The Oracle Unified Method (OUM) is a methodology for managing Oracle technology projects that is used by Oracle Consulting Services, Oracle partners, and clients. OUM provides an organized framework to help projects efficiently move through the project lifecycle from requirements to implementation. It supports projects involving Oracle databases, applications, middleware, and other technologies. OUM aims to help projects achieve measurable business results quickly through its flexible and iterative approach.

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2. Oracle Unified Method.
» OUM to accelerate your development and technology-based efforts;
» OUM presents an organized and flexible approach.
» Operational framework helps critical project needs and dependencies for
development and implementation of project.
» With OUM, you can move efficiently through the project lifecycle to quickly
achieve measurable business results.
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3. USERS OF OUM:
OUM is used by Oracle Consulting Services, Oracle Partner Network Certified
Partners or Certified Advantage Partners, and Clients on projects where Oracle
Consulting Services is engaged.
OUM supports the complete range of Oracle technology projects including:
Oracle Database
Oracle E-Business Suite
Oracle Enterprise 2.0
Oracle Fusion Middleware
Oracle Data Warehousing
Governance, Risk, & Compliance (GRC)
Identity Management (IdM)
Oracle Transportation Management
Performance Management - Business Intelligence and Analytics
JD Edwards Enterprise One
PeopleSoft Enterprise
Siebel.
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4. OUM Pathway.
Vision for OUM is a single, integrated method to support the entire Oracle
economy across the complete suite of Oracle projects.
The “best of the best” of Oracle’s portfolio of methods is being coupled with OUM’s
industry standards, new techniques, and strong tool support.
Current release of OUM.
Present release is 5.0.0. The first version of OUM was initially released for use by
Oracle Consulting Services in January 2006.
It is the seventh generation of the method released by Oracle’s Global Methods
team.
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5. QUICK differences between AIMS and OUM;
There are many exciting changes incorporated in OUM as compare with AIMS:
Oracle Unified Methodology.
AIMS Business Requirements
Project Management Requirements Analysis
Business Process architecture Analysis
Business Requirement Definition Design
Business requirement definition Implementation
Application & technical architecture Testing
Module Design & Build Performance Management
Data Conversion Technical Architecture
Documentation Data Acquisition and Conversion
Business System Testing Documentation
Performance Testing Organizational Change Management
Adoption & Learning Training
Production migration Transition
Operations and Support
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6. Oracle Unified
Methodology
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7. OUM PHASE CURVES
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8. Comparison of OUM with current Application methods etc
AMIS.
In comparing OUM to current application methods, it is helpful to consider both
the similarities and differences between OUM and methods,
Similarities.
Emphasis will be on Business Process implementation.
Fit-Gap – Future business processes will be mapped to standard application
functionality to identify gaps.
Key business architecture structures will be defined (Chart of Accounts, Multi-
Org, and Trading Community Arch.).
Application Setups will be defined (i.e. Configuration options)
Best practices from current methods will be included
Will support both implementation approaches:
Requirements-driven (like AIM Foundation, Compass Standard)
Solution-driven (like AIM for Business Flows, Compass Accelerated)
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9. Differences.
• OUM is based on the Unified Process
• Standards-based
• Iterative and incremental
• Architecture-centric - increased emphasis on architecture
• Business process and use case-driven
• OUM is more comprehensive in scope
• From enterprise level IT strategy to implementation
• Though only those aspects necessary to accomplish the project’s business
objectives need be considered
• OUM supports tighter integration with other disciplines
• Business Intelligence
• Fusion Middleware
• Custom Software
• Other product and technology areas
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10. Benefits of using OUM as a Method.
The primary benefits of using OUM are:
• More Focused Effort - OUM enables projects to clearly define business
scope and needs to create enterprise business process models.
• Built-in Flexibility - By combining activities and tasks in different ways, OUM
can be applied to many types of information technology software development
and implementation projects.
• Saves Time - Seasoned information technology practitioners representing
years of experience have contributed their knowledge to OUM.
• Higher Quality - OUM subscribes to an iterative approach that incorporates
testing and validation throughout the lifecycle.
• More Cost Effective - OUM facilitates improved control of project expenses
by using a flexible work breakdown structure that allows you to perform only
necessary tasks.
• Reduced Project Risk - Implementing an iterative, broadly applicable
method mitigates requirements mismatch. A key focus of each iteration in OUM
is to identify and reduce the most significant project risks.
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11. White Papers for OUM.
This white paper covers the main components and key features of OUM.
Application Integration Architecture (AIA): Pre-Built Service-Oriented
Architecture (SOA).
