IPM INSIGHTS: DATA-DRIVEN PLANNING FOR PRECISE FORECASTS AND INFORMED DECISIONS

Elevate forecasting game with IPM Insights – the key to unlocking unparalleled efficiency and accuracy in planning. It’s not just a tool; It’s a game-changing approach to revolutionize the planning process. Spend less time crunching numbers and more time making informed decisions. Uncover the story your data is telling, from historical biases in forecasts to…

FREE HYPERION UTILITIES

Yes, there is free lunch! Oracle throws in a bunch of utilities along with Hyperion – e.g. Log Viewer, Audit Extract, Copy Application, Extended Analytics Template Copy, Application Year Update, HFM Tool Box, Rules Managers and many others. Learn all about these free utilities. Or why not write your own? For example, with a little…

DEMYSTIFYING ORACLE HYPERION UPGRADE PROJECTS

A Little Bit of Planning, a Lot of Success. With time, Hyperion upgrade projects become imminent. Companies tend to delay these projects, as they perceive that Hyperion System upgrades can turn out to be a headache. However, with proper planning and guidance, companies can not only stay up-to-date with technology and their competitors but also…

ESSBASE ANALYTICS LINK “THE SEAMLESS DATA CONNECTOR”

Can we connect all the Dots, in Time and within Budgets? HFM and Essbase have co-existed for quite sometime; and the traditional Data integration tools put in place required development of Extraction, Transformation and Load data processes. However, Oracle Essbase Analytics Link has enabled developers to completely eliminate this effort, thereby reducing time and costs.…

MANAGING THE PEOPLE SIDE OF A GLOBAL SOFTWARE IMPLEMENTATION

Change is inevitable, yet it is so difficult to get people to embrace it. How do you help your most experienced users exploit advanced features of the new s/w? How do you subject powerful stake holders to the rigors of training. Aligning a large global user base, each having their own sets of priorities, to…

SECURITY BEST PRACTICES FOR HYPERION

An EPM implementation involves a large number of components – ranging from Source System Data Adapters, Staging Area, ETL Tools, Databases, Flat Files, EPM suit and downstream systems. This paper attempts to expose various security holes and governance issues that lie in this landscape. It discusses best practices to avoid pitfalls whether you have a…

ARCHITECTING YOUR EPM APPLICATION FOR HYBRID ENVIRONMENT

While cloud is promising prospect, customers still have well founded inherent skepticism towards cloud in view of recent security breaches. Business are willing to explore the opportunities presented by the cloud but, still not ready to migrate their most treasured mission critical applications & data to cloud. It would take a while and some technological…

INTEGRATING FINANCIAL SYSTEMS DURING AN M&A EVENT

IT represents 20% of the benefits of M&A. Adopting a structured approach helps avoid common mistake of using services hosted by the acquiring organization. Goals of the Fintech team before integration are; to be able to provide single version of truth post M&A; make available consistent and Reliable information to enable better decision making; reduce…

ACCELERATED CLOUD EPM IMPLEMENTATION FRAMEWORK

Today’s well run finance Departments have standard ERP systems, standard reporting platforms and standardized processes. Here is a standards based approach to accelerated Cloud EPM deployment Presenting a detailed framework and a project plan for implementing Cloud based EPM in a short timeframe. We discuss feasibility analysis, Checklists, Requirement Gathering, Design, QA/UAT, Communication, User Training…