
What do you like best about the product?
The flexibility of the platform allows for excellent scalability and possibilities for solutions.
What do you dislike about the product?
It is a clean slate platform that allows for ultimate flexibility but also means nothing comes "out of the box." Everything is custom and takes time to design and build.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
I have been a part of solutions in Anaplan regarding Sales Performance Enablement, Technology Costing, and Management Reporting.
Using Anaplan, we have gotten greater clarity and insights into the data allowing Management to make more informed decisions and automation of reports saving endless hours of excel hell.
Using Anaplan, we have gotten greater clarity and insights into the data allowing Management to make more informed decisions and automation of reports saving endless hours of excel hell.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
Get out of Excel hell and into an actual enterprise tool. Anaplan has been a great solution to work in that provides incredible flexibility and scalability.
Anaplan
What do you like best about the product?
As a consultant specializing in helping organizations implement Anaplan systems, what I find most impressive about this platform is its remarkable flexibility and ease of use. Anaplan's intuitive interface simplifies the learning curve for our clients, enabling them to quickly adapt to the platform. The ability to customize models to align with each client's unique business scenarios is invaluable. Anaplan's scalability is also a significant advantage, especially for growing enterprises. It effortlessly accommodates expanding datasets and complex planning requirements, making it a versatile solution. The collaboration features within Anaplan have a transformative effect on teamwork within organizations. They foster seamless communication and collaboration, even among remote teams, leading to more informed decision-making and ultimately, better outcomes for our clients.
What do you dislike about the product?
The most frequently complained-about aspect of Anaplan, as reported by clients I've assisted, is its pricing structure. Many find it complex and sometimes cost-prohibitive, especially for smaller organizations. Simplifying and offering more flexible pricing options could improve accessibility for a wider range of businesses.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
In my role as a consultant, I've had the privilege of assisting various organizations, and I've witnessed firsthand how Anaplan has effectively tackled a multitude of challenges they faced. One of the most significant advantages my clients have experienced is the elimination of complex and error-prone manual planning processes. Anaplan's collaborative environment and automation capabilities have streamlined their workflows, ensuring data accuracy and saving them valuable time. This enhanced accuracy has been instrumental in bolstering their ability to respond swiftly to market shifts, improving forecasting reliability. Moreover, the platform's capacity to integrate data from diverse sources has put an end to the longstanding issue of disconnected data. Now, my clients enjoy a single source of truth, offering a comprehensive view of performance metrics that fosters data-driven decision-making.
Innovative, Problem Solver, User Friendly Planning tool
What do you like best about the product?
Anaplan product implementation period for any business areas like Finance, Sales, Supply Chain and HR is very less compared to other platforms. Anaplan has a lot of exciting features that make the end-user happier. Highly secured, cloud-oriented, scalable and intuitive platform.
What do you dislike about the product?
In technical terms, there should be an option to copy the entire model data from one version to another version and from one period to another period. Currently, the 'Bulk Copy' option only helps to copy the data from version to version but this needs to be time-dependent as well. No more to say!
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
We have used Anaplan for different domain areas which include, FP&A, S&OP, Demand Planning, TQM, Production Planning, Workforce & OPEX planning, GTN process etc. It makes it interactive and more intuitive. The end-users are highly satisfied and their business process is now 4x times faster.
Anaplan: A Powerful and Dynamic Platform
What do you like best about the product?
Ability to customize to my exact needs..
What do you dislike about the product?
Limited email/notification automation...
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
I have used Anaplan for a wide variety of use cases, spanning P&L Forecasting, workforce expense planning, consolidations, and several other topics.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
Anaplan's largest value, in my opinion, comes when organizations implement and integrate several use cases together. As you consider Anaplan, I would suggest thinking not just about your current needs, but how Anaplan can help transform the larger organization in the long term.
Anaplan- the best in class
What do you like best about the product?
Anaplan combines features from different product types: spreadsheets, databases, dashboards, ETL
What do you dislike about the product?
Implementing community ideas supported by experienced users
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
The entire planning process with Anaplan becomes more manageable and its effectiveness grows
Connected Planning
What do you like best about the product?
Fast Calculation engine, Multi-dimensionality and User experience
What do you dislike about the product?
Everything works as per expectations in Anaplan
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
End-to-End Supply Chain Optimizations.
Awesome & unique platform. Support could be better.
