Connected planning is where Anaplan truly shines. We've built a centralized courier demand planning model that acts as a single starting point for recruitment targets, operational planning, equipment planning, and top-down financial target comparisons. The calculation engine handles complex driver-based forecasting across multiple countries in one model. ALM with structures DEV-to-PROD deployment and data archives with cloudwork integrations gives us a disciplined, auditable cycle. After nearly 10 years on the platform, I'm still a genuine believer in what it can do for enterprise performance management

The connected element - Anaplan's power comes from many models talking to one another in a way that Excel simply cannot compare to

The ability to perform scenario analysis