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Moving  beyond  Excel,  FRx  and  Forecaster  

AUGUST  24,  2012  

Prophix  So3ware  –  Corporate  Performance  Management  SoluBon      

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PresentaBon  Overview  INTRODUCTIONS  

CHALLENGES  

PROPHIX  

PROPHIX  SOLUTION  

CASES  

Q&A    

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INTRODUCTIONS

DENNIS  TSEN  RSC Group Practice Lead, Business Intelligence and Corporate Performance Management Team

ERIC  X.V.  NGUYEN,  CMA  Prophix Software Director, Solutions Engineering

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CHALLENGES

1.  Non-intuitive and technical 2.  Broken links and formulas

3.  Slow running reports 4.  Limited planning functions

5.  Manual processes

6.  Limited to financial planning 7.  Multiple applications  

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SOLUTION

1.  Drag and drop interface 2.  Robust reporting 3.  Facilitate a robust workflow to help manage the

budgeting cycle 4.  Dissemination of reports and budgeting templates 5.  Combining financial and operational plans 6.  Single integrated solution

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Prophix

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2011 Microsoft ISV of the Year

Prophix at a glance

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Prophix: A complete solution

•  Build on Microsoft SQL Server, Analysis Server platform

•  Most widely deployed database/BI platform

•  One, fully featured product, zero add-ons

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ERP Integration & Prophix Reporting

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ETL & Data Import

Source  System   Matching  Fields  

Financial  Model  

Target  Model  

Data    

10  

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Prophix Automation

Workflow  

Report  Binders  

Process Execution Data loads from source Scheduling Business Rules Allocations & Eliminations Currency conversion Scenario Analysis Distribution SharePoint PDF Reports Excel Workbooks PROPHIX Templates

Business  Rules  

DefiniBon  

Workflow  

Report  Binders  

Capabilities

Prophix Automation

System

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Unified Reporting, Budgeting, Planning & Business Intelligence

 Many  capabiliKes  from  a  single  Report  

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Unified Reporting, Budgeting, Planning & Business Intelligence

Ad  hoc  Drill-­‐Across  

Graphs  &  KPIs  

 Many  capabiliKes  from  a  single  Report  

Excel   PDF   SharePoint  

Dashboard  

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Template Designer

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Report Binder

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Go to Software

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Benefits of Using Prophix

ReporKng  &  Analysis  -­‐  One  Version  of  the  truth  -­‐  Flexible,  Robust,  Easy  to  use  -­‐  Self  collaBng  report  distribuBon  

Report  Building  -­‐  No  experBse  required    to  build  new  reports  -­‐  Easy  to  update  reports  for  changes  -­‐  No  experBse  required    to  build  new  reports  -­‐  Excel  look  and  feel  

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HR Manager Org Security: HR

Receives only the HR Department report

Security & Budgeting Templates

Finance Manager Org Security: Finance

Receives only the Finance Department report

Sales Manager Org Security: Sales

Receives only the Sales Department report

IT Manager Org Security: IT

Receives only the IT Department report

Admin Send out a single report to budget managers with all the departments in the reports

Executive

Can see every department

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Headcount  Planning  

Fixed  Asset  Capital  Planning    

Balance  Sheet    

       Cash  Flow          Statement    

Budgeting Framework

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Go to Software

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Benefits of Using Prophix

BudgeKng  and  Planning  -­‐  Scenarios  &  versioning  -­‐MulB-­‐user,  security  defined  -­‐Fully  integrated:  Revenue,  Project,  capital,  payroll,  OpEx.  -­‐Saves  Bme  -­‐More  meaningful,  accurate  budgets      

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CASES

More  case  studies  on  the  RSC  Group  Blog  

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Questions?

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