Anaplan Forecaster positioning statement

Anaplan Forecaster is our next-generation AI-driven forecasting capability, natively built into the Anaplan platform. As part of Anaplan Intelligence, it empowers teams to create accurate, transparent, and scalable forecasts that seamlessly connect into enterprise planning.

Benefit pillars

1. Delivers higher forecast accuracy

Core message:

Leverage advanced, new algorithms like LightGBM and TimesFM to capture complex patterns and emerging trends. Even with limited historical data, Forecaster improves reliability for new products or fast-changing environments, ultimately driving more accurate and dependable plans.

2. Builds transparency and trust

Core message:

Gain complete visibility into forecast drivers with feature-important scoring, seasonal and trend attribution, and confidence intervals. This explainability empowers business users to see why forecasts shift and to trust the results, fostering confident decision-making.

3. Automates data quality and anomaly checks

Core message:

Radically reduce manual effort with built-in anomaly detection, missing-value checks, and outlier notifications. By automating data validation, Forecaster allows teams to focus on strategic decisions instead of troubleshooting data issues.

4. Scales forecasting effortlessly across the enterprise

Core message:

Run forecasts at speed and scale with a resilient, multi-region architecture designed for the enterprise. Handle large datasets and multiple business functions simultaneously without performance bottlenecks, ensuring forecasting capabilities grow with the organization .

5. Connects forecasts seamlessly across Anaplan

Core message:

Embed forecasts directly into Anaplan models and workflows without the need for exports, reconciliations, or third-party tools. Forecasts update with planning cycles, keeping teams aligned, responsive, and working within a single, connected environment.

Do's and don'ts

Key outcomes

Drive better, more accurate forecasts: Achieve higher accuracy to improve top- and bottom-line results.
Empower business-owned forecasting: Enable planners and analysts to own the forecasting process without reliance on data science teams.
Achieve faster time-to-decision: Reduce the time, cost, and effort required to embed AI/ML into day-to-day planning, accelerating strategic decision-making.
Benefit from automatic scaling: Utilize a platform that provides automatic scaling and service management to meet enterprise demands.

Positioning statement: 25 words

Anaplan Forecaster is the AI-driven forecasting engine native to Anaplan. It empowers business users with accurate, explainable forecasts to enable faster, more confident planning and decision-making.

Positioning statement: 80 words

Anaplan Forecaster is the next-generation, AI-driven forecasting engine, natively embedded within the Anaplan platform. It empowers business teams to create accurate, explainable, and scalable forecasts with confidence and without data science expertise. By automating data checks and providing full transparency into forecast drivers, Forecaster helps businesses reduce risk and uncertainty. It delivers seamless integration into existing planning workflows, ensuring that finance, sales, supply chain, and workforce teams can make faster, more intelligent decisions to stay ahead of market changes.

Positioning statement: 100 words

Experience the future of forecasting with Anaplan Forecaster, the next-generation, AI-driven engine natively embedded within the Anaplan platform. Forecaster empowers business teams — no data science expertise required — to generate accurate, explainable, and scalable forecasts with unparalleled confidence. Leveraging advanced algorithms like LightGBM and TimesFM, it automates data quality checks and offers full transparency into forecast drivers, eliminating uncertainty. By seamlessly integrating into existing planning workflows, Forecaster connects finance, supply chain, and sales teams, enabling them to make faster, more intelligent decisions and stay decisively ahead of the competition in a rapidly changing market.