Adopting Anaplan: Comparing Approaches and Best Practices
A planning solution is only as valuable as the way it’s used. When it comes time to choose a user adoption strategy for Anaplan, one essential question arises:
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Plan your workforce, anticipate recruitment needs and manage HR costs with Anaplan and Beyond Plans. A connected view to align strategy, skills and performance.
Plan Your Human Resources with Agility and Align HR, Finance and Operations
Beyond reporting, the HR function becomes strategic. With Anaplan, Beyond Plans helps HR leaders simulate workforce scenarios, control costs and anticipate needs to support growth.
Key HR Challenges
Organizations evolve, roles change and costs increase. Beyond Plans helps HR departments plan headcount, skills and budgets in Anaplan, delivering clear and shared visibility.
Headcount & Capacity
Plan headcount and capacity based on activity, projects and seasonality.
Payroll Costs
Track salaries, bonuses and HR costs in real time. Simulate budget scenarios.
Skills & Mobility
Analyze workforce skills, manage internal mobility and anticipate recruitment needs.
Solutions Tailored to the HR Function
Beyond Plans deploys Anaplan to manage headcount, payroll and skills. Workforce Planning, Headcount Planning, what-if simulations, forecasting and HR reporting finally connect strategy and operations.
Services Designed for HR Teams
Our consultants combine HR expertise with Anaplan mastery: AMOA consulting, integration, training, Lemon Learning adoption and Application Management Services (AMS). End-to-end support for connected and agile HR teams.
Workforce Planning FAQ
Everything you need to know about HR planning with Anaplan: headcount, payroll, forecasting and skills. Here are the most frequently asked questions from HR and Finance teams.
What is Workforce Planning with Anaplan?
It is an integrated HR planning solution that anticipates headcount, manages payroll costs and aligns HR, Finance and business teams around shared scenarios.
Which indicators should be tracked to manage headcount?
Headcount by entity, turnover rate, payroll costs, average cost per employee, utilization rate, recruitment forecasts and critical skills.
How can HR and Finance be connected in Anaplan?
By unifying HR and financial data: headcount, salaries, bonuses and costs. This ensures consistency and transparency between HR Directors and CFOs.
Can HR what-if scenarios be simulated?
Yes. Teams can test the impact of recruitment, salary increases or turnover on costs and margins.
How can Anaplan adoption be encouraged among HR teams?
Lemon Learning embeds interactive guides directly in Anaplan. Users learn in context, accelerating autonomy and long-term adoption.
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Articles, studies and testimonials on HR planning, workforce management and digital transformation. Discover how Beyond Plans helps HR leaders anticipate and manage performance.
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Managing Uncertainty in Pharmaceutical R&D with Dynamic Planning Powered by Anaplan
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Looking to anticipate workforce needs and control HR costs? Our Anaplan experts support you in building agile Workforce Planning aligned with your company’s strategy.
Our Other Areas of Expertise
Beyond Plans also supports Finance, Supply Chain, Sales & Marketing, IT and Procurement. Discover how we adapt Anaplan to each function to strengthen performance and collaboration.