Our planning is on-premise but we are moving towards the cloud.
Hyperion Suite Manager at a construction company with 10,001+ employees
Beneficial analysis and easy management adjustments
Pros and Cons
- "Beneficial analysis and easy to do management adjustments."
- "Oracle Planning and Budgeting Cloud could improve. There are times when the forms are slow in saving and calculating."
What is our primary use case?
What is most valuable?
Beneficial analysis and easy to do management adjustments.
What needs improvement?
Oracle Planning and Budgeting Cloud could improve. There are times when the forms are slow in saving and calculating.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have used Oracle Planning and Budgeting Cloud within the past 12 months.
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What other advice do I have?
I rate Oracle Planning and Budgeting Cloud an eight out of ten.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Hybrid Cloud
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Manager, Finance IT Systems at a pharma/biotech company with 1,001-5,000 employees
The most valuable features are the forums, translation and data movement. I would like to see instant dynamic calculations and more out of the box functionality.
Valuable Features
The most valuable features are the Planning forums, the ability to do all sorts of translation, and the ability to move data about with relative ease if the coding isn't too difficult.
Room for Improvement
I would like to see instant dynamic calculations and more out of the box functionality within Planning. I would also like to see a feature with HFM and Planning to move data more frequently and easily. The tuning of the Hyperion Planning applications is not intuitive or well-documented, and that has been a major drawback that was addressed in HFM, but not yet in Planning to my knowledge.
FDM, however, is really clunky, difficult to use and slower than it should be. When you map data, you have to manually tell the system what to clear or it will take forever. For large scalability applications, FDM is really lacking.
Use of Solution
We have been using Planning for five years.
Stability Issues
Stability didn't exist on level 120, but on level 122 we're very stable. There are no issues.
Scalability Issues
We are hoping that the hybrid that is being created will fit meet our company’s needs going forward. The limitation right now is in the ability to do dynamic calculations instantaneously.
Customer Service and Technical Support
The support at Oracle is just terrible. When you call, it takes a couple days to get a response, and the answers and questions you get back are not well thought-out. In fact, they are often just nonsense. If you have all the components, support should be able to pull them up. They had a few good people that we used to work with, but they left.
Initial Setup
In level 122, creating a new cube is very difficult. I'm hoping that in level 124 it will be much easier. It should be more straightforward for the end users. As is, it’s a little too geared towards IT professionals.
Other Advice
While it’s definitely the market leader for HFM, I’m not sure I would say the same for Planning because the architecture could be more advanced. I would look at the competitors, but I do like Planning, and I would rate it a seven out of ten.
Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
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Project Lead at a tech services company with 501-1,000 employees
For an organization considering an EPM planning solution, they'll want a quick cloud deployment of P&BCS and run with it. The quickness of the implementation is really where the value is.
Valuable Features
I think the biggest value of the Oracle Planning & Budget Cloud Service is to accelerate a client to bring up their planning and budgeting solution online, because it is a cloud deployment option. Therefore, IT departments don't have to ramp up on strategies as they relate to infrastructure, training, and skills.
For an organization considering an EPM planning solution, they'll want a quick cloud deployment of P&BCS and run with it. They'll need an implementation partner if they don't have the skills to onboard that type of system. The quickness of the implementation is really where the value is.
Improvements to My Organization
The biggest improvement for us is that it's defined our processes. It provides us with out-of-the-box cloud for P&BCS that's a clean slate we can work on to build our business. It also allows us to not have to invest in unnecessary IT and infrastructure footprint. It provides analytics and enterprise performance management as well.
Room for Improvement
Any new issues we have are really built up over time. With what we have, P&BCS caters to most of our requirements and our on-premise software. But there are some limitations. For example, the Attributes feature doesn't do cross-tab reporting baed on KPI. I believe that future versions will have it, so you have to be mindful as you design and build around it.
Deployment Issues
We haven't had any issues with deployment.
Stability Issues
We haven't had any issues with stability.
Scalability Issues
We haven't had any issues with scalability.
Customer Service and Technical Support
Tickets are easily resolved, especially when they come from a client of the subscriber. I'm an implementer, but the subscriber who's paying subscription fees logs the tickets. The SLAs require support to be very prompt. Also, because this is a cloud product, Oracle wants to be very successful, so they've been making efforts to have a high level of technical support.
Initial Setup
If you have an already existing on-premise planning application, it's quick because you just move it to the cloud. Considering that all the construct capabilities available in the P&BCS deployment option meet your planning requirements, it's a pretty straightforward setup.
But when there's a new client, the first out-of-the-gate benefit is your IT infrastructure and you're not engaged on that level. You don't have to do upgrades because the cloud will do it for you. We take the spreadsheets and their planning cycle and we built it.
We segregate the deployment into three phases. The first, laying the foundation, is the biggest, which takes three months. Next, is a one-month period of enhancements to functionality and build-out. Finally, we automate everything so that we just push a button and everything works.
Implementation Team
Sometimes we've had to get Oracle's help. Otherwise, it's very straightforward and easy.
Other Advice
If you're a net new client, talk to your peers who are in the same industry. Have they deployed the Hyperion solution? What kind of deployment option was there? Was it an on-premise, or was it cloud? Talk to them, and then get in touch with your vendors. Get in touch with your Oracle representative. Work with them. They will help you, because they in turn are trying to help ourselves. We all are.
Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer: We're partners.
Project Specialist at a healthcare company with 1,001-5,000 employees
It’s easy for users to see what they have to do next. The forms are riddled with negatives.
Valuable Features:
It makes it easy for users to get through and see what they have to do next. There are caveats though, and it’s not all positive. Things happen behind the scenes with the input forms that are riddled with negatives.
