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Transform your finance operations through an 8-part EPM Webinar Series with Argano. |
Explore key strategies for leveraging advanced EPM tools, gain actionable insights to streamline processes, enhance decision-making, and drive business performance. Join us to navigate today’s challenges and future-proof your organization. |
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Optimizing Financial Operations: A Case Study on How Coterra Energy Leveraged Oracle Cloud EPM Account Reconciliation Cloud (ARC) to Drastically Reduce the Cost of Account Reconciliations |
October 24, 2024 | 1:00 PM CDT |
October 24, 2024 | 1:00 PM CDT |
Featuring: Laura Vassallo Lee -- Director of Financial Reporting, Coterra Energy Courtney Allen -- Lead Consultant, Argano |
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In this session, we will champion the success story of Coterra Energy, a leading energy company, in streamlining and cost-effectively managing their account reconciliation processes. By adopting Oracle Account Reconciliation Cloud (ARC), Coterra Energy achieved remarkable reductions in the cost and time associated with delivering their account reconciliations. We will also expound upon this strategic initiative and how their focus on transaction matching and data integrations significantly reduced the cost and time associated with acquiring large quantums of data. |
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Revolutionizing Reporting: Argano's Success Story in Enhancing FIS Global's Reporting with Oracle's Cloud EPM Narrative Reporting |
October 31, 2024 | 1:00 PM CDT |
October 31, 2024 | 1:00 PM CDT |
Featuring: Chris Vincent -- Senior Director of Financial Reporting, FIS Global Terrance Walker -- Vice President, Delivery, Argano |
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Join us for an insightful session as Argano shares the transformative journey of improving FIS Global's reporting capabilities through the implementation of Oracle's Cloud EPM Narrative Reporting. This case study delves into the challenges faced by FIS Global, the strategic approach taken by Argano, and the remarkable outcomes achieved in elevating the reporting landscape. Learn how the integration of Oracle's Cloud EPM Narrative Reporting empowered FIS Global with dynamic, interactive, and insightful reports, revolutionizing their decision-making processes. |
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Navigating Success: Holland America Group's Oracle Cloud EPM Workforce Planning Implementation for P&O Australia |
November 7, 2024 | 1:00 PM CST |
November 7, 2024 | 1:00 PM CST |
Featuring: Steve Wyatt -- Sr. Manager Financial Planning Systems, Holland America Group Josie Manzano-Stettler -- Vice President of Planning & Essbase Practice, Argano |
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Holland America Group, a subsidiary of Carnival Corporation & plc, successfully expanded their Oracle EPM Cloud deployment to include the P&O Australia (POA) brand in the summer of 2023. This expansion incorporated a comprehensive cloud planning and reporting architecture, featuring the integration of the Workforce module. Notably, POA experienced immediate improvements in their forecasting processes as manual Excel tasks were replaced with automated source data loads from Oracle HCM.
The Workforce module, equipped with out-of-the-box features, provided POA with the flexibility to configure according to their specific requirements. This adaptability enabled the organization to implement best practices, enhance data accuracy, and streamline process lead times. A paramount focus throughout this expansion was on ensuring robust data security and adherence to employee data privacy standards.
Discover the intricacies of how Holland America Group successfully managed the handling of highly sensitive data and configured EPM security measures to meet stringent employee data privacy compliance standards. POA's journey in workforce planning and Oracle EPM Cloud implementation is rich with insights, showcasing a successful voyage toward enhanced efficiency and compliance. There is much more to unveil about POA's accomplishments in navigating the intricacies of workforce management! |
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The Intersection of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Oracle Cloud EPM |
November 14, 2024 | 1:00 PM CST |
November 14, 2024 | 1:00 PM CST |
Featuring: Joe Aultman -- Strategic Services Architect, Argano |
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Join us for a high-speed journey through the convergence of AI and Enterprise Performance Management (EPM). In this session, we'll steer through three pivotal areas where AI is reshaping the EPM landscape: |
Explore how Oracle has already integrated AI into Cloud EPM, setting the pace for innovation.
Get a sneak peek at what's on the roadmap, revealing the upcoming AI enhancements in the works.
Discover a groundbreaking non-Oracle project leveraging AI to generate EPM Business Rules code, accelerating your development process.
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Buckle up and get ready to ride the fast lane of AI-driven EPM advancements! |
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Unleashing the Power of Oracle Cloud EPM Narrative Reporting's Notes Functionality |
November 21, 2024 | 1:00 PM CST |
November 21, 2024 | 1:00 PM CST |
Featuring: Josie Manzano-Stettler -- Vice President of Planning & Essbase Practice, Argano |
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The Notes functionality within Oracle EPM Cloud represents a paradigm shift in Financial Reporting. With Notes, users can now seamlessly store commentary directly within EPM, alongside the data intended for reporting, and archive it with historical data. Prior to the introduction of Notes, relying solely on Excel for building reports with supporting commentary was the norm. In this rapid "zero to sixty" session, I will break down the steps to incorporate notes into your reports using three distinct methods: |
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Join this Notes Masterclass for an essential exploration of these techniques – a valuable session you will not want to miss! |
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First Steps on the Learning Path of Groovy Business Rules: From Key Programming Concepts to Deciphering the EPM Cloud API Documentation |
December 5, 2024 | 1:00 PM CST |
December 5, 2024 | 1:00 PM CST |
Featuring: Joe Aultman -- Strategic Services Architect, Argano |
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This session is for first timers who want to get started writing Groovy Business Rules and people who have ideas about what they would like to do and wonder if Groovy rules are the answer.