Business Rules in Oracle Application Development Framework (ADF) to
Business Components (BC). Method for modeling and implementing business
rules in ADF Business Components (ADF BC).
Activity Modeling - How activity diagrams can be used and how to create
them using JDeveloper 10.1.2.
UML Class Modeling - Modeling elements that can be used in a UML class
model.
Unit-testing - Unit-testing can give you insight in the real progress of your
project and prevent bottlenecks in your developers staff.
Use Case Modeling - Use case modeling and how to use effectively on your
project.
Integrating Tutor and UPK Content: A Complete User Documentation
Solution, Various user documentation types, user documentation created with
Tutor, user documentation created with UPK.
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12. OUM importance to Oracle’s Clients:
OUM can help you develop and implement technology-based business solutions
with precise development and rapid deployment.
You can tailor OUM to support your specific project situation. With its ready-made
templates, guidelines, and tailored work breakdown structure, OUM provides the
programmatic tools you need to manage the risks associated with your
information technology-based projects.
OUM presents an organized, yet flexible, approach. Its defined, operational
framework helps anticipate critical project needs and dependencies throughout
your software development and implementation project.
With OUM, you can move efficiently through the development and implementation
lifecycle to quickly achieve measurable business results.
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13. OUM Estimating Model provides support for Business
Intelligence and Analytics (BIA) projects.
The OUM 4.5.0 Estimating Model, providing support for BIA, Custom
Software, Identify Management, and Integration, is currently undergoing
validation and testing.
OUM Estimating Model provides support for Application
Implementation projects.
The Siebel CRM product line is expected to be the first product suite supported.
The OUM 5.0.0 Estimating Model, providing support for Siebel CRM Application
Implementations.
Project Management tools are supported by the OUM
Estimating Model.
OUM includes Project Work plan templates in MS Project format.
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14. Estimating Tools.
OUM estimating metrics include Estimating Workbook are proprietary information
of Oracle and are based on assumptions regarding resource skill levels and
other factors that pertain to Oracle managed and staffed projects only.
Clients and partners who use OUM are provided with the standard MS Project
Work plan templates included in the OUM Method Pack.
Multi Language Support.
OUM was developed in English and is currently available only in English.
Organizations within Oracle that wish to use OUM, but require some or all of the
materials to be in another language, are free to engage their own translation
services for this purpose.
If you have plans to develop a translated or tailored version of OUM to support
your business area.
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15. COMPONENTS / PLATFORM REQUIREMENTS.
The OUM offering provides you with a comprehensive toolkit:
•• Overview Material - Provides an overview of OUM's approach to
software-related projects, including the industry standards upon which OUM is
based.
•• Guidelines - Phases, processes, tasks, roles, and template guidelines that
cover every aspect of a technology-based solution.
•• Templates - Templates enable fast and easy creation of high quality work
products.
•• Tailored Work Breakdown Structure - These standards enable an
easy start in managing your project.
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16. Hardware and Software.
The hardware and software requirements for OUM include:
• Minimum of 1 GHz processor speed
• 55 MB of disk space
• 520 MB RAM minimum
• Windows 2000, XP, NT 4.0
• Microsoft Office 2000 or later
• Microsoft Project 98 or later (Optional)
• Microsoft Visio 5.0.0 or later (Optional)
• Adobe Acrobat Reader 6.0 or later
• Microsoft Internet Explorer version 6.0 or later or Netscape 7.0 or later
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17. Application Supports to OUM.
The approach to integrate applications support follows:
• Complete backbone Work Breakdown Structure is stable.
• Product-suite agnostic coverage for all of the Oracle-branded Application
Suites (e.g., E-Business Suite, PeopleSoft Enterprise, JD Edwards Enterprise
One, Siebel, etc.)
• Add Application Upgrade and Migration View
• Support additional application suites (E, E1, Siebel, Retail, etc.)
• Further develop and refine the material and estimating model
• Layer in support for Fusion Applications
• Estimating Models planned for 1-3 months after method releases.
The release of an OUM version supporting a given product family will mark the
beginning of the transition period. Ample time will be allotted for the transition
cycle before any of the current methods are de supported.
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18. Difference between OUM's approach and AIM for Business
Flow's (ABF) conference room pilot (CRP1, CRP2, CRP3)
approach;
1. AIM for Business Flows (ABF) utilized iterative conference room pilots (CRPs)
to initially map the client's business to the standard Oracle Business Flows and
to refine/tailor the business solution to the specific requirements of the project.
