Digital engineering firm, rollout recovery
A stalled implementation, running live forecasts a month later.
THE CHALLENGE
The model had been built without the structure to carry the business it was meant to plan. Hierarchies didn't reflect how entities actually rolled up, and years of acquisition had pushed the model past 250GB. Finance had an Anaplan licence, a model nobody used, and a fair question about whether the platform had been the wrong choice.
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WHAT WE DID
The instinct after a failed implementation is to start again. We took the opposite view: the model was salvageable, and proving that mattered more than any new build. In four weeks we corrected the hierarchy design, addressed the performance issues behind the 250GB footprint, and got corporate FP&A running live forecasts. What followed, a support contract and then a full Polaris migration, came from that decision.
Salvage Over Rebuild
The model was fixable, and proving that mattered more than starting over.
Four Weeks, Not a Re-Platform
Hierarchy design corrected and performance issues addressed without a rebuild.
Forecasts, Fast
Corporate FP&A running live forecasts inside a month.
THE RESULT
Over the years, Elite EPM has provided exceptional service and value in the design. We would recommend their services to anyone looking for a strong business partner in the world of Strategic and Operational Planning solutions.
For the first time in a while, I felt optimistic about what we could do with Anaplan. More importantly, we started seeing that potential become real.
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