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    Oracle Hyperion

    FinancialManagement

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    Agenda

    Introduction The BizTech Team The Consolidation Process What is Hyperion Financial Management?

    Hyperion Financial Management Solutions Summary

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    Introduction

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    Quality | ResultsFrom Many Completed Implementations

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    Professional Services Firm Professional Services firm focused on Oracle applications and

    technology Oracle Platinum Partner Highest Level of certification Specialized Pillar Partner in BI/EPM, EBS, CRM, and Core Technology Over 400 successful Oracle implementations over the past 15 years NY, PA, NJ, VA offices with Regional, Global, and International clients 100+ Consulting Resources

    Centers of Excellence across key solutions and industries Solutions: Oracle Applications, Technology, BI/EPM, and Managed

    Services Industries: Financial, Professional, Business Services; Communications

    and Media; Manufacturing; Distribution; Public Sector, Government;Healthcare and Life Sciences

    BizTech Software Solutions : BizTech Data Integrators, BizTech InsightAccelerators, BizTech Reporting Foundation

    Oracle License Reseller

    About BizTech

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    IDC and Oracle expert panel selected BizTech over Thousands of Oracle

    partners, based on service delivery excellence to our clientsProven Oracle Experience with the full portfolio of Oracle Solutions

    Global Implementation Partner

    Oracle Titan Award

    Award Winning Partner

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    OracleSoftwareProvider

    Oracle Technology and Business Intelligence- End to end service offering in BI and EPM- Fully staffed team of Data Architects/DBAs- Solid experience in RAC, HA, and HS designs- Understand full Oracle technology stack

    Clients

    Oracle Applications- Full Portfolio of Oracle Applications Solutions- Implementation, Upgrade, Migration- Since 1990 MPL6 to R12 Experience- Over 400 successful implementations

    Managed Services and IT Outsourcing- Remote or Onsite services- Full portfolio of Oracle Applications and

    Technologies- World-Class Data Center with 24x7 Support- Instant capacity, operational focused model

    Oracle Software Provider- Full Portfolio of Oracle License Resell- Helps Clients Optimize License models- BI Software for the agile enterprise

    - BizTech Data Integrators- BizTech Insight Accelerators- BizTech Reporting Foundation

    OracleApplications

    ManagedServicesITO

    OracleTechnologyBI/EPM

    Client-Centric Practice Areas

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    The Consolidation Process

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    Pressure on Finance DepartmentsMore Stringent Regulations

    What can I do to acceleratereporting as required by statutoryregulations?

    How do I improve transparency,accuracy, and auditability?

    Mergers & Acquisitions

    How can I ensure new acquisitionsare quicklyintegrated into my company?

    How can I simplify keeping mybooks in synch with re-orgs?

    Demand for Growth

    How can I improve visibility into overall enterprise performance? How can I help my managers identify opportunities to improve profitability?

    Collect Data Calculate & Adjust Report

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    Consolidation At-a-Glance

    Collect Data Calculate & Adjust Report

    Gather from multiple &disparate applications

    Store data in a centralizedrepository

    Generate financialstatements, managerial

    reports, and perform adhoc analysis

    Apply FASB and IFRSconsolidation rules

    Perform currency translation &aggregation

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    The Consolidation Process

    What is Financial Consolidation? Consolidation in financial accounting is a technique that summarizes a group of

    companies' financial statements into one. This offers the benefit of viewing the wholegroup's financial information together to see how all companies are doing combined.

    Increasingly, global organizations need to integrate data from multiple transactionalsystems, transition to new international financial reporting standards, and improve theirtransparency and regulatory compliance procedures.

    Companies use a variety of tools (spreadsheets, emails, pivots and queries) to identifyand summarize all business unit activity that interacting with other business units.

    This can often mean thousands of transactions, all of which must be identified, reconciled and eliminated!

    Elimination Intercompany elimination refers to the process for removal of transactions between

    companies included in a group in the preparation of consolidated accounts.

    Intercompany transactions (sales, services, transfers) must be eliminated in the parentfinancial statements otherwise a company could be double -counting activity.

