Anaplan - Beginning Stages
June 02, 2017
Anaplan - Beginning Stages
Score 7 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Overall Satisfaction with Anaplan
We use Anaplan to sync our data across demand and supply and then layer our financial assumptions to build out our financial forecast. Anaplan addresses business needs of synchronized, timely data tied to one source of truth, as well as scalability within the organization. Also relevant is the fact that it can refresh in seconds what would take Excel days or weeks to complete. The ability to build cube logic is great for financials requiring build outs of multiple SKUs, reorgs, etc.
- Scalability - ability to build out financials with new SKUs spanning multiple financial assumptions
- Timely cross functional data access
- Ability to export data across systems SQL / Tableau
- Difficulty training up users
- Hierarchy of units that are used cross functionally that aren't easily translated between orgs
- Ability to call back parts of models previously built up
- Elegance in design can be make or break between cost accretion and dilution
- Inconsistency of quality of consultants
- none
It made sense to use Anaplan as it had already been built up by our sales and supply chain teams.