EPBCS - A New Approach to Planning Implementations (HUGmn 2017)

1. INTEGRATED BUSINESS ANALYTICS
Getting to the Answers for Improved Business Performance
Business Analytics Solution Provider Using Oracle EPM, BI and BD Technologies
EPBCS: A New Approach to Cloud Planning Implementations
Randy Schmitz
Vatsal Gaonkar

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HUGmn Tech Day 2017
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Performance Management Cycle
Linking Strategy to Execution
STRATEGY
Where are we going?
EXECUTION
What was the final outcome?
PLANNING
How are we going to get there?
Will we meet our goals?
INSIGHTS
Why did it occur?
What If we did things differently?
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Planning &
Forecasting
Profitability
Management
Enterprise Performance Management Suite
Strategy
Management
Customer
Management
Resource
Management
Owners & Investors RegulatorsManagement
Operational Systems
Performance
Reporting
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Reporting
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General Ledger
Sub Ledgers
Financial Systems
Mappings & Drill BackHierarchies & Attributes Workflow
Oracle Enterprise Performance
Management Solution Architecture
HCM
CX
SCM
ERP
FCCS
EPRCS
PCMCS
E/PBCS
ARCS
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TRCS
HSFHP
HPCM
DRM/DRG FDMEE
Essbase
HFM

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Agenda
• Out-of-the-Box (OOTB) EPBCS
• Incremental Enablement – A new build approach
• Business Processes
• Design Considerations
• Conclusions and Q&A
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Agenda
• Out-of-the-Box (OOTB) EPBCS
• Incremental Enablement – A new build approach
• Business Processes
• Design Considerations
• Conclusions and Q&A
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OOTB Content
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PBCS
Currency
Conversion Rolling Forecast Sandboxing
3 BSO / 3 ASO /
1 Reporting
EPBCS
Financials
Strategic
Modeling
Projects
Capital
Workforce
Platform Capabilities

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Traditional EPM Implementation
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OOTB EPM Implementation
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Requirements High Level Design
Configure
Detailed Design
Extended Configuration
and Customization
Release

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Agenda
• OOTB EPBCS
• Incremental Enablement – A new build approach
• Business Processes
• Design Considerations
• Conclusions and Q&A
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Incremental Enablement
• An exercise to enable OOTB EPBCS capabilities in small increments
OOTB
Content
Dimensions
Extended
Configuration
Enable/
Iterate
Business
Process
Scope -
What to take on for
this cycle?
EPBCS Pre-configuration
Requirements
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Incremental Enablement
• Mix of OOTB and Extended Configuration
– Configuration – OOTB
• Which Business Processes?
• Which Features in the Process?
– Extended Configuration - Custom
• Any Custom Models other than OOTB?
• What are the Integration Requirements?
– How are you going to load to EPBCS?
– Any custom integration between business processes?
Note – Features once enabled cannot be disabled – Can also
add application creation iterations in Conference Room
Configuration Sessions

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Conference Room Configuration
Years
Currencies
SandBoxing
OOTB and
Extended
Configuration
Workforce
OOTB and
Extended
Configuration
Capital
OOTB and
Extended
Configuration
Projects
Sales Model
Custom Chart of
Accounts
Pre-Configuration Checklist
• Which Business Processes?
• What OOTB Content?
• Any Extended
Configuration?
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Business Process Configuration Extended Configuration

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Agenda
• OOTB EPBCS
• Incremental Enablement – A new build approach
• Business Processes
• Design Considerations
• Conclusions and Q&A
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Business Processes
• Financials
– Models
– Trend Based, Driver Based and Direct
Entry Planning
– Financial statements
– Integration with other Business
Processes when enabled
• Workforce
– Employee Expenses including
Earnings, Taxes and Benefits
– Strategic Workforce – right personnel
at the right time at the right cost
– Integration with other Business
Processes when enabled
• Capital
- Existing and New Assets
- Assets and Leases
- Existing Asset Transfer, Improvement and
Retirement
- Integration with other Business
Processes when enabled
• Projects
- Types of Projects
- Revenue and Expenses for Projects
- Project Benefits Reporting Requirements
- Integration with other Business
Processes when enabled
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Projects Business Process
• OOTB
– Project Types
• Contract Projects – Revenue generating
• Capital Projects – Investment in building capital for the organization –
Expense only
• Internal Projects – Internal IT or Marketing projects – Expense only
– Financial and Non-Financial Reporting
• Project Summary
• Expenses
• Revenues
• Analysis
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Projects Business Process
• Conference Room Configuration
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Project
Reporting
Dimensions
Integration
Enable/
Iterate
Types of
Projects

