Item: Anaplan
Rating: 8
Author: Verified User

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Used to create internal models for sales performance management & workforce management. Use cases vary from FP&A, Supply Chain, Merchandising, Long Range Planning, and Consolidations.

Pros and Cons

Calculating complex data sets.
Collaborative forecasting.
Connectivity tool across different departments.

Flexible reporting for offline consumption.
Sparsity without ability to subset certain items.
Text/character limits.

Return on Investment

Seen positive ROI across multiple clients.
Less time spent planning to forecast, more time spent forecasting.
Greatly reduced manual inputs for forecasting.

Key Insights

Do you think Anaplan delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with Anaplan's feature set?

Yes

Did Anaplan live up to sales and marketing promises?

I wasn't involved with the selection/purchase process

Did implementation of Anaplan go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy Anaplan again?

Yes

Other Software Used

Microsoft Excel, Azure SQL Database, Lucidchart

A well-rounded tool for financial planning & analysis, supply chain & many cases in between. Creates lasting impact and spreads to other areas of a business to create a connected planning footprint. There are some areas of the platform that make it less flexible for certain use cases but overall a powerful tool for many companies and businesses.

Planning Tool Makes Big Impact on Business

Overall Satisfaction with Anaplan