DrivingManagementExcellence
OraclesEnterprisePerformanceManagementSystem
TheGrowingNeedforEnterprise
PerformanceManagement
Thetimeisright:companiesthatfocusonachieving
managementexcellencecangainacompetitive
[Link]
management(EPM)systemishelpingthemsucceed.
Manyorganizationsworldwidehavesuccessfullyoptimizedtheirbusinessprocesses
byusingenterpriseresourceplanning(ERP)[Link]
highlevelsofoperationalefciencyandareabletorespondmorerapidly,deliverhigher
quality,[Link],asmorebusinessesimprovetheiropera-
tionalexcellence,market-leadingorganizationsmustlookelsewheretoachievecom-
[Link]
developingthethreepillarsofmanagementexcellence:beingsmart,agile,andaligned.
Smart:Mostorganizationshaveaccesstoampledataonboththemarketandtheir
[Link],interpretation,
[Link]
andopportunitiesearlierandwithdeeperinsightthanyourcompetitors.
Agile:Tobeuseful,[Link]
[Link]
technologydevelopmentsimpactthemarketplace,youmustbeabletointegrateand
processnewinformationandsystemsquicklytogainanadvantage.
Aligned:Technologyhasdramaticallydecreasedtransactionandcommunicationcosts,
lettingorganizationsoutsourcemanyactivitiesanddeveloptightlyintegratedvaluechains.
Pervasivesharingofinformationandintelligenceiscriticaltoachievealignmentofboth
[Link],youneedtofostercollabo-
rationandcommunicationacrossyourextendedenterprise.
Howwillyouhelpyourcompanyachievemanagementexcellence?
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Duetotheeconomy,organizationsarere-evaluatingtheirinternalcoststoensurethattheiroperations
[Link],leadingtoa
[Link],theeconomyincreasedthefocusonprotability
[Link]
[Link],wehaveseenthecontinuedadoptionofCPM
tosupportreturntogrowthstrategies.
Gartner,Inc.,MagicQuadrantforCorporatePerformanceManagementSuites,GartnerRASCoreResearch
NoteG00172934,25January2010.
THENEEDFOREPM
Decision-makersstrugglewith
performancemanagement
challengeseverywhereinthe
[Link]
challengestheytypicallyface.
SeniorexecutivesSeekto
alignthegoalsandobjectives
ofallstakeholders
LinemanagersMustalign
individualanddepartmental
objectiveswithcorporategoals
Financialexecutives
Mustachievecompliance
andtransparency
InformationworkersNeed
immediateaccesstocritical
businessinformation
ITexecutivesMustmeet
increasingend-userdemands
andinnovateatminimalcost
OraclesEnterprisePerformanceManagementSystem
Toachievemanagementexcellence,organizationsneedtostandardize,automate,
andintegratetheirmanagementprocessesandimplementtherightsoftware
[Link]
tooptimizeoperationalprocesses,EPMsystemsareneededtofullyoptimizeyour
managementprocesses.
DrivingManagementExcellence
Managementexcellencerequiresanintegratedsetofperformancemetricsand
managementprocessessoyoucanlinkstrategicscenariostoyournancialand
[Link]
providingoneversionofthetruthacommon,alignedviewintodatasources
[Link]
supportscenariomodelingandwhat-ifsimulationstodeliverinsightandtheabilityto
[Link],advancedusers,andlinemanagers
bygivingthemtheinformationandanalyticcapabilitiestheyneedtomakemore-
intelligentdecisionsthatincreaseagility.
OraclesEPMsystembringstogetheryourcompanysperformancemanagementinformationfrom
variousdatasources,businessintelligenceapplications,andnancialperformancemanagement
applicationsanddeliversitdirectlytothedesktopofyourdecision-makersenablingstrategic
insighttoaction.