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Projects Business Process
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Demo

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Workforce Business Process
• OOTB
– Employee and/or Job Planning
– What type of Expenses
– Workforce Management
– Strategic Workforce
• Dimension Set-up
• New Code under the hood
– Account
– Component
– Property
– Union Code
– Flex (Virtual) dimensions
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Workforce Business Process
• Conference Room Configuration
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What
Expenses
Dimensions
Integration
Enable/
Iterate
Employee
and/or
Job?

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Workforce Business Process
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Demo

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Capital Business Process
• OOTB
– New and Existing Asset Planning
– Existing Asset Management
• Retirements, Transfers and Improvements
– Asset Related Expense Calculations (based on the picks above)
• Important - Difference in Calendar and Fiscal Years
• Integration with the Financials Business Process
– Mapping with Financials
– Balance Sheet Impact – Asset Value and Accumulated Depreciation
– Cash Flow Impact – Purchase of New assets
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Capital Business Process
• Conference Room Configuration
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Asset
Mgmt.
Dimensions
Integration
Enable/
Iterate
Assets,
Leases and
their Types

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Financials Business Process
• OOTB
– Product and Service Models
– Trend Based and Driver Based Planning
– Integration with other Business Process
• EPM with Multiple Chart of Accounts (COA)
– Rapid Implementation of Financials and integration with other business processes
– Any extended configurations is an add-on
• EPM with Master COA
– Incremental Enablement and Adjustments of OOTB capabilities to suit the planning
and reporting needs
– Extended Configuration of Drivers and Assumptions
– Adjustments to integrations with other business processes
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Financials Business Process
• The Plan Element Dimension
– Think of it as a “Data Type” dimension – a main anchor dimension in Financials
– Upgrade considerations
OOTB - Drivers,
Assumptions & Business
Process Integration
Extended Configuration -
Data Loads & Custom
Models
Data Targets
EPBCS Plan
Types
Data Sources
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Financial Business Process
• Conference Room Configuration
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Statements
OOTB?
Dimensions
Integration
Enable/
Iterate
Models
OOTB?

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Capital & Financials Business Process
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Demo

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Agenda
• OOTB EPBCS (Randy)
• Incremental Enablement – A new build approach
• Business Processes
• Design Considerations
• Conclusions and Q&A
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Design Considerations
• EPBCS General
– Application Set-up
• Fiscal Vs. Calendar
• Currency Conversion
– Navigation Flows and other look and feel aspects
– Data Integration Requirements – Highly Important!
• Financials Business Process
– OOTB models and adjustments
– Financials – OOTB or Different Structure or Combination
– Usage of Plan Element dimension
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Design Considerations
• Workforce Business Process
– Employee and Job or Both?
– Strategic Workforce
– Different set of assumptions
– Data Integration with outside sources
– Integration with Financials
• Capital Business Process
– Types of Assets
– New and Existing
– Integration with Projects and Financials
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Design Considerations
• Projects Business Process
– Revenue and/or Expense Projects
– Use Workforce or Capital Standard Rates
– Integration with Financials
• EPBCS Reporting
– BSO Planning ASO reporting
– OOTB Reporting
• External Data Source Integration
– Hybrid Approach – FDMEE 11.1.2.4.100 and higher
– Use of Data Management in the Cloud
– EPM Automate
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Agenda
• OOTB EPBCS
• Incremental Enablement – A new build approach
• Business Processes
• Design Considerations
• Conclusions and Q&A
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Conclusion
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EPM State
Conference Room Configuration
Rapid Implementation
Process
Functionality
Technology
Results
Pre-Configuration Checklist

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Closing and Q&A
Edgewater Ranzal
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Vatsal Gaonkar
vgaonkar@ranzal.com
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Randy Schmitz
rschmitz@ranzal.com

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