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COMPREHENSIVE STUDY GUIDE 2026
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
GRADED A+
⩥ Key Stage. Answer: The main phases in Application Lifecycle
Management: Design, Build, Test, Deploy, Manage Changes.
⩥ How to set up a test model from production. Answer: A process that
includes starting with a deployed production model, creating a copy,
naming the new test model, establishing a link with the production
model, and syncing the last revision tag.
⩥ The Anaplan Way (TAW). Answer: A methodology that includes four
cornerstones: Process, Data and Data Integration, Model Building, and
Deployment.
⩥ Phases of The Anaplan Way. Answer: Stages in TAW including Pre-
Release, Foundation, Implementation, Testing, Deployment, Go/No Go
Decision, and Monitoring performance.
⩥ Pre-Release Phase. Answer: Includes Rough cut, Scoping, Project
team, Timing, and SOW.
, ⩥ Foundation Phase. Answer: Includes Manifesto, Scrum team, Ground
rules, User stories, and Planning poker.
⩥ Implementation Phase. Answer: Includes Development, Daily scrum,
and Documentation.
⩥ Testing Phase. Answer: Includes UAT, Load Testing, Performance
Testing, writing UAT scripts, acceptance criteria, bug fixes, and log
enhancements.
⩥ Deployment Phase. Answer: Includes Transition from dev to prod,
Sales to Delivery Handoff Meeting, and Week Zero or Launch Pad
activities.
⩥ Best Practices - Modeling. Answer: Guidelines for effective model
building including naming conventions, sparsity reduction, model size
management, formula optimization, and avoiding performance
bottlenecks.
⩥ Naming conventions. Answer: A method for naming elements in a
model using prefixes such as SYS, DAT, CALC, INPUT, OUTPUT.
⩥ Sparsity reduction. Answer: Techniques to avoid over-dimensioning
and utilize filters and selective access.
COMPREHENSIVE STUDY GUIDE 2026
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
GRADED A+
⩥ Key Stage. Answer: The main phases in Application Lifecycle
Management: Design, Build, Test, Deploy, Manage Changes.
⩥ How to set up a test model from production. Answer: A process that
includes starting with a deployed production model, creating a copy,
naming the new test model, establishing a link with the production
model, and syncing the last revision tag.
⩥ The Anaplan Way (TAW). Answer: A methodology that includes four
cornerstones: Process, Data and Data Integration, Model Building, and
Deployment.
⩥ Phases of The Anaplan Way. Answer: Stages in TAW including Pre-
Release, Foundation, Implementation, Testing, Deployment, Go/No Go
Decision, and Monitoring performance.
⩥ Pre-Release Phase. Answer: Includes Rough cut, Scoping, Project
team, Timing, and SOW.
, ⩥ Foundation Phase. Answer: Includes Manifesto, Scrum team, Ground
rules, User stories, and Planning poker.
⩥ Implementation Phase. Answer: Includes Development, Daily scrum,
and Documentation.
⩥ Testing Phase. Answer: Includes UAT, Load Testing, Performance
Testing, writing UAT scripts, acceptance criteria, bug fixes, and log
enhancements.
⩥ Deployment Phase. Answer: Includes Transition from dev to prod,
Sales to Delivery Handoff Meeting, and Week Zero or Launch Pad
activities.
⩥ Best Practices - Modeling. Answer: Guidelines for effective model
building including naming conventions, sparsity reduction, model size
management, formula optimization, and avoiding performance
bottlenecks.
⩥ Naming conventions. Answer: A method for naming elements in a
model using prefixes such as SYS, DAT, CALC, INPUT, OUTPUT.
⩥ Sparsity reduction. Answer: Techniques to avoid over-dimensioning
and utilize filters and selective access.
