Planning with the SAP Analytics Cloud

Which areas and functions does planning with the SAP Analytics Cloud include? How could planning within the SAC be mapped as an example? These and other questions are answered here.

Planning with SAP Analytics Cloud - increase efficiency, secure competitive advantages

Within a single platform, companies receive a comprehensive solution for data analysis and planning. By integrating data from various sources, the SAP Analytics Cloud enables real-time analyses and well-founded decisions.

With functions such as ad-hoc reporting, planning tools and intelligent insights , it helps companies to improve their performance, increase efficiencies and gain a competitive edge by creating a seamless analytics cycle that extends from data preparation to the implementation of recommendations for action.

Cooperative business planning

Cooperative business planning is a holistic process that integrates and coordinates all planning activities within a company. Silos are broken down by teams from different areas such as finance, HR, sales, marketing, IT and logistics working together to develop plans in order to achieve optimal business results.

Corporate planning, consisting of budgeting, forecasts and medium-term planning, plays a central role as it serves as a basis for measuring efficiencies and inefficiencies in comparison to the company's objectives in management reporting. On this basis, recommendations can be derived and corrective measures initiated if necessary.

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Areas of application of SAC planning in various company departments

Finance

Encourage collaborative business planning that combined operational plans with financial targets.

Marketing

Create more effective marketing plans and align them with your business goals. Forecast the impact of campaigns on sales and optimise their effectiveness, coupled with accurate tracking of the results.

Distribution

Develop new sales plans and strategies. Track results in each channel and set targets along the way. Use advanced data visualisation tools to view and measure results in real time.

Human resources

Align HR planning with business objectives. Ensure the availability of the right skills at the right time by forecasting risks and skills gaps. Continuously optimise the entire HR planning process.

Logistics

Combine all planning (sales, production, demand and procurement) and inventory management functions. Satisfy demand profitably with real-time planning of your logistics chains.

IT

Targeted support for your company's strategic goals - coordinate your IT measures and budgets using a single solution that enables planning for projects, hardware, software and other expenses.

Your contact person for planning

"The subject of planning has become increasingly important for our customers in the Swiss market in recent years. Particularly in uncertain times such as these, SAP's planning tools help to implement faster, forward-looking action and thus make a lasting contribution to the success of the company.

We would be delighted to help you tackle the topic of planning using our coaching-style approach!"

Philipp May is Head of Planning | Reporting | Analytics / SAP® at s-peers AG
Philipp May
Head of reporting workshop

Our range of services includes:

We provide you with expert support in expanding and exploiting the potential of your planning with SAP technology as efficiently as possible.

Ownership

Assuming overall responsibility for the topic of "planning" in the event of expansion or new introduction

Reporting Framework

Development, setup and implementation of an efficient reporting framework

System architecture

Design of system architectures with SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC) and SAP Datasphere (DSP)

Interactive planning applications

Development, setup and implementation of interactive planning applications with SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC)

Customized dashboards

Development, setup and implementation of customized dashboards

Support

Support for application issues and ensuring smooth functionality

Discover our SAC mass data upload

A flexible and user-friendly solution for complex planning processes. Import data simply by copying and pasting from Excel, perform individual checks and improve data quality with user-defined warnings. Find out more about the benefits and functions here!

Training: Planning with SAP

  • We also offer regular training in small groups on the topic of planning with the SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC)
  • Duration of the introductory training: 1 day
  • Duration of further training: 1 day
  • We are an SAP training partner - so you also receive a globally recognized certificate
  • On site or online possible
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