What You Need to Know About Implementing Oracle in Latin America
Presenter:
Cecilia Aceti IT Convergence Global Marketing Manager
September 28-October 2, 2014 San Francisco, California, USA
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What You Need to Know About Implementing Oracle in Latin America
Agenda
LatinOAUG Facts
Mission
Goals
Activities
Latin America Overview & Main Challenges Risk Management
What You Need to Know About Implementing Oracle in Latin America
LatinOAUG
LatinOAUG is Spanish speaking OAUG affiliated GEO that has the objective of making the Oracle apps more robust, and giving its members a unique role in the continuous search for improvements
What You Need to Know About Implementing Oracle in Latin America
LatinOAUG Facts
Founded: 2005
Members: Over 350
Management: Governed by a 5 person volunteer Board of Directors
Headquarters: Buenos Aires, Argentina
What You Need to Know About Implementing Oracle in Latin America
Main Companies that belong to the Group: Emerson
Enersa
Frito-Lay
Marsh
Salmofood
Aguas Argentinas
Cablevisión
Airliquide
Panama Canal
Sponsor:
LatinOAUG Facts
Multicanal
Dana
Nextel
Aluar
Serono
Barrick
Maple Gas Corporation
Danone
Vitopel
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LatinOAUG Facts
2007-2012 OAUG Distinction Award Winner!
What You Need to Know About Implementing Oracle in Latin America
LatinOAUG Mission
The LatinOAUG empowers its membership by delivering the highest quality opportunities for:
Networking SharingInformation
Gaining accessto timely
Education
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LatinOAUG Goals
Share and benefit from real-world user experiences Gain access to a network of peers for collaboration and
information exchange Voice opinions of the region for future Oracle services and
technology
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LatinOAUG Activities
Meetings Conference Calls Discussion Forum
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Join the LatinOAUG Today!
www.latinoaug.org
What You Need to Know About Implementing Oracle in Latin America
Population: +500 million people in 21 countries
Culture: Mix of native, European and
African cultures
Languages: Spanish, Portuguese, French
Economic Transformation: Permanent regulatory changes
Market transformation
Latin America: An Overview
What You Need to Know About Implementing Oracle in Latin America
Overcoming Challenges
Change Management Define Project Scope
Communication
Change Management
What You Need to Know About Implementing Oracle in Latin America
Overcoming Challenges
Best Practices
Global Guidelines
Strong Local Commitmentto the Project
BusinessProcess Standardization
What You Need to Know About Implementing Oracle in Latin America
Overcoming Challenges
Instances and System Language
End Users Language
Support Language
LanguageConsiderations
Spanish
Portuguese
French
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Overcoming Challenges
Local Legal Requirements Identification
Expected Future New Statutory Requirements
Gap Analysis
Long term maintenance?
Currency and StatutoryRelated Issues
What You Need to Know About Implementing Oracle in Latin America
Oracle Standard Functionality
Latin American Localizations
Latin American Add-on Localizations
Customer Defined Extensions
Solution Layers
Overcoming Challenges: Solution Components
What You Need to Know About Implementing Oracle in Latin America
A successful Rollout not only allows you to meet these challenges but gives you the chance to convert each challenge into an asset.
What You Need to Know About Implementing Oracle in Latin America
Anticipated Corporate Guidelines and Expectations Communication
Local Business and IT are part of the agreed Scope
Readiness for Change Continuous
Communication
Company processes consolidation
Improvements on internal support - collaboration
Improvements on Reporting to Corp – Better visibility
Commitment from system users
Optimized Support Process
Follow best practices while complying with local statutory requirements
Increase Accountability & Auditing for Legal Requirements
Transforming Challenges into Assets
Change Management
LanguageStatutory
Issues
BusinessProcess
Standardization
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Risk Management
Carefully Plan Latin America Rollouts Make key business decisions in advance Rely on experienced partners Address Localization issues proactively
What You Need to Know About Implementing Oracle in Latin America
Risk Management Think Global Act Local Multicultural Project Team (Global Team and Local Leaders) Project members with proven Global and Local business
expertise On site presence Staff with a strong Best Practices in Business Processes and
Oracle Application Expertise Bilingual staff capable of representing both global and local
business and IT parts
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Risk Management Global Model Global Model Deploys
Quality Assurance Standards
Tools
Methods
Ensures consistent use modules in different sites Respects legal statutory requirements
Building Blocks Standard Business Process Flows Regional Specific Localizations Unified Organization Structure
Operating Units, Set of Books, Inventory Orgs
Regional Localizations
Global Design Model
Standard Processes
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Use Global Definitions for Key Master Data across the enterprise: Chart of Accounts
Customer Information
Supplier Information
Items
Organization Structure
Employees
Cross Functional Definitions: Country Localizations and Statutory
Requirements
Multi-Language & Currency
Documents or Forms
Flex Fields Usage
Time Zone and Calendar
Workflow
Risk Management Global Rollout Definitions
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Risk Management Global Rollout Definitions
CommonShared
Data Model
Items
Chart of Accounts
OrganizationStructure
Customers
Suppliers
Employees
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Risk Management Strong Program / Project Management
Short Duration Single Person Tied to Deliverable
Standards Structure Organization Leverage Shared Learning Integration Communication
Milestone Orientated Major Grouping of Tasks Common Skill Sets
End Goal Tangible Result
Project Organization Team Orientation Focused Efforts
Common Goal Time Boxed
ProgramManagement
Project
Phases
Tasks
Deliverables
Oracle is a Powerful Business Tool for Latin America…
… as for any other Region!
What You Need to Know About Implementing Oracle in Latin America
What You Need to Know About Implementing Oracle in Latin America
Cecilia Aceti
Thank You