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to EBS R12
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Table of Content
Oracle EBS roadmap
Pre-Upgrade Assessment
Upgrade
Post- Upgrade
Why Assessment?
AssessPRO
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Scope
Methodology
Deliverables
Assessment Case Study
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Organizations in their drive to upgrade, often follow a piecemeal approach leading to organizational fatigue,
expensive rework, and lost return on investment. As the industry moves to service-oriented architecture (SOA) and
the beginning of the next upgrade cycle, enterprises should take advantage of this unique opportunity to plan
strategically and initiate a long-term applications strategy as they consider their upgrade- they should view upgrades
as a means to consolidate disparate applications, upgrade to single global instance or even to define the
infrastructure roadmap and a subsequent application/infrastructure optimization.
Let us start the upgrade quest by taking a glance at the Oracle EBS Global Business Release of R12.
ensuring compliance across the global enterprise. This enables a global view of customer, supplier, partner
& operations by
Integrated performance management
Work globally: by moving from single global access across multiple lines of business to deeper industry vertical
Manage Systems globally: by using tools and functionality to enable central management of the application
suite, increase ease of integration, and significantly reduce the effort required to implement the suite by
Integration with core industry applications
Did u know?
50+customers live
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A snapshot of the R12 Financial features which make it truly global is tabulated below-
R12 Feature
Are these reasons enough for you to upgrade to R12? Let's look at the dilemmas
customers face while considering upgrades.
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Upgrade Dilemma
While considering upgrades, customers are often faced with numerous alternatives and often fail to recognize and
link together the multivariate business/technical/functional challenges mandating upgrades. Some of the typical
customer concerns include:
What are the architectural considerations which make R12 superior as compared to 11i versions?
With all these questions and considerations, customers are often unable to decide the best course of action and opt
for upgrade in an ad-hoc manner without being able to fully realize its value and utilize it to define a long term
applications strategy.
The following sections elaborate on the key drivers for R12 upgrade, and present HCLs Global Upgrade Program- A
collaborative approach to upgrades spanning the upgrade lifecycle. HCL has designed this approach based on its
upgrade experience in coalition with customers feedback and typical customer scenarios.
set-up every few years to support new business requirements and scale up to the anticipated growth.
Functional- From Governance, compliance to regulatory requirements to faster time to market ,companies
want to incorporate functionalities which help them create a differentiated product offering in the marketplace
and run an efficient Global business.
Technology- Scalability, removal of redundancy and real-time visibility are but a few of the technical
imperatives for a Global Enterprise.
Business Imperatives
Legacy modernization
Technology Imperatives
Technology Imperatives
Siloed applications
Conflicting standards
Enterprise Integration
Tools Advancement
Functional Imperatives
Eliminating Customizations
Pre-Upgrade
Upgrade vs.
Reimplementation
Upgrade Pre-Assessment
Scope of upgrade
Functional/Technical
requirements
Customization analysis
New module
implementation
Out-of-box functionality
Enhanced feature-set
Infrastructure set-up
required
Upgrade Financial
Models
analysis
Upgrade
Post-Upgrade
Data conversion
Data Archiving
Value-Added Services
Migration
Instance Consolidation
Application Optimization
Implementation of
Maintenance
Global Rollouts
Infrastructure Support
services
Value-Added Services
associated
Stellent,
Hyperion, etc
Value-Added Services
Usage Analysis
Upgrade
HCL has extensive experience in handling upgrades to 11i versions and has developed and perfected
methodologies and tools which are a culmination of best practices across complex upgrade landscapes. These
proprietary tools & project accelerators like EbizsmartUpgrade and HUM methodology ensure uninterrupted
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services while upgrading a client's system from Oracle 11i to Oracle R12. In addition, HCL is certified by Oracle as the
Oracle Business Accelerators Implementer. It is thus enabled to implement Oracle R12/R11i using OBA
methodology, and accelerate implementation time frames with improved quality of solutions, which are used in all our
upgrade projects to speed up execution. HCL also uses Oracle's Maintenance wizard, Setup and Rapid Install to
further smoothen the process.
Under Oracle's Partner Program, HCL is recognized at the highest level of partnership - the Certified Advantage
Partner. Therefore we have early access to new product releases and trainings including beta versions, and are early
adopters of new Oracle technology such as 10g and E-business suite 12i.
Post Upgrade
At the final stage of transition during the Upgrade process, HCL kick-starts the post upgrade set up. Once the set up is
complete, HCL provides support and maintenance for the newly upgraded application, including infrastructure
support, for a limited span of time. During this time, HCL also proposes further optimization of the client's application
landscape and has often been involved in subsequent Global Rollouts, Instance Consolidation, Standardization, etc.
Upgrade Assessment
Often customers commit themselves to the Upgrade program without actually being fully aware of the scope, current
state, future requirements, etc, thereby leading to un-optimized deployment and lower ROI, often ending up in cost
and schedule over-runs. To eliminate such inconsistencies, HCL proposes a Pre-Assessment Program whereby
customers can get a complete picture of their As-Is and To-Be state with a well documented project charter and
timelines before the actual Upgrade process kicks off.
