At Beyond Plans, we see every day how much decision quality shapes organizational performance. The challenge is not simply having data, but being able to connect it, interpret it, and transform it into effective choices.
As a multi-certified Anaplan partner, we help our clients create the conditions to make the right decisions at the right time by integrating every dimension of the business.
What Do We Mean by Decision Excellence?
Decision excellence is not just about “deciding faster.” It’s about creating an environment where decisions are:
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Connected: corporate strategy translates seamlessly into operations, with no silos between hierarchies or departments.
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Data-driven: information is available in real time and used to evaluate different options.
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Fluid: decision-making processes are clear, free from bottlenecks, and enable rapid action when needed.
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Open: customers, suppliers, and partners contribute to a broader understanding of challenges.
This combination goes beyond intuition, building a true decision-making culture.
Why Decision Excellence Is Becoming Essential
Every decision whether operational or strategic impacts a company’s trajectory. In today’s environment of accelerated market cycles and rising uncertainty, relying on disconnected processes or partial data puts organizations at risk.
Conversely, companies that invest in decision excellence quickly see benefits: stronger internal alignment, greater agility in responding to market shifts, and sharper focus on truly strategic priorities.
Anaplan’s Role in This Journey
The Anaplan platform plays a central role in this transformation. Its strength lies in enabling organizations to:
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Consolidate data into a single model, accessible across all functions.
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Run simulations and what-if scenarios to assess potential impacts before executing a decision.
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Continuously monitor performance to adapt choices based on real-world conditions.
But Anaplan is not a simple “plug-and-play” solution. Its adoption and effectiveness depend on how well it is embedded within existing processes. That’s where Beyond Plans comes in.
The Beyond Plans Approach
Our method aligns three dimensions:
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Technology: deploying Anaplan pragmatically, tailored to each client’s industry and priorities.
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Processes: redesigning decision pathways to be clearer, faster, and more transparent.
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People: driving change management, training users, and fostering a true data culture.
By working across these levels, we establish a lasting framework for decision excellence. Our clients gain not only efficiency, but also confidence in their choices.
Toward a More Agile Decision-Making Culture
Decision excellence is not a fixed state but an ongoing journey. Each organization progresses at its own pace, depending on maturity and challenges. What matters is initiating the shift: reconnecting strategy with operations, relying on robust data, and streamlining processes.
At Beyond Plans, we view this transformation as cultural as much as technological. That duality makes it demanding but also profoundly transformative for the future of any enterprise.
Going Further: The Anaplan McKinsey Report
To explore these topics in more depth, Anaplan has published the Enterprise Decision Excellence Report™ in partnership with McKinsey. This reference study highlights, with supporting data, the link between decision excellence, organizational connectivity, and business performance. [Download the report here].
FAQ: Decision Excellence and Beyond Plans
What is decision excellence?
It is an organization’s ability to make fast, connected, and data-backed decisions by integrating its entire ecosystem.
What is Anaplan’s role?
The platform connects data, processes, and scenarios, providing insight to guide decisions and ensure real-time performance management.
How does Beyond Plans help?
By deploying Anaplan, streamlining decision-making processes, and supporting teams in building a sustainable culture of decision excellence.
