Anaplan - Connected planning platform

Anaplan serves more than 2,400 companies of all sizes in a wide range of sectors (finance, distribution, healthcare, technology, retail, luxury goods, industry, etc.).

Today, 1 in 2 CAC40 groups is an Anaplan customer, including Air Liquide, Bouygues, L'Oréal, LVMH, Pernod Ricard and Société Générale. Anaplan also caters for small and medium-sized companies.

These companies use Anaplan to optimize their strategic, financial, commercial and operational planning, enabling them to adapt quickly to market changes thanks to a cloud-based, no-code solution.

Companies use Anaplan to improve operational efficiency and simplify strategic decision-making. Here are the main reasons why Anaplan is such a renowned connected planning platform:

1. Collaborative planning: Anaplan enables teams to work together in real time, making it easier for different departments to collaborate on forecasts and budgets.
2. Flexibility and agility: the platform is designed to adapt quickly to changes in the market and to the specific needs of each company. Users can easily modify their models and scenarios to reflect new realities.
3. Process automation: companies can automate repetitive tasks, reducing errors and freeing up time to focus on more strategic actions.
4. In-depth analysis: Anaplan offers advanced analysis tools that enable companies to extract meaningful insights from their data. This helps identify trends, assess performance and make informed decisions.
5. Real-time visibility: the platform provides a real-time overview of company performance through interactive dashboards.
6. Scenarios and simulations: users can create simulations to assess the impact of different strategies or events, to better prepare for an uncertain environment.

Companies choose Anaplan for its ability to transform planning and analysis into a dynamic, integrated process. By optimizing collaboration, flexibility and data analysis, Anaplan helps organizations become more agile and resilient in the face of an ever-changing environment.

How long it takes to implement Anaplan depends on a number of factors, such as the complexity of the processes to be modeled, the number of users, the necessary integrations with other systems and the availability of internal resources.

Here are a few things to consider when determining the time needed to implement the solution:

1. Estimated time: Anaplan implementation can take from a few weeks to several months. A standard deployment for a typical planning solution can take between 8 and 12 weeks.
2. Implementation stages: the process comprises several stages, such as requirements analysis, model design, solution development, testing and user training. Each stage requires a specific amount of time, which is determined according to the company's specific requirements.
3. User training: The time required to train users on the new platform must also be taken into account. Micropole ensures that teams are well prepared and comfortable in using the tool, which favors its adoption and therefore the success of the deployment project.
4. Support from Micropole: being supported by a consulting firm means benefiting from solid expertise in the deployment of technical tools. Our expertise in the Anaplan solution ensures that best practices are followed, for a smooth and efficient deployment. 

Although Anaplan can be implemented quickly, it is a highly customizable tool. With Micropole's support, companies benefit from optimized implementation, adapted to their specific needs, while minimizing lead times and maximizing project efficiency.

Anaplan has more than 2,400 customers worldwide. Anaplan is a solution used by companies worldwide, enabling them to centralize processes, data and analyses across multiple countries. Thanks to its cloud-based platform, Anaplan facilitates global coordination and improves collaboration between different teams and regions, providing a unified vision and connected planning tools to meet the needs of multinational organizations.

This diversity of customers testifies to Anaplan's flexibility and ability to adapt to the varied needs of organizations, making it a preferred choice for many companies seeking to optimize their planning and analysis.

Anaplan is used in finance to improve the efficiency of steering, planning and reporting processes. Here's an overview of Anaplan's main applications in finance:

1. Financial forecasting: Anaplan enables finance departments to create accurate forecasts by integrating historical data and external factors, making it easier to project future performance.
2. Budgeting: the platform facilitates budgeting, enabling different departments to contribute and adjust budgets in real time, ensuring better alignment with operational objectives.
3. Profitability analysis: Anaplan enables in-depth analyses of profitability by product, segment or region, helping to identify performance levers and optimize resource allocation.
4. Performance management: thanks to interactive dashboards, Anaplan offers real-time visibility of key performance indicators (KPIs), making it easy to monitor results and adjust strategies accordingly.
5. Reporting and compliance: Anaplan simplifies the financial reporting process by automating data collection and report generation, while ensuring compliance with regulatory standards.
6. Scenarios and simulations: users can create financial simulations to assess the impact of different strategies or events, enabling flexibility and agility.

Anaplan is an essential tool for finance departments, enabling them to improve forecasting accuracy, optimize budgeting and enhance decision-making through in-depth analysis and improved performance visibility.

Anaplan is a pioneer in connected planning. It's an integrated approach that enables companies to centralize their data and collaborate efficiently on a variety of planning processes. Thanks to its cloud platform, Anaplan facilitates the creation of dynamic models, which link the various departments of an organization, such as Finance, Sales, Operations, Human Resources, Marketing, etc.

This connected planning method offers several advantages:

1. Real-time collaboration: teams can work simultaneously on scenarios, adjust forecasts and share insights
2. Greater visibility: by centralizing data, Anaplan provides an overview of performance and key indicators, making it easier to identify opportunities and risks.
3. Flexibility and agility: companies can rapidly adapt their strategy to changes in the market, thanks to scalable models and predictive analytics.
4. Automation: The platform automates repetitive processes, freeing up time for more strategic analysis.

No, Anaplan is not an ERP. It's a Software as a Service (SaaS) planning and performance management platform. It's used for business modeling and planning, which an ERP can't do.

However, Anaplan can be integrated with ERP systems to leverage existing operational data for use in planning scenarios. For example, ERP data can be imported into Anaplan to create forecasts or budgets.

Micropole, as an Anaplan partner and integrator, supports companies in deploying the solution in order to capitalize on its benefits and improve operational efficiency. With Anaplan, organizations can centralize their data and facilitate collaboration between different departments, while maintaining essential agility in decision-making. So, although Anaplan is not an ERP, it plays a key role in optimizing planning processes within companies.