This session is dedicated to empowering you with the concepts and vocabulary of a programmer and teaching the skills to efficiently utilize the provided docs, transforming them from cryptic references and jargon into invaluable assets.
Discover how to leverage this documentation to explore the feasibility of your concepts and, more importantly, how to translate these ideas into actionable code.
This interactive session invites you to bring your own ideas and questions about what is possible, and we will embark on a live journey through the documentation, demonstrating how to find the answers you seek. |
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Leading Practices in Oracle Cloud EPM Financial Consolidation and Close (FCC) Implementations |
January 16, 2025 | 1:00 PM CST |
January 16, 2025 | 1:00 PM CST |
Featuring: Terrance Walker -- Vice President, Delivery, Argano |
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Oracle EPM Cloud Financial Consolidation and Close enables you to improve your consolidation process and allows you to stay in control of the entire Financial Close process. Discover how you can conquer the complexity of the financial consolidation and close process with this "purpose-built solution". Learn how you can get up and running fast today with built-in leading practice consolidations functionality, including dynamic calculations, limited customizations, and simplified global reporting delivery. Gain in-depth knowledge of how you can get the best out of your consolidations and close implementations. Join us as Argano’s Vice President of Delivery, Terrance Walker, shares insights on Leading Practices for implementing Oracle Financial Consolidation and Close (FCC) and learn how following the right implementation path can lead to a winning FCC application. |
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Like a Phoenix from the Ashes: Learn How Argano and Dave & Buster's Took Oracle EPM off the IT Decommission List Straight to the MVP (Most Valuable Platform) |
January 23, 2025 | 1:00 PM CST |
January 23, 2025 | 1:00 PM CST |
Featuring: Glen Lambert -- Director of EPM Financial Systems, Dave & Buster's Ronnie Tafoya -- Director of Delivery, Argano |
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Is your current organization using your Oracle EPM license to its potential? Dave and Buster's inherited an Oracle EPM license through an acquisition and soon put it on a list to be decommissioned. During this presentation, you will learn how we took an application that was on life support and made it lifeblood of the organization.
Financial, Accounts, Operation oh my. Join us at this presentation where we take you on our journey from one EPM user to an organization that depends on EPM for everything from: |
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It has been an exciting journey with many stories to tell, join us and find how we created excitement, engagement, and excellence within our organization. |
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ARTICLE |
Driving Finance Excellence with Integrated FCC Processes |
FP&A and FCC are two critical EPM processes in the office of finance. Explore the benefits of integrating functions, the challenges, and best practices for bringing them together. |
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ARTICLE |
Improve Planning (and Eliminate Spreadsheets) with EPM |
Discover how you can use the cloud to help streamline your planning and budgeting processes, improve collaboration and communication, and gain a competitive advantage. |
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Riding the Tidal Wave of Transformation: The Future of EPM Unleashed |
AI-powered planning, connected ecosystems, and agility are driving a new EPM era set to revolutionize business operations. Dive into this article to learn more. |
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CLIENT STORY |
Metallus, Inc. |
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Metallus, Inc. (formerly know as TimkenSteel), a premier U.S. producer of high-quality steel for more than 100 years, upgrades its systems to enable greater EPM efficiencies and visibility. |
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CLOUD READINESS ASSESSMENT |
EPM Cloud Readiness Assessment |
Argano's EPM Cloud Readiness Assessment analyzes your applications and creates a tailored migration plan to the cloud based on your specific requirements. |
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CLOUD ROADMAP SUMMARY |
Argano Cloud Blueprint |
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Cloud migration offers cost savings, productivity boosts, and revenue growth. But how do you maximize these benefits? This guide reveals the key to unlocking cloud business value. |
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Use EPM to Unlock Value for the Office of the CFO |
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Keeping up with a data-rich world challenges finance professionals. Traditional tools fall short, but Oracle Cloud EPM offers real-time reporting, modeling, and decision-making capabilities. |
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GBOOK |
5 Disruptive Trends in Manufacturing |
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Supply chain disruptions and demand shifts are persistent. Improve visibility and processes with 5 disruptive trends and foundational digital strategies to conquer these challenges. |
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VIDEO |
How Finance Leaders are Modernizing the Office of the CFO |
Hear from finance leaders who tackled challenges and achieved modernization in the CFO office. Discover their insights, change management strategies, and future plans for 2024. |
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