2. However, most of the other elements of the ABF approach were more waterfall
than interative. OUM is a true iterative approach. Virtually any and all activities
and tasks are performed in an iterative fashion based on an iteration plan
developed by the project manager.
3. While any OUM task or activity can be iterated as necessary to meet project
objectives, keep in mind is that you should do only what is necessary to meet
the project objectives - nothing more. Make the method serve you - not the
other way around.
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19. Difference between OUM's approach and AIM for Business
Flow's (ABF) conference room pilot (CRP1, CRP2, CRP3)
approach;
4. One significant similarity between OUM's Application Implementation View and
ABF is that both methods use the Conference Room Pilot (CRP) technique to
refine and iteratively converge on a business solution best suited to the client's
requirements. In OUM’s Application Implementation View, Conference Room
Pilots are referred to as Functional Prototypes.
5. It is in name only that JCDM was limited to J2EE. JCDM’s framers designed
the method to be technology agnostic. JCDM, and therefore OUM, provides a
broadly applicable, yet cohesive collection of activities, tasks, artifacts, roles and
responsibilities, and guidelines for technology-based business solutions. In the
transition from JCDM, OUM immediately became the single method for technical
architecture, technology implementation, and custom software development at
Oracle.
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20. Oracle’s Data Warehouse Method Fast Track (DWM FT).
OUM’s Business Intelligence and Analytics Custom Development View provide
support for projects that involve custom development in support of Business
Intelligence and Analytics implementations.
Oracle’s Project Management Method (PJM) and Program
Management Method (PGM) and PeopleSoft’s Compass
Methodology.
OUM’s Manage Focus Area provides a framework in which all types of projects
can be planned, estimated, controlled, and completed in a consistent manner.
Oracle's Project Management Method (PJM) and Oracle’s Program Management
Method (PGM) are part of the Manage Focus Area.
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21. Additional methods and tools integration;
OUM supports the complete range of Oracle technology projects including:
• Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA)
• Enterprise Integration
• Custom Software
• Identity Management (IdM)
• Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC)
• Database Security (DBS)
• Performance Management
• Business Intelligence and Analytics
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22. OUM provides guidance:
• Project and Program Management
• Enterprise IT Strategy, Architecture, and Governance
• Business Requirements Collection and Analysis
• Design
• Implementation
• Technical Architecture
• Testing
• Performance Management
• Data Acquisition and Conversion
• Documentation
• Adoption and Learning
• Transition
• Operations and Support
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23. Supplemental guidance;
OUM provides supplemental guidance to support:
•• Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA)
•• Enterprise Integration
•• including Application Integration Architecture (AIA)
•• Custom Software
•• Identity Management (IdM)
•• Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC)
•• Database Security (DBS)
•• Application Implementation
•• Business Intelligence and Analytics Custom Development
•• Oracle Tutor and Oracle User Productivity Kit (UPK)
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24. Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA).
Changing markets, competitive pressures, and evolving Client needs are placing
increasing pressure on IT to deliver greater flexibility and speed. Service-Oriented
Architecture (SOA) has been increasingly adopted by businesses as a means of
delivering on these requirements by overcoming the complexity of their application
and IT environments.
SOA facilitates the development of enterprise applications as modular business
services that can be easily integrated.
OUM provides a Supplemental Guide for SOA. Guidance is provided at the task
level for activities that need to occur during a custom development or technology-
based engagement when SOA and Integration tools are being delivered.
This SOA Supplemental Guide is intended for Oracle Consulting Services
practitioners who will be designing and implementing custom SOA solutions based
on the OUM approach.
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25. Trainings.
Self-service, self-paced OUM training courses for Oracle Consulting Services
are available on Oracle University.
The training courses consist of several modules and an assessment test. The
training can be taken on-line or downloaded and taken off-line at your leisure.
The assessment testing is done through an online tool provided by Oracle
University.
The OUM training courses will be incrementally developed and released during
CY2008.
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26. Trainings.
Available courses:
• Level 1 - Overview and Awareness
• Level 2 - Manage Overview
Planned courses:
• Level 2 - Implement Overview.
• Level 3 - Gathering Requirements using OUM.
• Level 4D - Technology Delivery Readiness.
• Level 4E - Technology Estimating Readiness.
• Level 4D - Business Intelligence Delivery Readiness.
• Level 4E - Business Intelligence Estimating Readiness.
• Level 4D - Application Implementation Delivery Readiness.
• Level 4E - Application Implementation Estimating Readiness.
• Level 4D - Application Migration Delivery Readiness.
• Level 4E - Application Migration Estimating Readiness.
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27. QUESTION.
QUESTIONS
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