OLTP and ODS
Systems
Data Warehouse
Data Mart
OLAP Oracle, PeopleSoft,
JD Edwards, Siebel,
SAP, Custom
Excel
XML
Business
Process
Information Access and Delivery
Business Intelligence Foundation
Oracle Fusion Middleware
BI Applications Performance Management Applications
Oracles EPM System
2
Oraclecontinuestocapitalizeontheacquisitionofthemarket-leadingHyperionsolution,
demonstratingsteadygrowthof9.6%andmaintainingitsmarket-leadingpositionforFPSM
basedon2008softwarerevenues.
IDC,WorldwideFinancialPerformanceandStrategyManagement2008VendorShares:
MarketConsolidationDrivesDomination,Doc#218656,June2009.
OnePerformanceManagementSystem
Oracledeliversthatsingle,[Link]
performancemanagementapplications,asuiteofbusinessintelligence(BI)applications,
acommonfoundationofBItoolsandservices,andavarietyofdatasourcesallintegrated
[Link],easytomanage,andthelowestincostto
deploy,itsthemostcomprehensiveandexibleEPMsysteminthemarketplacetoday.
Infact,thousandsoforganizationsaroundtheworldareusingOraclesEPMsystem
todenetheirstrategyandobjectives;coordinateplanningtomeetthoseobjectives;
consolidateandanalyzeenterprisewideinformation;monitorperformanceagainstplans;
anddelivertheinsightstodrivethebestdecisions,actions,andprocessesthroughout
[Link],theycanaligndecisionswithstrategicgoals,
reducenancialreportingandplanningcycles,compareoperationalresultstoplansin
realtime,anddrivedecisionsfrominsighttoactionwithlowercostsandlesscom-
plexitythannonintegratedsolutions.
Takealookatwhatsinsidethesystemandwhatitcandoforyou.
MostComprehensiveSuiteofPerformance
ManagementApplications
Amodularsuiteofintegratedsolutions,Oraclesperformancemanagementapplications
supportabroadrangeofstrategicandnancialperformancemanagementprocessesto
[Link],market-leadingsuitedrivesprotable
growthbydeliveringpredictableresults,improvingtransparencyandcompliance,and
increasingbusinessalignment.
Inaddition,OraclesperformancemanagementapplicationsleverageOracleBusiness
IntelligencefoundationandOracleFusionMiddlewaretointegratedatafrommultiple
sourcesandprovidedashboards,reporting,[Link]
out-of-the-box,extendedwithOracleBItechnologies,ortailoredtomeetspecicneeds.
Byprovidingaholisticviewofyourbusiness,theseapplicationshelpyouincreasespeed
andagility,improveyourdecision-makingabilities,andenhancecorporateperformance.
ORACLES HYPERION
PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT
APPLICATIONS
Supportingabroadrangeof
strategicandnancialperformance
managementprocesses,theperfor-
mancemanagementapplications
inOraclesEPMsysteminclude
thefollowing.
StrategyManagement
OracleHyperionPerformance
Scorecard,OracleHyperion
StrategicFinance
PlanningandBudgeting
OracleHyperionPlanning,Oracle
HyperionWorkforcePlanning,
OracleHyperionCapitalAsset
Planning,OracleIntegrated
OperationalPlanning,Oracle
IntegratedMarginPlanning,Oracle
CrystalBall,OracleHyperionPublic
SectorPlanningandBudgeting
FinancialCloseandReporting
OracleHyperionFinancialManage-
ment,OracleHyperionFinancial
CloseManagement,OracleHyperion
DisclosureManagement,Oracle
HyperionFinancialDataQuality
Management,OracleEssbase
AnalyticsLinkforHyperion
FinancialManagement
ProtabilityandCostManagement
OracleHyperionProtabilityand
CostManagement
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Oraclecontinuestoleadtheoverallbusinessanalyticssoftwaremarket,withan18%
marketsharebasedon2008softwarerevenues.In2008,thecompanygrewatabove
marketgrowthrateof12%.Oracleispresentinallofthemarketsegmentsofthebusiness
analyticsmarketthroughitsbroadportfolioofBItools,analyticapplications,anddata
[Link]
softwaresegmentofthemarket.
