ServiceSource transformed its workforce planning, financial planning, and budgeting with the right enterprise solution. Discover what ROI and operational efficiencies ServiceSource achieved via its Anaplan deployment to help turn around its business, and gain insights that you can apply in your organization.
10. Pre Anaplan Challenges
• Running budgeting, forecasting, reporting and analytics in Excel model
built pre IPO
• 80% of time “managing the model”, hoping the numbers were right
• Two distinct planning models:
1) 2,500 employees in our 11 service centers (“Managed Service”)
2) Proserv, Software, SG&A, R&D (“Corporate”)
• Lack of flexibility in measuring, connecting and monitoring the complexity
of two planning models
• Misaligned business unit objectives and metrics due to the lack of visibility
into the health of the business across different regions, departments, and
levels
11. Unique requirements for each planning
model
Managed Services Corporate
Custom planning model unique to
ServiceSource
“Production” Forecasting: How we
generate rev for our customers
Forecasting our revenue based on our
pay for performance model
Headcount by region, job type, job
level
Margin / Contribution by Center,
Customer
SW and ProServ Revenue forecasting
Standard Workforce planning for
ProServ, R&D and SG&A (hire, xfer,
promote, term)
Corporate drivers for allocations,
benefits, fully loaded costs
Consolidation of forecast
12. Why Anaplan
Anaplan’s Platform Technology allowed us to build
unique, custom Managed Services Model
For Corp Model, use best practice Workforce
planning; integrated custom model with prescriptive
planning for corp
Platform Technology
Integrate Standard
Corp Planning w/
Custom Model
Intuitive Interface
Excel like interface via browser enable rapid
deployment across 200+ users
13. #AnaplanHub16
Process flow / Anaplan footprint
Financials &
HR
Best Practices (Vanilla) Model
• SG&A, R&D, Prof Svcs
• Standard Workforce & Other
Expense Planning
Custom, “Unique” Model
Service Delivery
• 2500 employees, 11 centers
• By job family, job type, site
Corporate Reporting
• Consolidate forecast,
P&L
• Project forecast
against actuals
14. #AnaplanHub16
Results Delivered
Via Improved
Transparency,
Analytics and
Driving
Ownership to
Business Partners
• Operating expenses reduced 15% year-over-year
• Improved Managed Service rep productivity by
>5%
• 2014: 80/20 (process / insights); 2015 80 / 20
(insights / process)
• Flexible models provide the ability to adjust
planning needs using real-time data from
Workday
• Fast adoption of the platform throughout the
organization, Anaplan and Excel can co-exist
15. #AnaplanHub16
1 2 3
Keys to Success: Controlled Development Approach
PROJECT
MANAGEMENT
FINANCE IT
• Requirements
• Sponsorship
• Bias for simplicity
• Integration w/ Wokrday
• Anaplan Expert
• Source data
• Project Tracking
• Scope Control
• Key Practices
• Change Management
Result: In 5 Weeks, Successfully delivered Plan for…
> 70 client accounts > 200 users 8 offices
16. #AnaplanHub16
So What, and
Next Steps So What
• Put the “A” back in FP&A
• More granularity and
transparency
• Provide analytics, reports
& insights tp
management to facilitate
effective decision
making.
• Arm and empower
business to drive towards
Next Steps
• Further enhancements to
existing models
• Exec Dashboards
• Add’l dimensions
• New Models
• Sales compensation
• Outside sales bookings
• Revenue
ServiceSource transformed its workforce planning, financial planning, and operations forecasting with the right enterprise solution. But finding that right solution wasn't easy. Discover what ROI and operational efficiencies ServiceSource achieved with its Anaplan deployment that helped turn its business around, and gain valuable insights that you can apply in your own organization.
Two models:
SG&A
Managed service side, 2500 and growing, 10 centers around the world, custom to job family and job type, by site – rolling the forecast down to the service margin
So, we can do apps, but with this platform technology
Third model consolidates forecast, that brings SG&A and the service side, used for finacial reporting
Really innovating around revenue lifecycle management… as useage
ServiceSource transformed its workforce planning, financial planning, and operations forecasting with the right enterprise solution. But finding that right solution wasn't easy. Discover what ROI and operational efficiencies ServiceSource achieved with its Anaplan deployment that helped turn its business around, and gain valuable insights that you can apply in your own organization.
Two models:
SG&A
Managed service side, 2500 and growing, 10 centers around the world, custom to job family and job type, by site – rolling the forecast down to the service margin
So, we can do apps, but with this platform technology
Third model consolidates forecast, that brings SG&A and the service side, used for finacial reporting
Really innovating around revenue lifecycle management… as useage
And this is being caused by a convergence of disruptive forces including:
Rapidly evolving business models – the move to consumption-based business models pose less risk and reduced cost to customers to switch to the competition
Digital and technology advancements
And, the customer
We are in the age of the customer. This customer empowerment is posing a real threat to revenue growth. Customers today expect an exceptional experience throughout their entire relationship with you. They expect high value return on their investments, and expect to achieve their desired business outcomes as a result of those investments.
Competitors know this, and are moving quickly to capitalize on these disruptions. They are transitioning quickly to new business models, adopting technologies and orchestrating their post-acquisition customer experiences to position themselves as a more attractive alternative to their current situation.
Discovery questions: Is this consistent with the challenges you are experiencing? Tell me about how these forces are impacting your business? What initiatives are you considering to mitigate these risk factors?
At ServiceSource we’ve been managing client revenue relationships for the world’s leading, global enterprises for more than 15 years
At ServiceSource we’ve been managing client revenue relationships for the world’s leading, global enterprises for more than 15 years
Two models:
SG&A
Managed service side, 2500 and growing, 10 centers around the world, custom to job family and job type, by site – rolling the forecast down to the service margin
So, we can do apps, but with this platform technology
Third model consolidates forecast, that brings SG&A and the service side, used for finacial reporting
Really innovating around revenue lifecycle management… as useage
ServiceSource transformed its workforce planning, financial planning, and operations forecasting with the right enterprise solution. But finding that right solution wasn't easy. Discover what ROI and operational efficiencies ServiceSource achieved with its Anaplan deployment that helped turn its business around, and gain valuable insights that you can apply in your own organization.
Two models:
SG&A
Managed service side, 2500 and growing, 10 centers around the world, custom to job family and job type, by site – rolling the forecast down to the service margin
So, we can do apps, but with this platform technology
Third model consolidates forecast, that brings SG&A and the service side, used for finacial reporting
Really innovating around revenue lifecycle management… as useage