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Case Study
UK Infrastructure: Enterprise Planning Transformation
How a 45,000-person national infrastructure organisation implemented 9 Anaplan use cases and reduced budget cycle time by 33%.
How a 45,000-person national infrastructure organisation implemented 9 Anaplan use cases and reduced budget cycle time by 33%.
The client
A critical national infrastructure organisation with over 45,000 employees, responsible for maintaining and developing essential UK infrastructure. The scale and complexity of operations demanded enterprise-grade planning capabilities that legacy systems couldn't provide.
The challenge
With multiple regional divisions and complex interdependencies, the organisation's planning processes had become fragmented. Budget cycles stretched over three months, with significant time spent consolidating data from disparate sources rather than on strategic analysis.
Three-month budget process limited agility and consumed excessive finance resource.
Multiple disconnected processes across regions with no unified view.
Significant analyst time spent on data gathering rather than analysis.
Inability to rapidly model scenarios for regulatory and operational planning.
What we did
We designed and implemented a comprehensive Anaplan solution architecture covering nine interconnected use cases, creating a unified planning ecosystem across the organisation.
Designed the overall model architecture ensuring scalability and integration across all use cases.
P&L, balance sheet, and cash flow planning with driver-based forecasting.
Resource planning, capacity modelling, and operational KPI tracking.
Long-term capital investment planning and prioritisation models.
Automated regulatory returns and compliance reporting.
Enterprise-wide scenario modelling for strategic decision support.
The results
The budget cycle was reduced from three months to two months, freeing four weeks of annual planning capacity. The integrated solution provides a single source of truth across the organisation, enabling faster decision-making and improved scenario analysis capability.
What they said
"Bolt's solution architecture expertise was critical to getting this right. With an organisation of our scale and complexity, we needed consultants who understood enterprise planning, not just the technology. The integrated approach has transformed how we plan."
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