IDC,WorldwideBusinessAnalyticsSoftware20092013Forecastand2008VendorShares,
Doc#219383,August2009.
MostCompleteSuiteofBusiness
IntelligenceApplications
[Link]
complete,prebuiltBIsolutionsthathelpeveryoneinyourorganizationfromfrontline
employeestoseniormanagementunderstandhowthebusinessisperforming,
resultinginbetterdecisions,condentactions,andefcientoperationalmanagement
[Link],integratedviewofenterpriseinformation,forgreater
insightandalignmentacrossbusinessfunctions.
OracleBusinessIntelligenceapplicationsaddressanalyticrequirementsacrossawide
rangeoffunctionsfromsalesandmarketingtonanceandhumanresources,order
managementandfulllment,supplychain,service,[Link]
alsotailoredtomeettheuniqueneedsofdifferentindustries,addressingimportant
ORACLE BUSINESS
industryissuessuchascustomer-churndetectionintelecommunications,fact-based
INTELLIGENCEAPPLICATIONS
Oraclescomplete,prebuiltBI
sellingandtradepromotionperformanceinconsumergoods,customervalueand
solutionsdeliverintuitive,role-
shareofwalletinnancialservices,orphysicianandproductopportunityidentication
basedintelligenceforeveryonein
[Link],thesesolutionshelporganizationsgain
anorganizationtoenablebetter
greaterinsightandvaluefromavarietyofdatasourcesandapplications,including
decisions,condentaction,and
efcientoperationalprocesses. OracleE-BusinessSuite,OraclesPeopleSoft,andOraclesSiebel,aswellasother
systems,suchasSAPR/3.
ERPAnalytics
OracleFinancialAnalytics,Oracle
OracleBusinessIntelligenceapplicationsarebuiltonOracleFusionMiddlewareand
ProcurementandSpendAnalytics,
OracleHumanResourcesAnalytics,
OracleBusinessIntelligencefoundation,deliveringacomprehensive,innovative,and
OracleSupplyChainandOrder
leadingBIplatformthatletsyoubenetfromtherapiddeployment,reducedcostof
ManagementAnalytics,Oracle
ownership,andbuilt-inbestpracticesofapackagedBIapplication,withtheability
SpendClassicationanalytics,
toeasilyextendthesolutiontomeetspecicneedsorevencreatecustom-builtBI
OracleProjectAnalytics
applicationsallonacommonBIfoundation.
CRMAnalytics
OracleSalesAnalytics,Oracle
ServiceAnalytics,OracleMarket-
ingAnalytics,OracleContact AComprehensiveBusinessIntelligenceFoundation
CenterAnalytics,OracleLoyalty
Analytics,OraclePricingAnalytics OracleBusinessIntelligencefoundationfeaturesbest-in-classtechnologyforreporting,
analysis,[Link],scalable,Web-native
IndustryApplications
architecture,theuniedandopenOracleBusinessIntelligencefoundationreducesyour
[Link]
Financialsanalytics
costofownership,offersefcientaccesstoinformationfromheterogeneoussources,
andprovidesanenterprisesemanticlayerwithmultiplechannelsofinformationdelivery,
tosupportself-service,pervasiveBI,andmanagementexcellence.
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In our industry, having business insight at your ngertips is essential.
Oracle Financial Analytics delivers instant access to critical nancial
performance metrics and provides our management team with accurate,
up-to-date information to make informed decisions.
