With several new services and capabilities coming soon to the Anaplan platform, multiple engineering teams here have started to look at exposing service capabilities via GraphQL. It’s a different way of composing an API than REST, which is familiar, tried, and true. There must be an acre of pixels spilled about GraphQL so far, but… read more →
Whether you’re planning a complex supply chain; working in financial planning and analysis (FP&A); building a sales forecast; or calculating indirect cost allocation, CAPEX, or sales incentives, connected planning with the Anaplan platform can help you succeed. But the variety of use cases Anaplan can handle also presents a challenge: Each company beginning the connected… read more →
The financial services industry faces turbulent market conditions fueled by new technology, the race to digitization, constantly changing regulations, and unstable political environments. That’s why now, more than ever, the industry needs to re-invent itself and adopt a forward-looking attitude.The first step is to implement connected planning, which can be provided by a platform-based solution… read more →
With summer vacations behind them, many FP&A professionals will be sitting down at their desks wondering what they can do to improve their upcoming annual budgeting processes. Their top concerns are likely to include maintaining a tight grip on costs and working capital while striving to improve the accuracy of their budget and cash flow… read more →
bluecrux has joined the Anaplan partner network in Benelux. A team of talented experts with a passion for business and supply chain operations, the people of bluecrux are dedicated to improving business processes and optimizing organizational performance. From concept to implementation and beyond, bluecrux aims to create durable change and sustainable business transformation in its… read more →
To succeed in its ongoing quest to re-invent home audio for the digital age—yes, do try this at home!—global home sound–system leader Sonos first had to accomplish another daunting task: achieve end-to-end visibility across its global supply chain. And like Sonos, you can try this in your business, as well.For inspiration, here’s a brief overview… read more →
Based on decades of experience working with and writing about financial software, independent expert Richard Barrett has provided his personal observations on a recent Gartner Magic Quadrant. The opinions expressed are his own. Leading analyst firm Gartner recently published its annual Magic Quadrant for Cloud Strategic Corporate Performance Management (SCPM) solutions. According to its authors,… read more →
As I write this, I’m just a matter of a few days over a month into a new job at Anaplan’s office in central London. That seems like a good enough point to jot down some initial thoughts: It’s long enough to be getting more than just first impressions, but early enough that I’m still… read more →
When I look at a Cubist painting by Pablo Picasso, which has several views of an object or figure on one canvas, I sometimes get confused as to where things begin and end. The secret is to understand that they’re all just different perspectives on the same thing. The same can be said about sales… read more →
Texans love to boast that their state has everything. However, there’s one thing that Texas doesn’t have yet: an Anaplan user group.But that’s changing. On September 28, we will launch our Texas user group. It’s going to be a sprawling, exciting event worthy of the Lone Star State. We’ll gather at Community Beer in Dallas… read more →
