Online Course – Certified Professional Internship in Connected Planning for Business Change, Anaplan

Improve your business outcomes with connected planning. Use connected planning to help your organization plan, adapt, and thrive in today’s fast-paced business environment.

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Professional Certificate

Beginners

No prior knowledge required

Time to complete the course

7-day free trial

No unnecessary risks

Skills you will acquire in the course

  • Principles and benefits of connected planning
  • Real cases of connected design in different industries
  • Critical organizational requirements for successful adoption of connected planning
  • Assessing the current status of planning activities
  • Custom application journey
  • Assessment of organizational readiness

What you will learn in the course

Courses for which the course is suitable

  • Project managers
  • Senior leaders
  • Business consultants
  • Strategy Managers
  • Business analysts
  • Planning managers
  • Organizational development professionals
  • Business students
  • Human Resources Managers
  • Marketing managers

Internship – Series of 4 courses

This specialization is designed for business professionals and students who want to develop skills in business planning and strategy. It is perfect for senior leaders who need insights beyond basic business models.

What will you learn?

  • Principles and benefits of connected planning
  • Real cases of connected design in different industries
  • Critical organizational requirements for successful adoption of connected planning

These courses will prepare you to drive connected planning implementation in your organization.

Hands-on Learning Project

Learners will complete a series of tasks and projects to develop a rationale and roadmap for implementing connected planning in their organization, including:

  • Assessing the current status of planning activities
  • Custom application journey
  • Assessment of organizational readiness

Details of the courses that make up the specialization

Overview of connected planning

Course 1 – 14 hours

What you will learn:

  • How connected planning differs from traditional planning approaches and why it is critical in today’s business environment
  • How connected planning bridges strategic planning and operational execution
  • The quantitative and qualitative benefits of connected planning for the organization

Skills you will acquire:

  • Business planning
  • Technology disruption
  • Strategic planning
  • Business strategy
  • Connected planning

Course 2 – 31 hours

What you will learn:

  • How connected planning links strategy, decisions, processes, and data in an organization
  • Why and how the path to implementing connected planning differs between organizations
  • How a connected planning approach can yield benefits in finance, sales, supply chain and human resources

Skills you will acquire:

  • Business planning
  • Technology disruption
  • Strategic planning
  • Business strategy
  • Connected planning

Course 3 – 15 hours

What you will learn:

  • How organizational culture, leadership development, and change management practices impact the implementation of connected planning
  • How a connected planning technology platform integrates with an organization’s overall digital system
  • How process mapping and redesign can facilitate successful implementation of connected planning

Skills you will acquire:

  • Business planning
  • Technology disruption
  • Strategic planning
  • Business strategy
  • Connected planning

Course 4 – Final Project: Connected Planning for Business Transformation – 5 hours

What you will learn:

  • Develop a rationale and roadmap for implementing connected planning in your organization
  • Examining the current planning state in the organization and identifying specific areas where connected planning provides significant benefits
  • Recommending connected planning and promoting its adoption in your organization

This course is offered by Anaplan, the leading technology platform provider specifically designed for connected planning.

Skills you will acquire:

  • Business planning
  • Technology disruption
  • Strategic planning
  • Business strategy
  • Connected planning