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Downer&
Insightsoftware.comINSYNC 2010
ORACLE BI REPORTING SOLUTION
DOWNER & INSIGHTSOFTWARE.COM
WELCOME!
KEY DISCUSSION TOPICS
• Past, Present & Future of the business & Insight• Advantages of the application (BI)• An approach for implementation• Getting value for money
DOWNER LIMITED
Downer Limited www.downer.com is an ASX-100 company that provides comprehensive engineering and infrastructure design, construction, maintenance and management services to the transport, energy, infrastructure, communications and resources sectors. The Group has more than 24,500 employees working across Australia, New Zealand, the Asia Pacific region and the United Kingdom.
ERP Platform Division/s
JDE (World / E1) MiningWorks (Aus / NZ)RailConsulting
Brian SmithApplication Support Team Leader (Oracle Platform)
HISTORYBachelor of Business Accounting
16 Years JDE ExperienceImplemented JDE to 7 trading entitiesCurrently Supporting 4 existing instances
JDE MODULES AND REPORTING
AddressbookFixed AssetsPlant Management /
MaintenanceService BillingJob CostPurchasingInventoryAccounts Payable
Accounts ReceivableHuman ResourcesPayrollGeneral Ledger Config.
REPORTING & ANALYSIS
DOWNER MINING: Driving The Right Behaviour
How often have you heard • I record that information, but it’s in an spreadsheet or a
separate database• I need to get this information back out of JDE but I need
it in a special format• I don’t trust the data on my JDE reports
Give the users confidence in the ERP.
Engage with the business, put “everything” in the ERP.
About UsInsightSoftware.com
• InsightSoftware.com is a fast-growing, dynamic company with a global presence.• Our focus is on improving the ERP systems our customers rely on to run their business.• Our products solve core JD Edwards and Oracle E-Business Suite issues that get in the way
of people doing their jobs:
• Our products are designed to solve complex problems simply:• Direct Access – No staging or duplication of data
• True End-User Tools – Not technical tools masquerading as end-user solutions
• Fast and Easy to Use – Great performance with minimal training required
• Immediate Time-to-Benefit – No lengthy implementation
• Simplify Business – Software that simplifies processes, not making them more complex
New YorkNew York
RaleighRaleigh
TorontoToronto
VancouverVancouver
San Francisco
San Francisco
Costa MesaCosta Mesa
HoustonHouston
DenverDenver
SydneySydney
AucklandAuckland
Headquarters
Sales Offices
Offices
LondonLondon
Quick Facts:• 450+ customers• 30,000 users in 45 countries• Solid network of experienced partners
covering every continent
About UsInsightSoftware.com
HOW DOES DOWNER MINING UTILISE INSIGHT SOFTWARE?
Implementation – May 2008
OriginallyGeneral Ledger
TodayPayrollHuman ResourcesInventoryMaster DataPurchasing
Fixed AssetsSalesAccounts Payable Accounts Receivable
KEY BENEFITS FOR DOWNER MINING
Improved Integrity ReportingMaster Data CleansingReconciliation capabilitiesCompany ConsolidationOn Time ReportingImproved Report ManagementPhase Out Of Other Reporting Tools$0.00 spend on developer costs
DOWNER MININGBUSINESS RELIANCE
100% of new reports developed using InsightSoftware.com
60% of business reports are run through InsightSoftware.com and increasing each month
(Based On Month End report submission query on AS400)
Executive BI Analysis is now run exclusively through Insight
Reporting & Analysis on tap. No more overnight report submissions, no more waiting for reports.
INITIAL OBSERVATIONS
“It seems like a basic inquiry tool…….”
“I can already develop reports in JDE already…...”
“It’s easier to run a report and manipulate in Excel…..”
What’s the business benefit? What’s my benefit?
INSIGHT DRILL DOWN CAPABILITY
Less = More
BUT
Less leads to more
THE GOOD NEWS & THE BAD NEWS
Compatible with World / E1 / E-Business
Generally businesses want good reportingGenerally businesses don’t want to pay for it
Spend your money wisely
ASK FOR A TRIAL!
FearsLoad on the networkTime to implementSecurity on reportingLack of support non-core productLoss of report data integrityTime to develop a report
DOWNER & INSIGHTSOFTWARE.COM: The Future
Insight is just like a data warehouse tool, without the warehouse.
VERSION 10Link to external & custom built data tablesCross table comparisons (Real time reconcilers)
DON’T TAKE MY WORD FOR IT!DOWNER MINING CUSTOMER FEEDBACK
“…provides "fast" access to information that I can wait for hours if I ran the same report in JDE...”
Kimberley Beuth - Commercial Manager - Group. Plant Operations
“…addresses the limitations of JDE reporting column width of the page.”Meagan Mansfield - Regional Management Accountant
“I love to be able to have information at my fingertips that is accurate, easy to filter, pivot and search which you cannot easily do with JDE … spend your time analyzing the data, not trying to get it.”
Peta Leembruggen - Financial Reporting Manager
“Developing in Insight is a breeze compared to complex queries in SQL.”Sarah Knight – Oracle Application Support