TerenceNg,DirectorofGlobalInformationSystems,Audatex
Pervasive
WithOracleBusinessIntelligencefoundation,allbusinessusershavetimely,accurate,
androle-relevantinsight,[Link]
enterpriseinformationmodelinsulatesbusinessusersfromhavingtounderstand
sourcesystems,insteadprovidingthemwithalogical(business)viewofinformationthat
[Link]
metrics,calculations,hierarchies,andbusinessrulesareconsistentacrossallBItools
[Link],high-performance,transparent
[Link]
(formerlyOraclesHyperionEssbase),abest-in-classonlineanalyticalprocessing(OLAP)
server,enablescalculation-intensive,analyticapplications(suchascustomerprotability
analysis),speed-of-thought,multidimensionaldataexploration,andpredictiveanalytics.
Comprehensive
Oracleprovidesthebroadestrangeofbest-of-breedreportingandanalysiscapabilitiesinan
[Link]
includeenterprisereporting,adhocqueryandanalysis,interactivedashboards,nancial
reporting,MicrosoftOfce,desktopgadgets,proactivenoticationsandalerts,mobile
anddisconnecteddashboards,BIembeddedinapplications,[Link]
result:relevantandtimelyaccessbytherightpeople,attherighttime,intherightform.
Hot-Pluggable
OraclehelpscustomersmaximizethevalueoftheirexistingITinvestmentsandresources
[Link]
Intelligencefoundation,youcanleverageyourinvestmentinSAP,OracleE-BusinessSuite,
OraclesSiebel,OraclesPeopleSoft,OraclesJDEdwards,andothertransactional
applicationsviacertiedadaptersandextract,transform,andload(ETL)mappings.
Youcanaccessdatainanyrelationalandmultidimensionalsource,includingIBMDB2,
Teradata,MicrosoftSQLServer,OracleDatabase,SAPBW,OraclesHyperionapplications,
[Link],youcanleverageyourexistingETLtechnologies,including
Informatica,Ascential,OracleDataIntegrator,OracleWarehouseBuilder,andothers.
Oraclealsopreservesyourinvestmentsinsecurityandauthenticationtechnologiessuch
asLDAP,MSAD,OracleIdentityManagement,andmore.
ORACLEBUSINESSINTELLIGENCE
FOUNDATIONANDDATAWARE-
HOUSINGPRODUCTS
Oraclesanalyticcapabilitiesare
basedoncategory-leadingproducts
thatprovideonlineanalytical
processing(OLAP)interactive
dashboards,adhocanalysis,proac-
tivedetectionandalerts,advanced
reportingandpublishing,mobile
analytics,[Link]
warehousingproductsofferfast,reli-
able,andsecurereporting;online
analytics;anddataminingondata
warehousesthatcanscaleatlowcost.
OracleBusinessIntelligence
ToolsandTechnology
OracleBusinessIntelligenceSuite
EnterpriseEditionPlus,Oracle
BusinessIntelligenceSuite
StandardEditionOne,OracleBI
Publisher,OracleEssbase,Oracle
Real-TimeDecisions
5
Forresterpredictsthattotalsoftwarerevenues(licenses,maintenance,andsubscriptions)in
BPSwillgrowbyacompoundannualgrowthrate(CAGR)of12.7%through2012,increasing
from$2billionin2008to$3.2billionin2012.
[Link],BusinessPerformanceSolutions,TheForresterWave,Q42009.
OraclesEPMsystemsupportsabroadrangeofstrategic,nancial,andoperational
[Link]
optimizeyourenterprisewideperformanceanddrivesmanagementexcellence.
SupportedbyOracleFusionMiddlewareandOracleDatabaseTechnologies
OraclesenterpriseperformancemanagementsystemissupportedbyOracleFusion
[Link]-
sivefamilyofproductsthatrangesfromapplicationdevelopmenttoolsanddata
integrationsolutionstomasterdatamanagement,identitymanagement,collaboration,
workow,securesearch,[Link]
softwarefoundationyouneedtoensurecorporategrowth,insight,[Link]
OracleFusionMiddleware,youcanleverageyourinvestmentinOracleoranyother
vendortomakebetterdecisions,securesensitiveinformation,streamlinecompliance
initiatives,[Link]
integrated,youbuyonlywhatyouneed,whenyouneedit.
