Rapid Implementation E-Business Suite using OBA and other Tools17th August 2010
Norman Weaver,Managing Director, Dataweave
Agenda
Reducing Configuration effort with Oracle Business Accelerators
Optimising Training with UPKEnhancing Data Conversion with Data
Load ProfessionalKU Children’s Services Business
Benefits
OBA Overview
OBA Configuration Process
Pre-Project ReviewDownload & InstallationWorkspace CreationData EntryMid-Project ReviewDownload & Run Setup ToolPost config. SetupPost-Project Review
2 – 3 weeks
OBA Project Lifecycle - Accelerated
Scope Confirmation
Deal
Automatic Configuration
Conversion, Reports
Additional Functionality
Manual Configuration
Training & Transition
Preparation
Post Accelerator Activity
Go Live
7 to 14 Days Average
TECHNICAL ACTIVITIES: HARDWARE, NETWORK, SOFTWARE INSTALL, ETC
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Testing
Baseline
DELIVERYSALES
Best Practice Process Flows
Automated Configuration
Automated Configuration - Example
Example: KU Children’s Services
Established in 1895 as the Kindergarten Union of New South Wales
Today KU employs more than 2500 early childhood specialists in 150 early childhood centres throughout Australia
KU provides programs for more than 12,500 families and over 14,000 children throughout Australia
KU is proudly a community based, not for profit organisation
Project Timeline
Discovery Phase June 09 – Aug 09Contract signed Sept 09System configured using OBA in 2 weeksGo Live after 90 days in Jan 2010
Project Highlights
Used latest release (12.1.1)Used Oracle Business Accelerator
(OBA) for rapid configurationUPK for End User TrainingData Load Professional for Data
Conversion
Project Challenges
Availability of Customer ResourcesUser ReadinessRapid Decision-making requiredProject Management Testing Testing Testing
User Productivity Kit
Visualisation tool that snaps screens and captures key strokes for immediate play back
Latest version has a sound editor End users can practice in their own time and
conduct their own assessments before accessing live system
Playback scripts can be published into training manuals automatically
Training and Online Process Help
User Productivity Kit (UPK)
New version has sound editor
Play back scripts can be published into training manuals automatically
Dataload latest Version 5.X
Professional dataload for EBS R12Allows data conversions to be done by end
users without any need for back end scripts New Look and Feel for EBS R12New features – HTML Mapping to Individual
Fields
New Look and Feel
KU Business Benefits
Completed month-end financial reports in two hours rather than six weeks
Saved A$150,000 (US$132,200) on staff costs Provided more accurate asset depreciation figures for insurance
and tax purposes Created yearly budgets for 150 childcare centres almost
immediately, instead of spending two weeks sifting through spreadsheets for each center
Delivered more detailed reports to centre managers to help them better determine how many children they need to have coming into their center to meet their KPIs
OBA rapid deployment methodology enabled CRP after 2 weeks and go live in 3 months
Summary:Rapid Implementation of EBS Discovery – a running start Oracle Business Accelerator (OBA)
Rapid configuration capability Uses industry templates Provides on-line tools for testing business flows
User Productivity Kit (UPK) Builds end user manuals using on line recorder Uses client data for training to improve learning
speed. DataLoad Professional
Reduced data migration timescales and effort.
Questions
Q&A