Resources

Our thinking, plus the latest guides, events, case studies and deep dives from the world of IBP

  • Disconnected planning makes complex businesses do silly things

    The case for joining up business decision-making. And: why IBP adoption needs realists Tristan Colgate, MD of Fidenda, believes that Integrated Business Planning (IBP) is a gamechanger that delivers the sort of competitive advantage businesses can’t afford to ignore – and explains why Fidenda went all in on a “real-world” approach to IBP implementation with…

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  • Workforce optimisation for Police

    Tackling tomorrow’s workforce productivity challenges through innovation, collaboration, and adaptability in Policing

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  • Contact centre capacity planning

    Discover the significance of contact centre capacity planning in delivering exceptional customer service and gaining a competitive edge.

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  • Roadmapping for Anaplan

    Unlock opportunities and maximise your investment in Anaplan with a comprehensive road map.

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  • Operational capacity planning with Anaplan

    Discover the significance of operational capacity planning and how Anaplan can revolutionise your organisation’s success.

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  • Integrating Anaplan and SAP

    This blog explores the different options that organisations have to integrate Anaplan and SAP to achieve seamless business processes connecting strategy and execution using these two leading platforms.

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  • Mind the gap or close the gap?

    Compensation and pay equality: from strategy to execution Growing pressure from investors, regulators, employees and customers have made compensation and pay equality a board-level issue. In our blog series we’ll be highlighting how companies can leverage Anaplan to take Compensation and Pay Equality from Strategy to Execution:‍ Part 1: Regulatory FAQ: what EU legislation is…

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  • Planning your path to net zero

    Companies are committing to net-zero strategies The 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference, more commonly referred to as COP26, has resulted in enhanced commitments towards mitigating climate change. The result of COP26 was the Glasgow Climate Pact, in which the number of countries pledged to reach net-zero emissions passed 140. The societal and governmental pressure…

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  • Moving beyond a fossilised and disconnected FP&A solution

    Generally speaking, most large companies have increased maturity of their financial planning and analysis processes and technologies over the past 20 years.  When we look at a large company today, we typically see a central EPM solution enabling actual and planned data to be gathered, consolidated and reporting upon by a central finance function.  The…

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  • Getting ready for success: Achieving transformational Anaplan projects

    To achieve real transformational change and provide long-term business value, we believe implementing Anaplan requires an approach that goes beyond a quick “let’s replace our spreadsheet model” scope. In our experience, the most impactful and effective implementation projects have in common that they address the project from variety of lenses:  To support our customers, we…

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  • Five things that make a great Anaplan consultant

    Anaplan is growing rapidly with more and more customers choosing to adopt this market leading cloud-based planning solution.  Despite having spent two decades implementing rival SAP’s EPM solutions, we are building Fidenda around Anaplan as we’re convinced this is the best planning platform on the market.  The process of launching Fidenda has led to some…

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  • Seven lessons from implementing IFRS 16

    The new IFRS 16 accounting standard requires organisations to record rights of use and liabilities relating to leases on the balance sheet.  On the face of it, this is a straightforward requirement, and one that will enable better comparison of performance across similar business where one business owns key business assets and the other leases…

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