Accenture Value Road Map for Oracle

The emergence of service-oriented architecture and Oracle’s next-generation platform of enterprise applications and technologies promises to create a dynamic environment for IT, with rich functionality, ease of integration, cost-effective development and business process transformation. For CIOs, these trends also raise important questions about how to best deliver business capabilities while preserving their Oracle and other IT investments.

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Once you have identified the strategic direction for your portfolio, Accenture can help you develop a road map to get there. Our deeply experienced Oracle strategy professionals work with clients to develop road maps quickly and cost effectively—usually in fewer than eight weeks. We are able to do this through a robust IT planning process and set of supporting assets that comprise the Accenture Value Road Map for Oracle.

This highly practical strategic assessment leverages Accenture's deep knowledge of leading business processes across industries, our thought leadership in developing IT strategies as well as our extensive experience in implementing all Oracle product lines, including Oracle's Siebel Customer Relationship Management, PeopleSoft Enterprise, JD Edwards EnterpriseOne as well as Oracle E-Business Suite. Road maps are developed quickly—usually in as few as eight weeks.

The Accenture Value Road Map for Oracle helps organizations update their IT road map to support business growth while aligning with Oracle's product direction. Specifically, it helps organizations:

• Examine critical business drivers and determine how Oracle components can be valuable enablers.
  
  
• Evaluate current conditions and the lifecycle position of applications relative to business needs.
  
  
• Incorporate Oracle's product directions and rollout plans.
  
  
• Identify opportunities and potential initiatives enabled by Oracle Fusion Applications and Oracle Fusion Middleware—for example, new business opportunities, business process streamlining, technology rationalization and upgrades.
  
  
• Incorporate other important considerations such as governance, vendor management, and data architecture.

Accenture helps organizations achieve high performance with Oracle solutions.

Accenture offers an unparalleled combination of vision, knowledge, assets and superior delivery. Independent research shows we have the best record for helping clients attain their goals with Oracle technology.

• Comprehensive Capabilities: We have more than 49,545 skilled Oracle practitioners worldwide, who possess a deep understanding of our clients' industry issues and business drivers, as well as an unmatched knowledge of Oracle technologies.
  
  
• Collaborative Relationships: Accenture and Oracle have partnered successfully for nearly two decades. As a result, we have developed an extensive network of relationships at Oracle that gives us access to their leading experts and insights into their product and corporate strategies.
  
  
• Vision and Innovation: The Accenture Innovation Center for Oracle, located at Oracle's global headquarters, is a unique center dedicated to the development of new ideas and innovative solutions using Oracle products.