Oracle OUM

Methodology

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Oracle Unified Method.

OUM to accelerate your development and technology-based

efforts;
OUM presents an organized and flexible approach.
Operational framework helps critical project needs and
dependencies for development and implementation of project.
With OUM, you can move efficiently through the project lifecycle
to quickly achieve measurable business results.

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USERS OF OUM:

OUM is used by Oracle Consulting Services, Oracle Partner Network Certified Partners
or Certified Advantage Partners, and Clients on projects where Oracle Consulting
Services is engaged.

OUM supports the complete range of Oracle technology projects including:

Oracle Database
Oracle E-Business Suite
Oracle Enterprise 2.0
Oracle Fusion Middleware
Oracle Data Warehousing
Governance, Risk, & Compliance (GRC)
Identity Management (IdM)
Oracle Transportation Management
Performance Management - Business Intelligence and Analytics
JD Edwards Enterprise One
PeopleSoft Enterprise
Siebel.
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OUM Pathway.

Vision for OUM is a single, integrated method to support the entire

Oracle economy across the complete suite of Oracle projects.

The best of the best of Oracles portfolio of methods is being coupled

with OUMs industry standards, new techniques, and strong tool support.
Current release of OUM.

Present release is 6.2.0. The first version of OUM was initially released
for use by Oracle Consulting Services in January 2006.

It is the seventh generation of the method released by Oracles Global

Methods team.
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ICK differences between AIMS and OUM;

e are many exciting changes incorporated in OUM as compare with AIMS:

AIMS
Project Management
Business Process architecture
Business
Requirement
Definition
Business
requirement
definition
Application
&
technical
architecture
Module Design & Build
Data Conversion
Documentation
Business System Testing
Performance Testing
Adoption & Learning
Production migration

Oracle
Methodology.

Unified

Business Requirements
Requirements Analysis
Analysis
Design
Implementation
Testing
Performance Management
Technical Architecture
Data Acquisition and Conversion
Documentation
Organizational Change Management
Training
Transition
Operations and Support
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OUM includes the following 14
processes
1. BUSINESS REQUIREMENTS[RD] Objective of the Business Requirements process
is to identify, refine, and prioritize the business requirements for the proposed
system
2. REQUIREMENTS ANALYSIS[RA] Objective of the Requirements Analysis process is
to further analyze the requirements identified during the Business Requirements
process as the basis for analysis and design.
3. ANALYSIS[AN] Objective of the Analysis process is to analyze, refine, and structure
the system requirements via the Analysis Model.
4. DESIGN[DS] Objective of the Design process is to translate requirements into a
system design that meets all functional and supplemental requirements.
5. IMPLEMENTATION[IM] Objective of the Implementation process is to develop the
final system, through a number of iterative steps.
6. TESTING[TE] The Testing process is an integrated approach to testing the quality
and conformance of all elements of the new system.
7. PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT[PT] Objective of the Performance Management
process is to define, construct, and execute an effective approach to managing
performance throughout the project life cycle.
8. TECHNICAL ARCHITECTURE[TA] Objective of the Technical Architecture process is
to design an information system architecture that realizes the business vision.
9. DATA ACQUISITION AND CONVERSION[CV] Objective of the Data Acquisition
and Conversion process is to convert all legacy data necessary for the operation of
the new system.
10. DOCUMENTATION[DO] Objective of the Documentation process is to develop
documentation that augments product manuals with information about custom
software and business procedures.
11. ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE MANAGEMENT[OCM] Objective of the
Organizational Change Management process is to identify the human and
organizational challenges of the project in order to mitigate risk.

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Comparison of OUM with current Application

methods etc AIM
In comparing OUM to current application methods, it is helpful to
consider both the similarities and differences between OUM and
methods,

Similarities.

Emphasis will be on Business Process implementation.

Fit-Gap Future business processes will be mapped to standard
application
functionality to identify gaps.
Key business architecture structures will be defined (Chart of
Accounts, Multi-Org, and Trading Community Arch.).

Application Setups will be defined (i.e. Configuration options)

Best practices from current methods will be included
Will support both implementation approaches:
Requirements-driven (like AIM Foundation, Compass Standard)
Solution-driven (like AIM for Business Flows, Compass Accelerated)

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Differences.

OUM is based on the Unified Process

Standards-based
Iterative and incremental
Architecture-centric - increased emphasis on architecture
Business process and use case-driven
OUM is more comprehensive in scope
From enterprise level IT strategy to implementation

Though only those aspects necessary to accomplish the projects

business objectives need be considered

OUM supports tighter integration with other disciplines

Business Intelligence
Fusion Middleware
Custom Software
Other product and technology areas

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Additional methods and tools integration;

OUM supports the complete range of Oracle technology projects
including:

Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA)

Enterprise Integration
Custom Software
Identity Management (IdM)
Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC)
Database Security (DBS)
Performance Management
Business Intelligence and Analytics

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OUM provides guidance:

Project and Program Management

Enterprise IT Strategy, Architecture, and Governance
Business Requirements Collection and Analysis
Design
Implementation
Technical Architecture
Testing
Performance Management
Data Acquisition and Conversion
Documentation
Adoption and Learning
Transition
Operations and Support

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Below are the Oracle prescribed documents to be prepared if OUM

methodology is used for implementation project.

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Contd

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Below are the Oracle prescribed documents to be prepared if OUM

methodology is used for implementation project.
Contd

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Oracle Unified Methodology mapping with AIM Methodology

Microsoft Excel
97-2003 Worksheet

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Recommend is to have Trainings &

Certifications on OUM
Self-service, self-paced OUM training courses for Oracle Consulting
Services are available on Oracle University.
The training courses consist of several modules and an assessment
test. The training can be taken on-line or downloaded(OPN) and taken
off-line.
The assessment testing is done through an online tool provided by
Oracle University.

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Example Custom methodology is based on Oracle OUM 6.2, the industry
standard implementation approach for Oracle Apps, tailored and streamlined
for rapid implementation.

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Commonly used Task , mapping from AIM to OUM

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