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Unleash finance as the strategic catalyst for digital transformation

This page is curated for transformational finance leaders like you. You’ll find timely and relevant content to help you navigate current developments in finance. Uncover thought leadership insights to overcome business disruptions and uncertainty — and support your digital transformation journey.

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Modern FP&A

2022 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Financial Planning Software

Bring certainty to your uncertain business environment with a next-generation FP&A solution. See why Anaplan was named a Leader in the all new 2022 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Financial Planning Software and placed highest for its ‘Ability to Execute’
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Adjusting and pivoting when interest rates are rising

Listen to our guests discuss how to adjust and pivot when interest rates are rising on our LinkedIn Live: Onward and upward series.

Research

Constellation research

Analysts offers 7 ways CFOs and financial leaders can prepare for a possible recession and other recommendations.

Research

Rising Expectations of Finance Analytics

Analyst recommends finance leaders evaluate how they can use technology to expand and enhance the value of analytics they perform and deliver to their organization

Finance Top 3

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Enable and execute effective ZBB methodologies in today’s volatile business environments

Finance Top 3

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View the on-demand demos for a glimpse into how Connected Planning can empower FP&A teams to drive better business decisions
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Finance Top 3

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Anaplan named in the Gartner Market Guide for Cloud Extended Planning and Analysis Solutions for the second straight year.

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What's next for debt and debt refinancing in the current economy

Listen to our guests discuss what is next for debt and refinancing in the current economy on our LinkedIn Live: Onward & Upward series.

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Great retention in the face of recession

Listen to our guests discuss how teams can foster collaboration between finance and HR to optimize business talent needs while containing spend in a recessionary environment.

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On-demand webinar

Managing high growth with dynamic forecasting at Dollar General Corporation

In this on-demand webinar, learn how Fortune 500 company Dollar General has proven its resiliency in serving millions of customers through dynamic forecasting.

Analyst report

Forrester’s Total Economic Impact of Anaplan reveals a 303% ROI over a three-year period

Modern FP&A

Balancing long-range goals with resource realities: Strategic planning demo

Without the proper level of planning, your costs can skyrocket, and you can miss revenue opportunities. Watch this demo to learn how to sync your strategic planning with organization-wide target-setting

Modern FP&A

Move from data collector to value creator

Improve business outcomes by making smarter, faster decisions. Connecting finance and operations with xP&A is the key.

Planning Today

Finance tackles the human side of digital transformation

Find out why finance is integral to transformation, how to use technology to manage the human aspects of transformation, and more. This blog includes access to on-demand videos from Anaplan

Finance

Evolve the culture of planning

Finance should no longer be the sole owner of financial planning and outcomes. To deliver on targets, stakeholders from across the business must play a meaningful and active role in planning.

Planning Today

Architects of business change: Awaken the potential of the modern CFO

A new survey from Harris Poll explores the perceptions colleagues have of their CFOs, how those perceptions differ from how CFOs view themselves, and the opportunities CFOs have to drive

Modern FP&A

Panasonic Homes visualizes business conditions to speed up management operations

Learn how Panasonic Homes’ finance team saved thousands of hours using their new solution from Anaplan. Read this customer story to explore how the entire company is now better able

eBook

Budgeting: Best practice guide

Five steps to a better annual budget process Is de-stressing your annual budgeting long overdue? Much of the disarray around annual budgets is due to spreadsheets. Using a labor-intensive tool

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Modern FP&A

Using budgeting as a strategic differentiator: Annual budgeting demo

Discover how to deliver strategic value with your budget in this on-demand demo. Learn how you can align top-down targets to bottom-up plans and easily analyze multiple scenarios and variances.

Connected Planning

Rising above a recession: The CFO’s keys to financial resiliency in an economic downturn

Learn key steps to financial resiliency that CFOs should know to minimize the impact of a recession.

Industry analysts

A connected approach is essential. No matter what you call this type of planning – connected, extended, or xP&A – it’s precisely what modern finance teams need to optimize performance. And it’s what industry leaders are already doing.

Forrester Report: “Follow the Money”—DOP Planning and Analytics Redefines Enterprise Performance Management

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IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Cloud Enterprise Performance Management Software for Planning, Budgeting, and Forecasting 2020 Vendor Assessment

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2022 Market Guide for Cloud, Extended Planning and Analysis (xP&A) Solutions

 

 96% of respondents agreed that a majority of enterprises will adopt a planning strategy to integrate/align FP&A with one or more operational planning areas by 2024.”

Digital transformation

Digital transformation has ushered in powerful new ways for finance to surface insights and understand the business, assess opportunities, enable more informed decisions, and deliver measurable business value. How can finance leaders orchestrate this transformation?

Culture and talent

Evolve team culture to empower problem-solving, commit to curiosity in finding new efficiencies, and celebrate innovative thinking.

Secure the right talent today and in the future and implement strategies to grow your next leaders from within your organization.

Capabilities

Start with an assessment of the team’s current capabilities, then develop strategies to build new competenciesfor the three focus areas of modernization:

  • Enable comprehensive access to data.
  • Prioritize analytical tools for insightsto drive growth.
  • Improve your ability to forecast accurately.

 

Operating model and processes

Uncover and fill the gaps in finance’s operating model. If your decision-making promotes diversity of thought, accountability, and awareness, the benefits of digital transformation will be felt throughout your organization.

 

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Customer stories

Many leading companies have begun their journey to becoming a connected enterprise. Find out how they realize greater efficiency, intelligent and informed decision-making, and improved performance.

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