Anaplan Market Evolving: Top In-Demand Skills

♣️ What Will Get You Hired? ♠️ After speaking with hundreds of Anaplan professionals and hiring managers over the past year, these are the three trends that consistently come up. Technical skills will always matter, but these are the king makers ☄️ Polaris expertise 👔 Consulting experience (past or present) 🔬 End-to-end implementation experience If you are someone with any of these qualities reach out! I'd love to show you opportunities with companies & firms who could be your future employers. And if you're hiring into your team and want these skills/experience, lets connect to discuss my deep pool of candidates and find you that perfect fit! #TalentUnlocked #Anaplan #Polaris #Consulting #Implementation #Hiring

The hidden cost of an unoptimized Anaplan model. Most teams notice the obvious signs. Longer calculation times. Slower planning cycles. More support requests. What often goes unnoticed is everything that follows. Simple enhancements become complex. Model changes take longer. Knowledge becomes concentrated in a few individuals. Teams become hesitant to make changes because they’re unsure of the impact. Over time, the model stops evolving as quickly as the business. That’s the real cost. Not just performance. Momentum. Sometimes, all it takes is a fresh technical review to identify opportunities to simplify the model, improve performance, and make future enhancements easier. When was the last time your Anaplan model was independently reviewed? Talk Anaplan with Nexplan. #Anaplan #ConnectedPlanning #ModelOptimization #SolutionArchitecture #Nexplan

Anaplan released Workflow batch approvals in June - one digest email at midnight instead of a dozen approval emails through the day, and a side-by-side pane to approve multiple items at once. This exact problem used to kill user adoption instantly. You design a workflow with a decision task per line item, it looks clean in testing with five records, then goes live with two hundred and the approver gets buried in notifications. They stop opening them. The workflow becomes a bottleneck nobody ends up using. The fix used to be custom - batching notifications through a scheduled process, or just accepting the approver fatigue as a tradeoff. Now it's a configuration option. Worth remembering at the design stage, not after go-live: ask how many items will actually run through a decision task in production, not in your test model. That number changes the entire approval design. Full article here: https://lnkd.in/gdWnDx_z Image taken from the demo video on the article. #Anaplan #Workflow #EPM

An Anaplan implementation is not a one time milestone. It is an ongoing journey. As business requirements evolve, your planning models should evolve too. Regular reviews help ensure your Anaplan environment remains scalable, efficient, and easy for business users to adopt. The infographic below highlights a few common indicators that it may be time to take a closer look at your model. When was the last time your team reviewed the health of your Anaplan environment? Share your thoughts in the comments. If you are looking to optimize your Anaplan environment or need certified Anaplan professionals to support your projects, feel free to connect with me. 🌐 https://lnkd.in/gC3Q5Nn4 #Anaplan #ConnectedPlanning #EnterprisePlanning #EPM #DigitalTransformation #AnaplanConsulting #ModelOptimization #BusinessPlanning #Ceiver

🚀 Is your organization looking to maximize the value of Anaplan? Whether you're planning a new implementation or looking to optimize an existing model, we're here to help. Our expertise includes: ✔ Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) ✔ Workforce Planning ✔ Supply Chain & Demand Planning ✔ Sales Performance Management (SPM) ✔ Territory & Quota Planning ✔ Model Optimization & Health Checks ✔ End-to-End Implementation ✔ Managed Support Services If your organization is exploring Connected Planning or you know someone looking for trusted Anaplan expertise, we'd love to connect. Let's build smarter, faster, and more connected planning solutions together . #Anaplan #ConnectedPlanning #FPA #SupplyChainPlanning #WorkforcePlanning #DigitalTransformation #BusinessTransformation #EnterprisePlanning #BusinessGrowth #Consulting