AssessPRO
HCLs proprietary approach to upgrade assessment has a well defined scope, covering
Process Analysis
Comprehensive Project Charter for Upgrade of current Oracle EBS 11i version to Release 12
This evaluation exercise is carried out in 4 phases spanning 4-8 weeks depending on the current deployment its version, complexity, level of customization, etc. During this workshop, HCLs analysts and consultants would
engage in rigorous customer interviews, working with the clients business analysts and super users to
understand and analyze current processes and future requirements.
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PHASE I: Discover
Existing documentation
Functional/Technical/Business requirements- eg. Need for consolidated P&L reporting vs the current local
reporting
Infrastructure requirements
Decommissioning requirement
Archival requirements
PHASE II: Assess
This phase involves in-depth analysis of the data gathered in the Discover phase.
Technical
Business Processes
Assess
Envision
Recommend
N WEEKS
Role Owners
Activities
Requirement
Gathering (Q& A)
Project Kick-off
Gather Process
documentation,
RICE list, User
Manuals and
System
Documentation
Gather
Infrastructure setup/requirements
Gather Upgrade
requirements
Analysis of
Perform High
Prepare
Processes
level Fitment
Comprehensive
Analysis of
Analysis of
Upgrade Project
Functional and
Business
Charter including
Technical System
processes,
Project Plan,
Processes
Functional,
Project
Analysis of
technical and
Organization,
Existing
Customization to
Infrastructure,
Customizations
R12 Functionality
Effort Estimate
Analysis of
Perform Impact
and Project
Technical
Analysis on
Pricing
Architecture
RICE, Processes
Analysis of
and Architecture
Infrastructure
Perform impact
landscape
analysis of
Analysis of
decommissioning
upgrade
of existing
approach
infrastructure
Batch Tools /
Upgrade
Process
approaches- ROI
Evaluation
analysis
HCL Analysts
Customer
HCL Analysts
Customer
Business
Analysts
Infrastructure
Specialists
Upgrade
Specialists
Process Owners
Customer Bas
HCL Analysts
Customer
Business
Analysts
HCL Analysts
Customer
Business
Analysts
Templatized
Approach
Customizations
Evaluation
Template
New module
analysis Template
Factors determining
N weeks
Size of Oracle
Implementation
Complexity of
Customizations
Oracle EBS
Version
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Infrastructure Needs
Team Size
Training Needs
The entire upgrade assessment program can be supplemented with value-added offerings like usage analysis,
application portfolio analysis, infrastructure portfolio analysis and recommendations on optimization as per the
clients need.
Pre-Assessment Case Study
Application Roadmap for a leading Storage Equipment manufacturer
The client, a leading storage equipment manufacturer, has witnessed inorganic growth leading to a plethora of
disparate applications/processes. The growth momentum along with future imperatives required a scalable
application architecture, consolidation and standardization of processes across the organization. Before
spearheading such a transformational initiative, the client wanted to evaluate options and prepare a charter for this
initiative.
The clients application landscape was primarily on Oracle EBS 11.5.9 and it was considering upgrade to R12 while
consolidating other third party systems to R12. In addition, the client also required new modules like iProcurement
and ASCP and an infrastructure Assessment of the upgrade process.
With its AssessPROTM program, HCL initiated the 6 week assessment at the client site evaluating the following:
Implementation of new modules like iProcurement and ASCP to address specific requirements
Implementation of Configure-to- Order business model to address some of the major problems in: Bundled
Replacement of DW (Cognos) with FSG reports; 75% of customizations are reports and move all reports to DW
Involving key stakeholders and super users, HCL prepared an exhaustive Project Charter for Upgrade of the current
11.5.9 Oracle Apps to Release 12. The client is now ready to upgrade to R12 having well tabulated project timelines
that mitigate the risks involved and understanding of new model features.
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R12 Expertise HCL is credited with taking the first customer live on Oracle R12 and has over 6+ Oracle
Certified Oracle Business Accelerators Implementer - enabling HCL to implement Oracle R12 using OBA
methodology and accelerate implementation time frames with improved quality of solutions
Upgrade experience - HCL has handled several large complex upgrades and consolidation of Oracle EBS
versions for Fortune 500 companies.
Global Upgrade Program - A systematic program ensuring recurring costs benefits with a phased approach
to upgrade - Pre-Assessment, Upgrade and Post-upgrade Support
Pre-Assessment program - A time and cost effective assessment program to help customers decide their
upgrade path before taking the plunge.
Multiple approaches customized to client requirements- Big Bang, Staggered and Hybrid
Tool-driven upgrades - HCL has a proprietary eBizSmartUpgrade tool to automate and ensure a seamless
upgrade process.
Remote Upgrades - Technical upgrade via remote connectivity which saves cost and time
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