    However, the process involves a lot of reporting and paperwork for intercompanyrelationships can be quite complicated.

    Data must be reviewed, reconciled and approved before process is complete.

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    Percentage of Internal ControlIssues* by Major Category

    3%

    2%

    7%

    9%

    11%

    27%

    1% 6%

    34%

    Internal Control Issuesby Major Category By Sub Type #

    Documentation Policies/documentation Issues 141

    Entity-Level & Anti-FraudControls

    Anti-Fraud Controls 15

    Compliance Monitoring 20

    Control Environment 151

    Financial Statement CloseProcess & Disclosure

    Application of GAAP/accounting policies 256

    Financial statement close process & consolidation 120

    Intercompany accounts/reconciliation 93

    Review of significant or unusual transactions 212

    IT Controls

    Change controls 25

    Date protection 23

    Infrastructure 27

    Security/user access 52

    Merger Issues Merger/predecessor issues 27

    Multilocation Considerations International operations & subsidiaries 59

    Other Other 32

    Personnel IssuesSegregation of duties 76

    Staffing issues (levels, expertise, training) 157

    Significant Account Level

    Accounts payable 26

    Accounts receivable 30

    Accruals/restructuring costs 50

    Contracts/loans/third-party transactions 75

    Employees benefits/pensions 38

    Inventory management 55

    Property, equipment, leases 83

    Revenue & billing 79

    Tax issues 112

    Total # Internal ControlIssues

    2,034* Source: The Ames Research Group (June 30, 2005);analysis by Ernst & Young Center for Business Knowledge

    Documentation

    Entity-level & Anti-Fraud Controls

    Financial Statement Close Process & Disclosure

    IT Controls

    Merger Issues

    Multilocation Considerations

    Other

    Personnel Issues

    Significant Account Level

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    Foreign Currency Translation

    How is Consolidation impacted by various currencies? Businesses may enter into transactions (sales, payments, etc.)

    in multiple currencies. Each business unit translates these itemsto its functional currency at an appropriate exchange rate.

    The QBU then prepares periodic reports of its position (balancesheet) and activity (income and cash flow statements) in thatfunctional currency.

    Per accounting standards, before results are consolidated intothe parents GL, foreign currency amounts must be translated(converted) from the subsidiary currency into the parentcurrency.

    Different types of transactions must be translated at differentrates.

    P&L activity (sales, COGs, expenses) must be converted at theAVERAGE monthly rate.

    Balance sheet activity (Cash, AR, AP) must be converted at theENDING monthly rate.

    When an item is settled, the difference due to exchange ratemovement in the amount accrued and the amount settled istreated as foreign exchange gain or loss in the financials.

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    Different Accounting Standards How can different accounting standards worldwide impact foreign currency

    transactions? Currently, most US companies with international subsidiaries are required toaccount for this activity per the standards of GAAP (Generally Accepted AccountingStandards). However, International Financial Accounting Standards (IFRS) will be requiredadoption by US Companies by 2014 unless the SEC decides to delay

    implementation.Similarities

    Approach(SomeExamples)

    IFRS USGAAP

    RevenueRecognition

    Fair Market(e.g. AR or Inventory

    Valuation)

    DetailedDisclosure

    SegmentReporting

    Chart of Accounts NotMandated

    DistinctionBetween Taxand E xternalReporting

    DifferencesApproach(Some Examples)

    IFRS USGAAP

    Fair MarketRevaluation

    Fixed Assets& Investments

    OnlyCertain

    FixedAssets

    Extraordinary

    Items

    None Rare

    Consolidation Control 2 Models

    Joint Ventures ProportionalOK

    OnlyEquity

    Development Capitalized Expensed

    Fixed Assets Components Unitary

    Leasing Financing Cap vs.Op

    Inventory No LIFO LIFO OK

    Impairment 1 Step,Reversible

    2 Step,No

    Reversal

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    Adopting IFRS, leaving GAAPA function of your Dual Reporting Choices

    1. Many subsidiaries will retain a GL and subsystems in compliancewith either

    Statutory requirements (foreign subsidiaries)

    Regulatory legislation (utilities, financial services, etc.)