A couple of weeks ago I had the privilege of speaking at Anaplan Connect 2026, joining a panel on scaling Anaplan solutions beyond Finance. The discussion focused on what really happens when connected planning moves into Operations, Demand and Supply Planning, and wider transformation programmes. I shared some of the lessons learned from scaling users, functions and processes — and the organisational implications that follow. Support models must mature, governance must evolve, and solutions need continuous iteration to stay relevant, resilient and genuinely embedded. It was energising to hear how many organisations are wrestling with similar challenges and opportunities. The appetite for cross‑functional planning is clearly accelerating, and it was great to contribute to that conversation. Thank you to the Anaplan team for the invitation, and to my colleagues at FOS whose ideas, challenges and persistence have shaped so many of the solutions we’ve built. #AnaplanConnect #ConnectedPlanning #Transformation #DataLeadership

Your Anaplan implementation went live. So why is everyone back in Excel? It happens more often than you think. The implementation was successful. The project closed. Everyone celebrated go-live. A few months later… Planning cycles start taking longer. Users create Excel workarounds. Performance slows down. Simple enhancements become complex. The business loses confidence. The platform hasn’t failed. The solution has simply outgrown the way it was designed, governed, or adopted. The good news? Most of these issues can be identified—and fixed without starting again. Sometimes all you need is an independent Anaplan Health Check. A fresh perspective can uncover performance issues, simplify your model, improve governance, strengthen adoption, and help you get more value from the investment you’ve already made. If your Anaplan solution doesn’t feel as effective as it once did, let’s have a conversation. Talk Anaplan with Nexplan.

We implement BOTH Anaplan and Pigment. So here’s a clear comparison to help you choose what fits your business: Choose ANAPLAN if: → You need 200+ user licenses + complex multi-dimensional sparse data → You have capacity for a 6-9 month rollout → You want a 14-year track record of enterprise deployments at scale → Your goal is Connected Planning across Finance + Supply + Sales Choose PIGMENT if: → Speed-to-value is priority: 90-120 day rollouts are achievable → Your end users want a modern, intuitive experience → You’re a $50M-$500M company looking for focused capability → Excel formula familiarity is important for your modelers Where they ALIGN: Both eliminate spreadsheets. Both thrive with strong master data and governance discipline. THE HONEST ANSWER to “which one should we buy?” It depends on whether you have the people and process to run it. The tool is one part. The team and adoption plan are the rest. CFOs: Pick a side.  What’s been your experience with Anaplan vs Pigment? 👇 #Anaplan #Pigment #FPnA #CFO #EPM #FinancialPlanning #ConnectedPlanning #CornorstoneConsulting

Why does your planning cycle still take three weeks? Most organizations assume it’s because planning is complex. In our experience, that’s rarely the whole story. Planning cycles become longer when teams spend more time collecting, validating, reconciling, and questioning data than making decisions. The platform is often expected to solve the problem. But planning speed depends on much more than technology. It depends on how well the model has been designed, how efficiently it performs, and how easy it is for users to work with. Sometimes, a few targeted improvements can reduce planning effort far more than another enhancement or new feature. The question isn’t “How fast is your model?” It’s “How fast can your business plan with confidence?” If your planning cycle is taking longer than it should, it may be time for a fresh perspective. Talk Anaplan with Nexplan. #Anaplan #EnterprisePlanning #ConnectedPlanning #EPM #Nexplan

Pistosol Solutions and Services LLP As we move through 2026, businesses continue to focus on becoming more agile, data-driven, and connected. For Anaplan consultants, this means helping organizations transform complex planning into connected, collaborative, and real-time decision-making. 🚀 From FP&A (Financial Planning & Analysis)and workforce planning to supply chain, sales, and scenario planning, connected planning is becoming increasingly important for businesses navigating constant change. 📊 New challenges. Better plans. Smarter decisions. Here’s to continuing to create business impact through connected planning in 2026! #Anaplan #AnaplanConsulting #ConnectedPlanning #FP&A #WorkforcePlanning #BusinessTransformation #ScenarioPlanning #2026