After more model health checks than we can remember and dozens of interviews with prospective, current and future clients these are the things that really grind their gears when it comes to their Anaplan projects.

🔸 Excessive mappings tables

🔸 Over extended core hierarchies

🔸 Lack of dimensionality

🔸 Flat reporting

🔸 Counterintuitive modelling structures

We have carried out quite a few Anaplan health checks, reviews and assessments since launching in December 2021. Where the initial launch was less than stellar models shared the following common traits.

My first Anaplan project was a sh!t show. This is what I have learnt during the years since so I avoid it ever happening again.

Successful Anaplan projects for FP&A focus on the following five priorities;

1. Processes

2. Data

3. People

4. FP&A experts

5. Anaplan experts