Turning data into decisions with AI scenario planning

Is artificial intelligence (AI) here to replace your job? 

Well, history has shown that human relevance to work remains a constant through all revolutions, but the nature of how we do that work must evolve. The machines may not replace us, but those who don’t adapt to AI may soon be replaced by those who do.

While many business leaders scramble to understand and implement the latest (and, frankly, overhyped) AI technology to remain competitive, those who use Anaplan have reaped the benefits of AI for years. That’s because our platform is already infused with a comprehensive range of AI capabilities, like machine learning (ML) and predictive analytics, providing our customers with actionable insights for more intelligent scenario planning. And our AI roadmap includes groundbreaking advancements across a range of emerging business use cases. 

Anaplan is well-positioned to help guide and enable your organization through the AI revolution — and far beyond — and those who have embraced our AI capabilities have already achieved measurable improvements in predicting future performance and generating greater revenue.  

A platform fueled by intelligence 

More than 2,400 of the world’s best brands use Anaplan’s AI-infused scenario planning and analysis platform to connect and optimize decision-making across business units, functions, and models. That’s because only Anaplan Intelligence delivers proven, context-aware AI based on years of foundational experience in predictive analytics, ML, linear programming, and use case-specific model-building expertise.​

With AI infused throughout every aspect of our platform, Anaplan is uniquely positioned to deliver precise, predictive, and generative insights to enhance decision-making, increase profitability, and accelerate time to value across your entire organization. Here are some of the AI-powered innovations we’ve introduced into our platform so far: 

Anaplan CoPlanner, our latest AI offering, uses connected, context-aware generative-AI capabilities to help you make sense of your data, dig into patterns, and act on generated insights. Using a secure and ring-fenced enterprise-grade LLM, CoPlanner uniquely delivers precise, relevant, and trusted insights, enabling you to surface hidden patterns, automate visualization of data to find opportunities and risks faster, and accelerate scenario planning.

Optimizer offers predictive analytics capabilities and advanced linear optimization algorithms, enabling you to discover optimal solutions for complex problems with a simple click. By integrating business-user-friendly optimization capabilities into your Anaplan implementation, you can harness the power of your data to make the best decisions.  

• Pure Storage uses Optimizer for sales planning, dramatically reducing the amount of time spent on territory and quota planning and optimization. 

• Autodesk uses Optimizer to achieve an 80% reduction in forecast roll-up time, optimizing its go-to-market strategy. 

PlanIQ helps you dramatically improve forecast accuracy and efficiency for effective business planning. With advanced statistical forecasting techniques, ML, and neutral networks, you can create improve predictions by analyzing both internal and external drivers — all while using far fewer human resources. You can also test different scenarios, discover connections, and spot emerging trends to constantly improve sales and demand forecasting.  

• South Central Ambulance Service uses PlanIQ to predict service demand and plan its workforce better, leading to faster response time.

• Coca-Cola Company leverages PlanIQ to realize a 20% improvement in predictability accuracy. 

Predictive Insights empowers you to create a strategic sales plan leveraging deep customer insights and buyer-intent data. This enables you to understand your most profitable segments and target accounts. It continuously gathers thousands of insights and buying signals from millions of businesses worldwide to assist you in discovering new areas for growth and opportunities to prioritize your go-to-market strategy.  

• CDW uses Predictive Insights to understand its customers better, leading to more sales and faster deal closures by targeting high-quality leads. 

• Lumen Technologies uses Predictive Insights to reimagine territory and quota planning processes across GTM operations, driving 50% faster quota-setting time.

AI capabilities for a range of user roles and use cases

The Anaplan platform is powered by advanced AI capabilities that enhance scenario planning, data analysis, and intelligent decision-making. And the value of this AI being infused throughout the platform is felt across all levels of the company, from model builders to planners to decision makers, including C-suite executives.

Here are some of the ways various user roles benefit from our AI features:   

• Model builders need to quickly and easily integrate large amounts of internal and external data to enable planners and decision-makers to make informed decisions faster. Anaplan’s AI capabilities help them save time and resources by automating data collection, enhancement, and calculations, leading to more accurate results and freeing up time for more valuable tasks.

• Planners need access to the most up-to-date, accurate insights to help create and optimize plans based on your business needs and objectives. Anaplan’s AI capabilities enable them with ad hoc analysis and insights into key drivers of sales and revenue performance across finance, operations, HR, supply chain, and sales and marketing.   

• Decision-makers face difficult choices every day and must quickly understand how different scenarios impact outcomes for their business. Anaplan’s AI capabilities drive agile, fast decision-making so you can choose the best course of action for your business to mitigate risks and improve outcomes. 

Anaplan's AI capabilities offer several advantages to our customers. They enable faster and more agile decision-making processes, contribute to achieving more precise outcomes, and promote intelligence that spans across the entire enterprise.

These capabilities have already translated into various benefits for our customers, including: 

• Greater revenue and faster time to close from sales 
• Increased win rates and average deal size 
• Improved forecast accuracy and predictability 
• Time-savings in monthly planning and reporting cycles 
• Enhanced decision-making and planning effectiveness 
   

Understand and adapt to thrive 

AI probably won’t replace all our jobs, but like any major technological shift, it has the potential to forever change our business landscape. For the time being, human skills and brainpower will still be essential, and those most willing and able to adapt will be the most successful. 

The transformative power of AI is here and ready to help you grow your business. It’s time to reframe the way we look at these capabilities, not as complex, inaccessible tools, but as ways to put intelligent scenario-based planning in the hands of business users. 

Backed by AI, key stakeholders can take new insights based on the most recent set of data and help strategize their action plan. With less time spent on gathering and interpreting data, you can focus on making the right decision for your business with confidence.