Anaplan Business Planning Platform for Enterprise Performance Management

Planning in Anaplan starts by importing data and building custom models tailored to the organization’s planning needs. Multiple stakeholders then contribute to and update plans simultaneously with real-time visibility, test business scenarios for their financial and operational impact, and track performance on dashboards to make data-driven adjustments. The modeling engine supports complex calculations and large datasets for enterprise-grade planning, and role-based dashboards give different users customized views and insights.

Its connected planning approach integrates data and planning processes across finance, sales, HR and operations for unified decision-making. Finance teams can build dynamic financial models, forecasts and budgets, while sales operations managers align targets and commissions with territory planning. Workforce capacity, skills and costs can also be planned to meet organizational goals. Supply chain planners use it for inventory, demand forecasting and production planning. It is a fully cloud-based platform accessed via web browsers, with integration to ERP, CRM, HR and other enterprise systems through APIs and connectors.

Subscription pricing is based on user count, modules and deployment scale, and it can be expensive for small businesses. Industries served include finance, retail, manufacturing, healthcare and technology, and offline capabilities are limited.