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:
DiscoverSales Planning
Anticipate demand, manage targets and optimize pricing strategies with Anaplan and Beyond Plans. Connected Sales & Marketing planning for greater consistency and performance.
Reliable Forecasts and Responsive Marketing Strategies to Accelerate Sales Performance
Beyond Plans supports Sales and Marketing leaders in transforming forecasts, budgets and action plans. With Anaplan, decisions are based on reliable, shared data.
Sales & Marketing Challenges
Demand volatility and channel complexity require precise performance management. Beyond Plans helps align forecasts, targets and marketing strategies for collaborative and profitable decision-making.
Forecasts & Targets
Improve sales forecasts, define targets and adjust action plans in real time.
Pricing & Margins
Build a consistent pricing strategy and simulate margins by market and channel.
Performance & collaboration
Connect Sales, Marketing and Finance for unified sales performance management.
Solutions Tailored to Sales & Marketing Teams
Beyond forecasting, Beyond Plans deploys Anaplan to cover segmentation, territory and quota, pricing, forecasting and marketing plans. Decisions rely on consistent, collaborative data.
Services Designed for Sales Performance
Our experts combine business consulting and Anaplan integration: forecast framework, CRM/ERP connectors, training and Lemon Learning adoption.
The goal: agile planning and unified revenue management.
Sales & Marketing Planning FAQ
Discover how Anaplan and Beyond Plans transform sales planning: forecasting, pricing, segmentation, targets and marketing plans.
What is sales planning with Anaplan?
It is an integrated solution that connects Sales, Marketing and Finance. Forecasts, targets, pricing and action plans are managed within a single platform.
How can sales forecasts be made more reliable?
By automating CRM and ERP data collection and simulating what-if scenarios. Forecasts become collaborative and more accurate.
How can Sales and Marketing be aligned?
By centralizing targets, budgets and campaigns in Anaplan. Teams share the same KPIs and jointly prioritize initiatives.
Can pricing strategy be managed in Anaplan?
Yes. Pricing grids can be modeled, rate and mix effects simulated, and prices harmonized globally.
How can adoption by Sales teams be accelerated?
Lemon Learning embeds interactive guides directly into Anaplan, enabling in-context training and faster, sustainable adoption.
Discover Our News & Insights
Client cases, studies and articles on sales planning, pricing and marketing performance with Anaplan. Learn how to gain responsiveness and consistency.
Artificial Intelligence and the Pharmaceutical Supply Chain: Between Ambitions, Complexity, and Concrete Transformation
Discover how AI is transforming pharmaceutical supply chains, and how Beyond Plans leverages Anaplan to turn data, planning, and collaboration into a resilient, intelligent logistics ecosystem.
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Managing Uncertainty in Pharmaceutical R&D with Dynamic Planning Powered by Anaplan
Discover how pharmaceutical companies can manage R&D uncertainty and optimize decision-making with dynamic planning in Anaplan. A strategic, data-driven approach to accelerate innovation and align cross-functional teams.
DiscoverDiscover Our Sales & Marketing Expertise
Looking to secure forecasts and harmonize pricing strategies? Speak with our Anaplan experts to accelerate your Sales and Marketing performance.
Our Other Areas of Expertise
Beyond Plans also supports Finance, Supply Chain, HR, IT and Procurement. Discover how Anaplan connects every function to strengthen collaboration and performance.