Original Software/UKOUG Survey of Oracle EBS Users Regarding Upgrades
1
Upgraded vs Plan to Upgrade UK Oracle User Group and Original Software surveyed 156 IT influencers and decision makers from 20 countries to understand the expectations and challenges faced as they upgrade their Oracle E-Business Suite estates. EBS R12 UPGRADES EXPERIENCES Modules used What modules of the Oracle E-Business Suite does your organisation use? Top challenges Already upgraded & Plan to upgrade What do you see as the biggest challenge in an R12 upgrade? Stakeholder buy in Cost Customisations Data Migration Manufacturing SCM Marketing/ Sales/Order Service Product Life Cycle Vertical Projects Procurement HCM Finance 50 % of respondents are using Finance and HCM modules as a minimum. What is your Oracle E-Business Suite R12 upgrade plan? Upgrade plan 54.5 % already upgraded 4.5 % discontinued use 32 % plan to upgrade 4.5 % re-implementing EBS 3 % staying with 11i 3rd party support 32 % Deliver as quick as possible Minimise project costs Minimise the risk of not supporting core business processes Minimise time business users have to participate in project staying with 11i no support 89 % 57 % 56 % 42 % 36 % 17 % 15 % 6 % 4 % 2 % 100 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 Success factors What is the most important success factor for an Oracle E-Business Suite upgrade? 72 % minimise the risk of not supporting business processes ALREADY UPGRADED Minimum 1 month Maximum 24 months Average 10 months PLAN TO UPGRADE Minimum 1 month Maximum 24 months Average 10 months 27 % Average cost overrun 4.5 Average project overrun months Workload rankings for R12 upgrade activities: Already Upgraded Reapplying custs, mods, locals etc Technical migration Conference room pilots Fixing issues UAT Deployment Converting DBMS Doc 11i/existing customisations Impact assesment Planning www.origsoft.com www.ukoug.org 0 0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 3
-
Upload
bob-dirkes -
Category
Technology
-
view
144 -
download
3
Transcript of Original Software/UKOUG Survey of Oracle EBS Users Regarding Upgrades
Upgraded vs Plan to UpgradeUK Oracle User Group and Original Software surveyed 156 IT influencers and decision makers from 20 countries to understand the expectations and challenges faced as they upgrade their Oracle E-Business Suite estates.
EBS R12 UPGRADES EXPERIENCES Modules usedWhat modules of the Oracle E-Business Suite does your organisation use?
Top challengesAlready upgraded & Plan to upgrade
What do you see as the biggest challenge in an R12 upgrade?
Stakeholder buy in
Cost
Customisations
Data Migration
Manufacturin
gSCM
Marketing/
Sales/Order
Service
Product
Life Cycle
Vertica
l
Projects
Procurement
HCM
Finance
50%
of respondents are using Finance and
HCM modules as a minimum.
What is your Oracle E-Business Suite R12 upgrade plan?
Upgrade plan
54.5%
alreadyupgraded
4.5%
discontinueduse
32%
plan toupgrade
4.5%
re-implementingEBS
3%
staying with 11i3rd party support
32%
Deliver as quick as possible
Minimise project costs
Minimise the risk of not supporting core business processes
Minimise time business users have to participate in project
staying with 11ino support89%
57% 56%
42%
36%
17% 15%
6% 4% 2%
100
90
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
Success factorsWhat is the most important success
factor for an Oracle E-Business Suite upgrade?
72%
minimise the riskof not supporting
business processes
ALREADY UPGRADED
Minimum 1 month Maximum 24 monthsAverage 10 months
PLAN TO UPGRADE
Minimum 1 month Maximum 24 monthsAverage 10 months
27%Average cost overrun 4.5Average project
overrun
months
Workload rankingsfor R12 upgrade activities: Already Upgraded
Reapplying custs
,
mods, loca
ls etc
Tech
nical
migration
Conference
room pilots
Fixing iss
uesUAT
Deployment
Converting DBMS
Doc 11i/e
xisting
custo
misatio
ns
Impact
assesm
ent
Planning
www.origsoft.com www.ukoug.org
0
0.5
1
1.5
2
2.5
3