Room for Improvement:
They could change the current web forms. You can’t stroll seamless down them because they jump. You can’t control F anymore to find something on a large form as well. I don’t like the way they changed the POV and header too. The drop down options to click are gray, as if you aren’t supposed to touch them, but the top bar that you actually are not supposed to touch is black. The hierarchy of going through a task list and forms also has issues; if you click the little right arrow, it opens, but then the items on the lowest levels still have those arrows. When you click them, nothing happens, because there is nothing beneath them, but the arrows are still there. They are like file cabinets and folders but the cabinet is inside the folder rather than the folder being inside the cabinet. It doesn’t make sense. When you click something in a task, sometimes a different one opens up and expands instead.
Use of Solution:
I’ve used Planning for four years.
Stability Issues:
It is more stable than the last product I used.
Other Advice:
I don’t like this version, but it might get better. I think our company should have gone with an Excel based tool. I would rate it a five out of ten.
Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
Senior Essbase/Planning Developer at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees
We enjoy the stability. If the data is there, users are able to find it.
Valuable Features
We have labor queues and workforce planning as well as our complete budget and focus for different business areas in the company. It is adding so much value.
Room for Improvement
It could be more friendly with Excel. We have big forms with a few thousand rows and columns, which can sometimes cause performance issues. Users sometimes complain when they find that it can take up to a minute to open a big file. That’s the only issue.
Use of Solution
We have been using SPS and Planning for ten years.
Stability Issues
It is really stable. We have a really big environment with a lot of people working on infrastructure and development, and in the last three years, we haven’t had any time when the system was completely down and a user was not able to access an application. We really enjoy the stability of the system. If the data is there, users are able to find it.
Scalability Issues
It is very scalable.
Customer Service and Technical Support
They are really good. Oracle is really aggressive in solving issues.
Initial Setup
We have a government plan, so we don’t completely blindly upgrade the system. We need infrastructure for patching and we have to wait to get approval from the client. If we have issues we talk to tech support.
Other Solutions Considered
I have used ASP as well, and Hyperion is much more stable. It also has better features, especially for budget forecast. I think it's a great product.
Other Advice
This is the best product I have ever used in my life and I would rate it a ten out of ten.
Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
Oracle Techno Sales consultant at a tech services company with 201-500 employees
It's easy to create, manage, and export your work
Pros and Cons
- "Once you do the budget in Oracle ERP, you can upload it, but it's easier to create and manage budgets in the Oracle budgeting tool itself. For example, if you have a shortfall in the budget, it's easier to manage that and the forms, too, especially if you also have Oracle Forms Management. You can get the forms from somewhere and then transform those forms into budget heads."
What is our primary use case?
I've used Oracle Panning and Budgeting on-prem and in the cloud. The parliament has actually considered this for budgeting. I suggested they use Oracle Budgeting Cloud. It's a very unique solution.
How has it helped my organization?
Once you do the budget in Oracle ERP, you can upload it, but it's easier to create and manage budgets in the Oracle budgeting tool itself. For example, if you have a shortfall in the budget, it's easier to manage that and the forms, too, especially if you also have Oracle Forms Management. You can get the forms from somewhere and then transform those forms into budget heads.
One mistake in the budget, then you are done for, especially if you're doing project management and you don't do the proper budgeting. If your project manager does not forecast the budget correctly for the coming year, it will be a disaster.
What other advice do I have?
I rate Oracle Budgeting and Planning Cloud 11 out of 10. I recommend it. It's a nice and robust tool.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Hybrid Cloud
Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer: Integrator
CEO at PROMATIS Group
We've moved from a centralized to a decentralized planning approach, with the possibility of putting planning responsibility on middle management.
What is most valuable?
We find it valuable that all the features are combined into one system.
How has it helped my organization?
We've been able to move from a centralized planning approach to a decentralized planning approach, with the possibility of putting planning responsibility on the shoulders of the middle management.
What needs improvement?
It would be nice to have better performance. However there are substantial improvements during the past months.
For how long have I used the solution?
We've used it for half a year.
What was my experience with deployment of the solution?
No issues encountered.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
There are rarely problems.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
No issues encountered.
How are customer service and technical support?
It's OK.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
We switched from Excel to enable a collaborative planning approach.
How was the initial setup?
It is easy to use.
What about the implementation team?
We did it in-house.
What was our ROI?
We expect it to take two and a half years.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
No other options were evaluated.
What other advice do I have?
Think thoroughly the future planning process before implementing the product.
Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer: Oracle Platinum Partner
Techincal Data Architect at a insurance company with 1,001-5,000 employees
We're happy with it from a standardized input perspective. We're not happy with how you get information out of the system.
Valuable Features
From a standardized input perspective, we’re very happy with it.
Room for Improvement
We are not that happy with how you get information out of the system. I wish we could delete years out of the Planning cube so that we didn't have to keep growing. Also, we would like to see the ability to build dimensions more dynamically.
Use of Solution
It's been operational for 6 years.
Stability Issues
Planning takes some hand holding since processes have not been automated. Updating dimensions is more manual, so if we could automate that, it would be great.
Scalability Issues
Since we can’t delete years out of the Planning cube, the growth is eventually going to create a performance issue.
Customer Service and Technical Support
Support from Oracle depends on who you get on the phone. There is one person that I work with on a regular basis, and she does a wonderful job. If we need an update, she will go ask the development what's going on. If they're not moving, she gives them a push. Typically when we talk to people overseas, though, they just let the issue sit. In my opinion, we should bring support back to the states.
Initial Setup
Upgrades and patching are a pain in the butt. There are just too many pieces that have to be implemented in the right sequence.
Other Advice
I would give Planning a seven out of ten. We have used other Planning applications, and this one is the best. However, it’s not quite the level I need.
Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
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