What do you like best about the product?
Exceptionally flexible, quick and agile implementation. AIf done right, the platform has the potential to truly change how planning is done.
What do you dislike about the product?
Anaplans biggest downfall is their pricing and business model in general. You pay for users and space. So space is valuable. Anaplan models easily get very large if you are not careful. Saving space as much as possible sometimes results in overcomplicated architecture. Basically you have to do workarounds to save space which means longer implementations and difficulties maintaining models.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Numerous use cases. We have brought more visibility and intelligence into our process. Anaplans biggest value is in bringing processes and people together.
Anaplan is the best EPM platform
What do you like best about the product?
Anaplan is the only cloud-based vendor that offers "true" connected planning. Anaplan can solve nearly any use case. Typical use cases are HR, Capex, OPEX, Revenue Planning, Operations planning, Consolidations...These use cases are connected together like Microsoft Excel connects Workbooks for "real time" results. Users can see the results of What-if calculations instantaneously. Calculations are written in simple "Excel" like syntax. No coding is required. In addition, Anaplan is a true multi-tenant cloud provider providing upgrades monthly so that all users are always on the latest version.
What do you dislike about the product?
My only complaint with Anaplan is the requirement to design around sparsity in order to deliver models that perform well. However, Anaplan has addressed this and is soon delivery a new calculation model that addresses this issue. The company is always innovating.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
EPM tools should be evaluated using the CRAMP Model ( Consolidations, Reporting, Analytics, Modeling, & Planning). Anaplan receives 5 stars in each of the areas and allows connected planning across the entire Enterprise ( HR, Operations, Finance, Supply Chain, Manufacturing...)
Recommendations to others considering the product:
I am a certified architect in 4 EPM tools. Anaplan offers the fastest time to implement and is the most uncomplicated maintenance. In addition, Anaplan provides more functionality than any vendor out there, all in real-time.
A Practical Solution
What do you like best about the product?
The goal of Anaplan is connected planning, which it achieves through a realistic user experience. When you think about how business units work together, it is through structuring universal data for the different audiences. This problem is where Anaplan thrives because the goal is to consolidate data in one HUB but then translate that data to the audiences, saving everyone the burden of bridging their numbers, ultimately allowing teams to use that time moving forward.
What do you dislike about the product?
The current interface of Anaplan is improving as the company continues to invest in improving its product. The most significant challenge is keeping up with these enhancements. They may streamline a process I've already solved, but making those changes often requires improving my knowledge and making a change quickly.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
I work on the gambit of solutions with Anaplan, partnering with clients in S&OP for supply chain, T&Q for SPM, or P&L in Finance. The clients are small businesses and publically traded companies, which showcases the versatility of the product. The most significant pain point I hear clients express is recouping their time because current solutions are less efficient than Anaplan. Cloud-based technology is the future, especially as we move into a hybrid work environment. Anaplan solves this need.
Collaborative and flexible planning platform
What do you like best about the product?
- Business owned - after successful implementation with business partner, the business can maintain and enhance the solution without Consultants or IT Teams
- Extensibility - native connectors with different softwares
- Collaboration - all departments of your company on one platform
- Almost no downtime, no technical maintenance and upgrades needed, cloud-based solution
- Constant improvements to the platform - new features are being released every month
- Easy to learn, advanced Excel users can learn Anaplan very quickly, especially given the free online learning platform
- Scalability - it can support huge organizations in very complex processes
- Extensibility - native connectors with different softwares
- Collaboration - all departments of your company on one platform
- Almost no downtime, no technical maintenance and upgrades needed, cloud-based solution
- Constant improvements to the platform - new features are being released every month
- Easy to learn, advanced Excel users can learn Anaplan very quickly, especially given the free online learning platform
- Scalability - it can support huge organizations in very complex processes
What do you dislike about the product?
- Pricing, Anaplan is quite an expensive solution. Nevertheless, we think it is worth it.
- UX could still be improved. However, the Product Team is always trying to respond to the Users needs
- UX could still be improved. However, the Product Team is always trying to respond to the Users needs
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
- Time savings
- Efficiency gains
- Single source of truth across the organization
- Collaboration between the departments
- Possibility to connect data between different use cases
- Efficiency gains
- Single source of truth across the organization
- Collaboration between the departments
- Possibility to connect data between different use cases
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