In several of our previous blogs we have discussed the proper way to build a business intelligence enterprise solution. Many of you have responded in agreement with much of the content and the steps required to truly unlock the potential of BI. However, there are a number of readers who have reached out and asked
Read More...I was doing some research the other day for a customer related to 9.1 features and content. While I am not a PeopleSoft Portal expert, I did gather up some valuable information from PeopleBooks and other sources. I thought some of these requirements may be relevant to our audience. So, the following content outlines some
Read More...In part one we identified some of the main reasons large PeopleSoft projects fail. Now let’s discuss how we mitigate these risks and implement for our clients successfully. Risk: The solution is not tied to the business objectives. As outlined in previous blogs, one of the first activities we conduct is the BluePrint Workshop. The
Read More...On October 18, 2011, Oracle announced it had entered into an agreement to acquire Endeca, a leading provider of unstructured data management, web commerce and business intelligence solutions (see our original blog post here). The transaction is subject to customary closing conditions and is expected to close before the end of t his year. Here’s
Read More...In previous blog posts I wrote about the value of XML Publisher, and I’ve outlined instructions on how to create an XML report. In the video blog below we take it a step further and show you how to create a simple XML report with a chart and table. We take you from the creation
Read More...It is not too awfully uncommon to be expected to create a detailed project plan without having all of the details. Weird, right? Not really. It’s completely understandable why this may expected. If you aren’t a project manager or practioner, then it would be challenging to understand what is actually required to develop a detailed
Read More...In our previous video blog, we demonstrated the concepts of how to use PeopleTools 8.5 for improved business intelligence. We showed how to apply navigation collection, embeddable pagelets, XML publisher and related content to your business practices. In this follow up screencast, we demo how to actually use PeopleTools to create an embeddable pagelet and
Read More...It’s the Big Daddy question: Why did our implementation fail? It causes a room to fall silent and eyes to focus intensely on meeting handouts and coffee cups. In our experience, there are some very key differences between PeopleSoft projects that have been successful and those that have not. Historically, we have been asked to
Read More...Are you familiar with Oracle CFO Central? This is a site designed by Oracle with a focus on the CFO. The website contains white papers, podcasts, testimonials, case studies, solutions, articles, executive interviews. It’s new, and an excellent resource. If you are a CFO, VP of finance, or controller, CFO Central has a great amount
Read More...Recently, I was traveling to Kansas City to give a presentation on using PeopleTools 8.5 to improve business intelligence. Little did I know that my travel would offer me a good opening example to support the presentation. If you are a reader of this blog then you are likely familiar with the statement “ERP systems
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