    2. Hyperion HFM will be the main go-between from legacy GL tofinancial reporting systems.

    1. This is the most likely scenario for US companies.

    3. Others will find that their existing GL is quite appropriate, but thatthey have a few subsystem areas that will require adjustment.

    4. Others will require that they need to do something moresubstantial, for example restructuring their business, up to thepoint of reimplementing

    Hyperion

    ERP GL Multi-GAAP Features

    ERPSubledgers

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    Complicated Consolidations

    As you can see, intercompany accounting can be a VERY complicated process! Due to acquisitions, intercompany activity and foreign currency accounting, getting a real

    picture of the state of the total business (consolidation) can be challenging.

    Compliance with different accounting standards, various reporting and filing methods,disparate general ledgers and multiple currencies can be an accounting and reportingnightmare.

    Reviewing, matching, reconciling and accounting for multi-entity, multi-currencyintercompany transactions can often slow the monthly close process down by days or evenweeks.

    In fact, mid-size to larger companies often retain an entire team in the accounting department justto do consolidations!

    Using Excel for Intercompany accounting, consolidation and translation is not theanswer. Excel is a great personal productivity tool but is not designed for complex calculations,

    accounting for multiple lines of business and/or entities or complicated consolidations.

    Additionally, Excel spreadsheets do not lend themselves to auditing, process management,version control and approvals.

    Companies with millions of dollars in revenue using Excel as their consolidation tool areexposing themselves for errors, deficiencies, or material weakness in internal control.

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    What is Hyperion Financial Management?

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    HFM - Simply the Best

    Multi-Currency Capability Multi- Dimensionality Features Automates Intercompany

    Accounting Integrates Data from Most GL

    Systems. Excel Integration Enterprise Collaboration

    Financial ReportingConsolidation andAnalysis Tool in theWorld

    Web interfaceSpeed & accuracyFinance ownedAlign entities and divisionsIncreased Visibility and AccountabilityOut of the box features improved ROI

    BENEFITS

    FEATURES

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    Hyperion Financial Management Oracle Hyperion Financial Management (HFM) is a comprehensive, Web-based

    application that delivers global financial consolidation, reporting and analysis in asingle, highly scalable software solution.

    HFM utilizes today's most advanced technology, yet is built to be owned andmaintained by the enterprise's finance team.

    HFM has financial controls, workflow and best-practices built into the platform tosupport:

    US GAAP and IFRS Reporting Sarbanes Oxley (SOX) Compliance Audit Trails and Activity Logs Intercompany Eliminations Foreign Exchange Translations XBRL Capabilities

    In addition to the powerful features provided "out of the box", HFM is also highlyconfigurable to support the complex elimination and allocation requirementsspecific to your organization.

    HFM is a finance-owned, IT-supported system that allows your organization toquickly make changes as conditions warrant but tracks those changes to providetransparency and visibility for auditability.

    While HFM is a web software application, it also has an add-in with MicrosoftOffice (called Smartview) which allows users to forecast or budget in Microsoft

    Excel, an environment comfortable to most finance users.

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    Expanded Dimensionality

    20

    CategoryScenario

    Year

    View

    Entity

    Account

    View

    Period Period

    Entity

    Value

    Custom 2

    Account

    Custom 3

    ICP

    Custom 1

    Custom 4

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    E n

    t e r p r i s e

    H

    y p e r i o n F

    i n a n c

    i a l M a n a g e m e n

    t

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    HFM Benefits Enable a More Efficient Process, controlled by Finance

    IT not needed for most, if any, aspects of HFM. A tool used for Finance and owned byFinance. Ensures that all data is integrated and validated prior to review by management.

    Automate and improve the timing and efficiency of the month end close. Increased Dimensionality and Intercompany Process eliminates much of the manual matching and

    reconciliation process.

    Reduce consolidation and reporting cycles by days or even weeks simply by eliminatingredundant data entry and the need to check and double-check actual results.

