We understand the requirement to be to get this cake into your tummy …but don’t worry we have a 30 second window and team of consultants on hand who are equipped with installation accelerators.

I attended another great conference at the UKOUG in December this year. It was good to catch up with some old friends, make new acquaintances and learn more. My contribution to the presentations this year was “BI Publisher and a Reporting Roadmap”. You can get the slides here [1] http://www.oracle.belife.co.uk/BeLife%20-%20BI%20and%20the%20Reporting%20Road%20Map%20v1.0%20pps.zip

The presentation was initiated by what seemed to be a universal view that sponsoring and implementing some BI projects was a bit like convincing your FD to eat a Christmas cake whole in 30 seconds flat (and pay several hundred thousand pounds for the privilege). I think that you can implement great Oracle BI one slice at a time – starting with the EBS free and integrated functionality found in BI Publisher and progressing piecemeal to the powerful and impressive OBIEE. Here’s what I think are characteristics of a good BI roadmap:

• Benefits
  You can get benefits whenever you stop. You don’t have to continue to the bitter end, if you’ve taken a wrong turn.
• Low Risk & Cost
  Pleasant surprises only. Minimise risk and cost.
• You’re in Control
  Get consultants to advise you and transfer the knowledge so that you are in control of the project & the technology and can combine it with your deep business knowledge and expertise.
• Supported & Sustainable
  Ensure the components are Oracle compatible and on future roadmap.

We are introducing a “BI Publisher template library” as an excellent way to kick start the implementation of the rich and useful functionality in BI Publisher. See [2] http://www.BIPTemplates.com for more details.

Check out the presentation and tell me what you think.