OraclesEnterprisePerformanceManagementSystem
BenetsYourBusiness
OraclesEPMsystemdeliversconsistentvisibilityintopast,current,andfuturebusiness
ORACLEFUSIONMIDDLEWARE
operations,soyoucancondentlyplanandtrustthereliabilityofyourreportsandforecasts.
OraclesEPMsystemissupported
Thisvisibilityenablesinsighttoactionforimprovedperformanceandincreasesthe
byOracleFusionMiddlewareand
Oraclesmarket-leadingdatabase
overallhealthofyourorganizationasyousetandmeetshareholderexpectations.
technologies.
Oraclesperformancemanagementapplicationshelpyouimprovetransparency,enhance
Acomprehensive,standards-
basedfamilyofmiddlewareprod-
compliance,andmitigatebusinessriskthroughintegratedprocesscontrolandconsistent
ucts,OracleFusionMiddleware planning,nancialconsolidations,reporting,[Link],more
enablescustomerstoadoptand
predictablecycletimesfornancialclosingandplanning,increaseforecastaccuracy,and
manageservice-orientedarchi-
[Link],youllbeabletoeffectivelylink
tectures(SOAs)inheterogeneous
computingenvironments. strategiestoplansandcontinuouslymonitorexecution,soyougainbusinessalignment,
improvedecision-making,andoptimizeyourresources.
Themorethan50,000customers
nowusingOracleFusionMiddle-
wareincludeleadingorganizations OracleBusinessIntelligencefoundationgiveslinemanagerstimely,accuratenancial
inthenancialservices,telecom-
andoperatingresultsforimprovedtransparency,visibility,[Link]
munications,manufacturing,retail,
easy-to-learn-and-useenvironmentforself-servicereportingandanalysis,yougainthe
pharmaceuticals,healthcare,and
[Link]
FusionMiddlewareisalsosup-
portedby9,000partners,includ-
ingmarket-leadingindependent
softwarevendors,value-added
resellers,andsystemintegrators.
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Oracles Hyperion solutions gave us the means to address a wide range
of reporting requirements. Our nancial and performance reporting
capabilities are greatly enhanced, which help us meet the emerging
reporting requirements covering the operations of more than 150 entities.
VikashBaingani,AGM,CorporateAccounts,Larsen&Toubro
[Link]
foundationaddressesanytypeofreportingandanalysisrequirementfrominteractive
dashboardstostructuredoperationalandnancialreports,adhocqueries,andadvanced
[Link]
withandenhancetheuseofMicrosoftOfce.
OraclesBIapplicationsgivebusinessmanagersasingle,accurateviewthatprovides
themwithtimely,meaningfulinsightintobusinessperformanceandbetteralignment
[Link],managerscanidentifyperformancegapsandtakeactionin
[Link]-basedintelligence,youcanimprove
decision-makingandbusinessagilityandincreasecustomersatisfaction.
Finally,OraclesEPMsystemincreasesuserproductivitythroughacommonEPMworkspace
thatgivesusersrole-basedaccesstoallelementsoftheirenterpriseperformanceman-
agementsolutionperformancemanagementapplications,BIapplications,andBItools.
OraclesEnterprisePerformanceManagementSystem
DeliversRealITAdvantages
[Link]
onmultiplesoftwaresolutions,systems,[Link],budget,
[Link],
eveniforganizationsdostandardizetheiroperationalsystems,newsystemsaresoon
introducedviaacquisitionsorintegrationinitiativeswithsuppliersandotherpartnersin
thevaluechain.
WithitsEPMsystem,[Link],standards-based,
hot-pluggablebusinessintelligencefoundationnotonlyintegrateswithyourexisting
transactionandenterpriseresourceplanning(ERP)systems,datawarehouses,and
othersources,itcomplementsandextendsyourcurrentITinfrastructureinvestments.