    Reduced data entry, risk of error and risk of key files located in hard drives orspreadsheets. Modeling or tracking such a business via linked spreadsheets might work if conditions remained

    stable, but they dont.

    Constantly modifying a collection of spreadsheets is a particularly complicated, time-consumingprocess full of workarounds and compromises the opposite of whats needed.

    Easier financial consolidation no need for manual uploads, email of files ortransferring of files.

    Fast calculation performance most calculations performed in 4 seconds or less Workflow feature ensures timeliness or user preparation and management review

    Email alerts to remind user of deadlines.

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    Key Capabilities Integrate, Validate, Translate, Consolidate

    Use the Financial Data Quality

    Management (FDM) tool to mapand integrate from various GLs.

    Using FDM (formerly known asUpstream), follow the Fishupstream to consolidate andvalidate data

    Manage the workflow andapproval of the consolidationprocess.

    Import Foreign Currency ratesfrom established sites to save

    time and improve accuracy. Drill through and Drill back into

    your source data and create journal entries into HFM.

    Create control questions managesections 302 and 404 of SOX

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    HFM Benefits (Cont.)

    Improve transparency and compliance while reducing costs. Helps reduce the cost of compliance (as stipulated by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, electronic filing, and

    other regulatory requirements) and support disclosure requirements.

    Enables companies to automatically generate SEC, XBRL friendly documents.

    Perform strategic analysis Spend less time on processing and more time on value-added analysis of the business including

    review of performance metrics and other KPIs.

    Deliver a single version of the truth. Provide a single version of the truth to support financial management and statutory reporting. No separate versions on different folders, networks or computers. Topside or adjusting entries are made in HFM.

    Easily integrates. HFM integrates not only with Hyperion products but also with your existing infrastructure.

    Quick implementation time maximizes a Companys Return On Investment With numerous out of the box features, HFM can often be implemented and utilized in a matter of in

    weeks

    Reduced Administration and stricter security. Owned by Finance, the Administrator is usually responsible for granting or restricting access.

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    HFM Platform

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    Financial Data Quality Management

    SOURCESYSTEMS

    Data cleansingandtransformation

    Task scheduling Text and

    documentarchive

    Audit review Data staging

    Prepackaged integration

    Data loading includingsupplemental data, lineitem detail

    Dimensional mapping

    verification Process management

    Excel ERP

    G/L Flat files

    ETL Oracle eBus

    Hyperion FinancialManagement

    Hyperion Planning Hyperion Essbase

    Hyperion Enterprise Data Marts

    DATAPREPARATION

    SERVER

    EPMSYSTEMS

    GUIDED WORKFLOW USER INTERFACE

    EPM Adapters

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    SourceSystems

    HFM ArchitectureThe basic FDM process includes six steps:1. Import source data

    2. Validate source data against mapping tables3. Export source data to a target system4. Consolidate target system data5. Validate target system data6. Review and validate internal financial control

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    Hyperion Financial Management Solutions

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    Hyperion Financial Management

    Oracle Account Analysisand Drill-Down for both

    Actual and Budget

    Hyperion FDMOracle EBS

    Drill-through/Drill back to GL

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    Hyperion Smart View Accounts love their Excel and

    Oracle Understands this!

    HFM features Ad-Hoc Analyticsvia Excel via reports or Drillthrough/back

    Use MS Office to enter,analyze and report onsubsidiary data

    MS Excel add-in allowingaccess on or off-line

    Users download forms to Excel Manipulate data just like

    the full web client

    Synchronizes to serverwhen ready to be updated.

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    Flexible Reporting OptionsFinancial Reports Web-based production report writer for producing highly formattedreports such as Financial Statements.

    Reports are easily developed and maintained by business Reports can combine data, graphs, text, and images .

    Flexible output options: HTML, PDF, and hardcopy.

    Reports can be batched into books and automated to meet monthly,quarterly, and yearly reporting requirements.

    Dashboards Web-based, interactive reporting and analysis tool.

