Brian smith presentation in sync conference

Downer&

Insightsoftware.comINSYNC 2010

ORACLE BI REPORTING SOLUTION

DOWNER & INSIGHTSOFTWARE.COM

WELCOME!

KEY DISCUSSION TOPICS

• Past, Present & Future of the business & Insight• Advantages of the application (BI)• An approach for implementation• Getting value for money

DOWNER LIMITED

Downer Limited www.downer.com is an ASX-100 company that provides comprehensive engineering and infrastructure design, construction, maintenance and management services to the transport, energy, infrastructure, communications and resources sectors. The Group has more than 24,500 employees working across Australia, New Zealand, the Asia Pacific region and the United Kingdom.

ERP Platform Division/s

JDE (World / E1) MiningWorks (Aus / NZ)RailConsulting

Brian SmithApplication Support Team Leader (Oracle Platform)

HISTORYBachelor of Business Accounting

16 Years JDE ExperienceImplemented JDE to 7 trading entitiesCurrently Supporting 4 existing instances

JDE MODULES AND REPORTING

AddressbookFixed AssetsPlant Management /

MaintenanceService BillingJob CostPurchasingInventoryAccounts Payable

Accounts ReceivableHuman ResourcesPayrollGeneral Ledger Config.

REPORTING & ANALYSIS

DOWNER MINING: Driving The Right Behaviour

How often have you heard • I record that information, but it’s in an spreadsheet or a

separate database• I need to get this information back out of JDE but I need

it in a special format• I don’t trust the data on my JDE reports

Give the users confidence in the ERP.

Engage with the business, put “everything” in the ERP.

About UsInsightSoftware.com

• InsightSoftware.com is a fast-growing, dynamic company with a global presence.• Our focus is on improving the ERP systems our customers rely on to run their business.• Our products solve core JD Edwards and Oracle E-Business Suite issues that get in the way

of people doing their jobs:

• Our products are designed to solve complex problems simply:• Direct Access – No staging or duplication of data

• True End-User Tools – Not technical tools masquerading as end-user solutions

• Fast and Easy to Use – Great performance with minimal training required

• Immediate Time-to-Benefit – No lengthy implementation

• Simplify Business – Software that simplifies processes, not making them more complex

New YorkNew York

RaleighRaleigh

TorontoToronto

VancouverVancouver

San Francisco

San Francisco

Costa MesaCosta Mesa

HoustonHouston

DenverDenver

SydneySydney

AucklandAuckland

Headquarters

Sales Offices

Offices

LondonLondon

Quick Facts:• 450+ customers• 30,000 users in 45 countries• Solid network of experienced partners

covering every continent

About UsInsightSoftware.com

HOW DOES DOWNER MINING UTILISE INSIGHT SOFTWARE?

Implementation – May 2008

OriginallyGeneral Ledger

TodayPayrollHuman ResourcesInventoryMaster DataPurchasing

Fixed AssetsSalesAccounts Payable Accounts Receivable

KEY BENEFITS FOR DOWNER MINING

Improved Integrity ReportingMaster Data CleansingReconciliation capabilitiesCompany ConsolidationOn Time ReportingImproved Report ManagementPhase Out Of Other Reporting Tools$0.00 spend on developer costs

DOWNER MININGBUSINESS RELIANCE

100% of new reports developed using InsightSoftware.com

60% of business reports are run through InsightSoftware.com and increasing each month

(Based On Month End report submission query on AS400)

Executive BI Analysis is now run exclusively through Insight

Reporting & Analysis on tap. No more overnight report submissions, no more waiting for reports.

INITIAL OBSERVATIONS

“It seems like a basic inquiry tool…….”

“I can already develop reports in JDE already…...”

“It’s easier to run a report and manipulate in Excel…..”

What’s the business benefit? What’s my benefit?

INSIGHT DRILL DOWN CAPABILITY

Less = More

BUT

Less leads to more

THE GOOD NEWS & THE BAD NEWS

Compatible with World / E1 / E-Business

Generally businesses want good reportingGenerally businesses don’t want to pay for it

Spend your money wisely

ASK FOR A TRIAL!

FearsLoad on the networkTime to implementSecurity on reportingLack of support non-core productLoss of report data integrityTime to develop a report

DOWNER & INSIGHTSOFTWARE.COM: The Future

Insight is just like a data warehouse tool, without the warehouse.

VERSION 10Link to external & custom built data tablesCross table comparisons (Real time reconcilers)

DON’T TAKE MY WORD FOR IT!DOWNER MINING CUSTOMER FEEDBACK

“…provides "fast" access to information that I can wait for hours if I ran the same report in JDE...”

Kimberley Beuth - Commercial Manager - Group. Plant Operations

“…addresses the limitations of JDE reporting column width of the page.”Meagan Mansfield - Regional Management Accountant

“I love to be able to have information at my fingertips that is accurate, easy to filter, pivot and search which you cannot easily do with JDE … spend your time analyzing the data, not trying to get it.”

Peta Leembruggen - Financial Reporting Manager

“Developing in Insight is a breeze compared to complex queries in SQL.”Sarah Knight – Oracle Application Support