Gigi's implementation expertise spans Oracle Financial Consolidation & Close (FCCS), Account Reconciliations, Management Reporting, and Smart View. She has completed full lifecycle Oracle EPM implementation experience across a variety of industries. Gigi joined EPMI from the hospitality industry and her client experience shines through her work! Gigi ensures her clients' goals and cross-functional requirements are translated into their EPM applications.

The EPMI team has been busy preparing for Kscope22 (6/19 - 6/23). We are excited to meet and reconnect with our colleagues in Grapevine, TX! There are a lot of networking and learning opportunities, including Katie McCorkle’s (Demystifying Calculated Attributes) session on 6/22. In this episode, the Cast will share what they are excited about, stories from previous Kscopes, and Katie previews her session. If you haven’t already registered today! Use promo code EPMI22 to get $100 off. If you are going, please visit us at booth 409.

Ian joined EPMI in '21 as a Data Integrations Consultant. Ian comes from a chemical engineering, teaching, and account receivable background. Ian's unique background helps our clients streamline manual processes with integrations and Oracle Data Management.

Implementing Oracle’s Planning Application requires customers to come prepared before the project starts. In part two of Scoping & Determining Level of Effort, the cast takes our audience through determining the level of effort for each planning module including Financial, Workforce, and Reporting. Tulsi and Chian will also share tips for preventing scope creep. 

Check out “Scoping & Determining Level of Effort: ARCS & FCC to learn more about scoping Oracle’s Cloud EPM suite.

Once an organization determines its software vendor and implementation partner one of the successive stages is scoping! While scoping, the project teams determine the level of effort for implementing each business process, timelines, and client involvement. The EPMIcast will break down the different scoping levers for Account Reconciliation and Close projects.

Chian Lin is EPMI's VP of Technology and chief problem-solver! He is an EPM specialist in Enterprise Planning, Enterprise Data Management, and Smart View. He has extensive experience across multiple verticals implementing industry best practices to modernize planning and budgeting. Chian has experience with a variety of industries including Higher Education, Oil & Gas, Manufacturing, and more!

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Oracle had a great end to 2021 including acquiring Cerner, over 10 billion revenue in Q2, and recent cloud growth across pillars. However, 2022 is starting off as an interesting year with the continued pandemic, continued work from home, and rapid business transformation. 

In this episode, Nihar and Marc identify emerging tech trends such as intelligent process automation, scenario planning, and predictive analytics. These cutting-edge tools are indispensable for the world’s leading organizations navigating unpredictable yet exciting times.