    Easy to create via drag and drop no help needed from IT.

    Useful for Execs and Analysts alike

    Flexible slice & dice, Traffic lighting, Ranking/Sorting capabilities. Can display non-financial metrics with financial data.

    Smart ViewEnables business users to quickly and easily connect to HyperionPlanning using Microsoft Office tools (Excel, Power Point, Word,Outlook) for analysis and reporting.

    Allows users to view, import, manipulate, distribute and share data inMicrosoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint interfaces

    Reports and Dashboards can be easily incorporated into PowerPointpresentations and Word documents. Create once and quickly refresh toreview the latest information.

    Smart Space The first gadget-based user interface designed specifically for Enterprise

    Performance Management Consists of a set of configurable gadgets that run on the desktop

    providing continuous access to financial, operational and performancerelated information.

    Includes a secure instant messaging system for shared decision making.

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    HFM, Fusion EditionNew Features

    New Equity Pick-up Module Phased Submissions

    Enhancements Intercompany Transaction

    Enhancements

    Oracle BI Publisher Templates forSystem Reports

    Extended Analytics Creation of Flat Files

    Extended 64 Bit Platform Support

    Drill-through to Oracle EBSFinancials via FDM Oracle Data Integrator Support

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    Addressing Compliance NeedsSARBANES-OXLEY REQUIREMENT FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT

    Section 302 CEO/CFO must certify Submissions contain audit trailSection 404 Internal control report Mandatory review/approval procedures

    Section 401 Conditions for useof non-GAAP financial measures

    Multiple organization hierarchies andchart of accounts

    U.S. auditing standards Autonomy from transaction systems

    Accelerated reporting Web solution, I/C reconciliation, journals

    IAS/IFRS REQUIREMENT FINANCIAL MANAGEMENTGlobal Standard, Convergence IFRS, Multi-GAAP, and local statutory

    Recognition and measurement Custom dimensions; financialintelligence, journals with audit trail

    Consolidation and reporting Segment reporting, specialized currency,inter-company, disclosures

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    Summary

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    Summary

    Why Choose Oracle Hyperion Financial Management? Improve

    The Financial Close Process by days or even weeks Consolidation and Acquisition Accounting best practices Turnaround time for providing Financial Results to Chief Decision Makers

    Enhance

    ROI with quick implementation time and numerous out of the box features. Visibility into subsidiary operating results Ability to analyze and gauge results through improved performance metrics

    Reduce Audit and compliance costs through improved transparency

    Manual Controls, processing times and data reconciliation Errors, data entry, control risk, reporting times, departmental overload

    Refine Intercompany accounting and reconciliation process Foreign currency transactions and translation process Financial Consolidation and reporting features

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    Every company claims they deliver quality at a good price,why is BizTech the superior choice

    Oracle Platinum Partner

    Client First Philosophy Focused Mission Proven Methodology and Process Orientation Simple to engage and do business together Encompassing Ethics and Integrity Balanced Leadership Team Focused on YOUR industry area for over a decade

    Why Choose BizTech

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    Choose | The Right ApproachBizTech RapidApp Methodology

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    BizTech leverages our proven methodology, RapidApp, on every

    engagement Phases

    Break the project into smaller, more manageable, sections of work

    Allow for planned pauses & overlap

    Tasks & Actions

    Areas of concentration within a phaseNot all will be performed on every project

    DeliverablesFormal work products requiring review and acceptanceControlling documents

    Policies & ProceduresProject planning, progress trackingStatus reportingProject scope definition and management

    Formal acceptance of deliverables

    RapidApp Methodology

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    The two most critical concerns for asuccessful implementation:

    PROVEN APPROACH

    EXPERIENCEDPRACTITIONERS

    Prepare Test DeployConfigure

    Initial Planning

    PrepareEnvironment

    Define ProjectLaunch Project

    Accelerator Prep

    Accelerator Magic

    Conference RoomPilots

    Superuser Training

    Go/No GoDecision

    Setup Test/System Testing

    End User Training

    Setup Production

    Go Live!User Acceptance

    Testing

    Project Mgmt, Quality Assurance, Knowledge Transfer

    PrepareTest Scripts

    PrepareCRP Scripts

    Post-Go LiveSupport

    D

    D

    D

    RapidApp Methodology

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    RapidApp (cont.)