Youcanreduceyourtotalcostofownershipbysimplifyingsystemsmanagement,
administration,andsupportwithasingle,[Link]
industryandfunctionalbestpracticesdeliveredbyOraclespackagedapplications,
youlldeploysolutionsquicklyandreducetimetovalue.
Decision-making has been
much faster since we
deployed Oracle Hyperion
Planning. Whats more, our
decisions are better informed,
driving additional business
value. Any company that
wants to switch from time-
consuming data input to
value-added planning,
improved analysis, and
well-supported decision-
making should deploy
Oracle Hyperion Planning.
CristinaPopovici,FinanceDevelop-
mentManager,UrsusBreweries
ORACLE BUSINESS
INTELLIGENCEFOUNDATION
ThemostcomprehensivesetofBI
capabilitiesinoneplatform,Oracle
BusinessIntelligencefoundation
givesITorganizations
Aneasy-to-learn-and-useenviron-
mentforself-servicereporting
andanalysis
-Awaytoaddressallreportingand
analysisrequirementsfromin-
teractivedashboardstostructured
operationalandnancialreports,
adhocqueries,andadvanced
OLAPanalysiswithinasingle
environment
Solutionsthatintegratewithand
enhanceyouruseofMicrosoft
Ofce
Timely,accuratenancialand
operatingresultsforimproved
transparency,visibility,and
decision-making
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DELIVERINGA COMPLETE
SOLUTION:ORACLESERVICES
Oraclesenterpriseperformance
managementsystemandall
Oracleproductsarebackedbya
globalteamofexpertswhoprovide
comprehensiveimplementation,
support,andeducationservicesto
accelerateyourreturnoninvestment.
Experttechnicalconsultantswith
extensiveproductknowledge
candesignanddeployarangeof
softwaresolutionstomeetyour
[Link]
supportanalystsarereadytohelp
youtroubleshootandresolveyour
day-to-daychallengespromptlyand
[Link]-
opersandinstructorsareavailable
toeducatealllevelsofyourstaff,
enablingoptimumperformance,
increasingproductivity,andencour-
aginglong-termexpertise.
By integrating Oracle E-Business Suite with Oracle Hyperion Planning,
Oracle Hyperion Performance Scorecard, and Oracle Business Intelligence
[foundation], we created a closed-loop management system that enabled
us to align corporate strategy with operational activities. The system made
it much easier and quicker to track outcomes against goals.
DongZhu,GeneralManager,ITDivision,CATIC
(ChinaNationalAero-TechnologyImportandExportCorporation)
Youllfurtherreduceyourcostsbyeliminatingredundanttoolsfrommultiplevendors
[Link]
aconsistentsourceofinformationandchangecontrolacrosstheenterprisethrough
centralizedanalyticmasterdatamanagement,dataqualitymanagement,anddata
[Link],soyou
canaddressyourimmediateneedsrst,thenaddadditionalcapabilitiesasyourbusiness
[Link]
applicationsifyouneedtoaddressuniquerequirements.
OraclesEnterprisePerformanceManagement
SystemFarAheadofthePack
Sincetheenterprisesoftwareindustrybeganrecognizingthevalueofbetterperformance
management,[Link]
Oracleleadsthemarketbyembracingacomprehensiveapproachtoenterpriseperfor-
[Link],Oracledeliverstherstandonly
performancemanagementsystemthatintegratesleadingperformancemanagement
applicationsandBIapplicationswithbroadreportingandanalysisfunctionality,givingyou
[Link]
[Link]
capabilitiesyougetfromOraclesEPMsystemareuniqueandonlyOracleoffersthem
inacomprehensive,end-to-endsystemthatdrivesmanagementexcellence.
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CONTACTUS
Formoreinformationonhowyourbusinesscan
benefitfromthepowerofOraclesenterprise
performancemanagementsystem,pleasevisit
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toanOraclerepresentative.
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U.S.A.
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