Case Study: Virgin Galactic achieves automated, auditable FP&A planning with Accelytics and Anaplan

Virgin Galactic streamlines 3 planning cycles with Accelytics

Virgin Galactic, a commercial space flight company, faced challenges with its manual and inflexible financial planning process. Their existing Excel and SAP system was cumbersome, especially when handling top-down adjustments and validating data across departments. They partnered with vendor Accelytics to develop a new Zero Based Budgeting solution using the Anaplan platform.

Accelytics implemented a comprehensive Anaplan solution featuring dynamic input dashboards for operating expenses, workforce, and capital expenditures. This allowed for detailed, vendor-specific planning and automated the consolidation of data. The results provided Virgin Galactic with systematic accuracy and auditability, enhanced security for sensitive data, and the ability to quickly integrate planning results with their existing reporting processes.

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