Item: Anaplan
Rating: 8
Author: Sean Graham

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

I implement Anaplan across many different companies and use cases. I have personally implemented and architected Anaplan across FP&A, Supply Chain, SPM, Marketing, and workforce planning use cases. Anaplan has been able to successfully implement each of these use cases because of the flexibility and scalability of the tool. It is not a one size fits all tool.

Pros and Cons

Anaplan Scales with data
It is flexible enough to meet most use cases
Anaplan uses excel like syntax that is easy to learn

It is priced more than competitors
there really is not a "out of the box"

Most Important Features

Scaleable
Flexible
Easier to learn

Return on Investment

It sped up revenue planning

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?

Yes

Did implementation of Anaplan go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy Anaplan again?

Yes

Likelihood to Recommend

Anaplan meets most use cases and can scale with business needs. It has excel-like syntax that makes it easier for admins to learn and develop. For the most part, if Excel can do it, then Anaplan can do it and possibly better. Its price point can make it a bit difficult to do a rip and replace in excel until the business reached a certain size.

Anaplan Review

Overall Satisfaction with Anaplan