    Phase 1: Prepare

    In the Prepare phase, our objective is to build your project mission and definition.We will build a roadmap and framework for the entire project.

    We define the scope and terms; identify people and resources, milestones andtargets.

    We work with your project team to establish and communicate expectations for

    the project and perform baseline Oracle training. All implementation strategies are explored and decided upon during this phase.

    We will establish the base line technical infrastructure that will be necessary tocomplete the project. All of these elements are the basis for developing your project plan.

    At the end of the prepare phase, the deliverables include: A definition of Scope, Objectives & Approach that will guide the project. A RapidApp WBS that outlines all tasks as well as a resource plan. A Quality Plan for all phases and deliverables.

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    RapidApp (cont.)

    Phase 2: Configure

    In the Configure phase, youll establish the boundaries of your project. We will work with your team to capture your functional requirements and

    translate those requirements into a technical design. The technical designbecomes the foundation against which we develop the data warehouse, ETL anddashboards.

    The conference room pilot at the end of the Configure phase will be the point atwhich we validate that the develop solution matches the defined requirements.

    At the conclusion of the configure phase, you will have:A definition of Scope, Objectives & Approach that will guide the project. Application Functional Design specification document(s)

    Application Technical Design specification document(s) Conference Room Pilot Scripts that were used to validate the system A working non-production environment (data warehouse, ETL, dashboardsand reports)

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    RapidApp (cont.)

    Phase 3: Test

    Youre going live soon, and were helping you prepare. Were with you to updateand configure the final system configuration.

    Well help you conduct system testing to ensure a smooth transition intoproduction.

    Well also help you determine a training approach for your end users, design

    training material and a training environment, and conduct the training, if requested.

    At the end of the test phase, the deliverables include: Documented Test Scripts that you used to test the system A complete end user training approach ready for rollout including Training

    Guides A fully tested, production-ready system.

    .

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    RapidApp (cont.)

    Phase 4: Deploy

    Your Oracle solution is live. As you make the transition, we can remain with you ina support role, helping to troubleshoot, teaching you how to maximize the value of your new system, and identifying any new opportunities to continue with thetransformation to an e-business company.

    At the end of this phase, you will have:

    A System Configuration Document A Production Software Infrastructure Summary A Deployment Plan Stopped doing your business processes in your legacy system. Moved all project support activities to your production support team.

    Trained your end users.

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    RapidApp: The Value Proposition Allows organizations to realize immediate cost savings through an

    accelerated implementation. Establishes a budget conscious methodology that deploys functionality to

    satisfy core functional requirements.

    Promotes the selection, inclusion, and customization of additionalfunctionality through additional discovery after your product is

    implemented. Facilitates a phased approach in which knowledge transfer is conducted

    whereby clients assume ownership of future project phases; reducingdependency on external services and associated costs.

    Utilizes pre-built, customizable templates (models, forms, reports andbusiness logic) reducing development cycles and project cost.

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    Architect

    Lead

    Associate

    The Architect designs the solution, and isinteracting with the work stream leads toensure implementation approach is optimal.

    The Leads are Subject Matter Experts, responsible forclient interactions, requirements, ensuring Associatesexecute the work plan tasks and validates solution.

    The Associate may be on-site or remote,executes the work plan tasks, unit test, andprovides completed work to Lead for testing.Adds 3 rd shift productivity to team.

    Maximizes value over traditional team approach

    Minimizes risk of single threaded SME approach

    Leveraging the Architect Lead Associate model yields

    higher productivity at lower cost, which:

    ALA Delivery Resource Model

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    Contact InformationStephen Goldsmith

    BI Practice Director (610)592-0600

    [email protected]

    Timothy Simkiss, CPA, MBA

    Hyperion Project Manager Practice

    Director (610)592-0600

    [email protected]


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