February 25-26th, 2025
We are excited and pleased to announce that we will be conducting an in-person SAP Analytics Cloud Workshop Event on February 25 & 26th, 2025 at the SAP Silicon Valley HQ in Palo Alto. Join us for an opportunity to network with your peers and learn more about FP&A best practice processes you can leverage at your organization.
Speakers

Jhanvi Patel, Principal Solution Advisor
SimpleFi Solutions
Jason Reid, Senior Director BTP Customer Success
SimpleFi Solutions


Henner Schliebs, EVP of Growth
SimpleFi Solutions
Chris Clay, Senior Director Global Center of Excellence
SAP


Eric Smit, Vice President Global Center of Excellence
SAP
Agenda
Day 1, February 25, 2025 from 12 – 4:30 PM PST
- Welcome Lunch: 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM PST
- Presentations & Workshop: 1:00 – 4:30 PM PST
- Introductions & SAP Analytics Cloud Overview
- SimpleFi Solutions Overview & Customer Success
- Day 1 Hands-On Workshop
- Day in the Life of a Planner : Users will simulate a day in the life of a planner using SAC. Specifically, you will receive and manage input forms, enter data, do analysis and drill into report data.
- Model Build: Users will create and manage data models for analysis, reporting, and planning that will be leveraged to build out interactive dashboards and planning stories.
- Story Build: Users will create interactive, data-driven reports and dashboards by combining data models with various visualizations.
- Networking Happy Hour – Location details coming soon!
Day 2, February 26, 2025 from 8:30 AM – 12:00 PM PST
- Continental Breakfast: 8:30 – 9:00 AM PST
- Presentations & Day 2 Hands-On Workshop 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM PST
- Day 2 Hands-On Workshop
- Calculations Build: Users will create custom calculations and KPIs directly within their model and stories by leveraging built-in formulas, scripts, and advanced calculation capabilities.
- Allocations: Users will define and create allocation rules within their models to distribute values across different dimensions/entities by setting up custom allocation strategies.
- Value Driver Tree: Users will visually model and analyze the relationships between key business drivers and financial outcomes by constructing hierarchical structures that map how various factors impact business outcomes
- Predictive: Users will walk through a scenario to harness advanced machine learning algorithms to forecast future trends and uncover hidden patterns in data.
- SAC Roadmap: Future of AI in SAC, Seamless Planning (Datasphere integration)
- Day 2 Hands-On Workshop
Register now as seats are extremely limited. Make sure you use your business email address to avoid complications. And do not forget to bring your laptop to be able to participate in the Hands-On workshop!
See you in the Silicon Valley!