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This is the second in our series of blogs exploring OneStream’s XF MarketPlace solutions. In this segment we focus on a small selection of the development Tools and Templates that are instantly available from XF MarketPlace and their usefulness in accelerating OneStream development.

Welcome to the first in a series of articles that describe how we at inlumi approach projects and why this approach is important to us.

With OneStream’s XF MarketPlace, users can choose from over 50 purpose-built productivity and business solutions to download, configure and deploy in minutes. Thanks to the single licensing model, we have access to everything in XF MarketPlace for free! In this new blog series, we will be exploring some of this useful out-of-the-box functionality, using a selection of tools that are available to accelerate functionality and development. First, we review the Task Manager solution available as part of the reconciliation suite in XF MarketPlace.

My life at inlumi began while I was at school, gaining work experience by reconciling expenses, helping with timesheets, invoicing and general accounting. Almost 10 years later, I have graduated and am working as an Analyst for the functional consulting team. My role as an Analyst is varied and each day is a new challenge, whether that is working on an aspect of the build of a system, designing with the customer or developing my own skills on a training course.

”If you do not know where you come from, then you don't know where you are, and if you don't know where you are, then you don't know where you're going.”

In 2019, Sophia Tiwana was looking for a job at a company that encourages self-development and employee well-being, as well as allowing her to fulfil her passion for technology. In July, she joined inlumi as an Analyst at our London office. We interviewed Sophia to find out how she has been helping clients with EPM technologies during her first year at inlumi.

During these unprecedented times, many companies are adapting the way they operate with the emphasis on remote working. In fact, it is highly likely that you will be reading this from your own home office space. Overnight, Covid-19 has forced a new style of working which could even become permanent as companies and employees embrace the flexibility that it offers. Could this be the new normal?

In these unprecedented and turbulent times, long-awaited strategic projects to replace ailing Enterprise Performance Management (EPM) solutions may have been placed on hold for the foreseeable future. Are you confident that your current systems and processes are resilient enough to perform critical business tasks in the short-term? Does your EPM solution exhibit any of the following symptoms?

Organisations need to be continually on the lookout for potential threats arising from a competitive and ever-fluctuating market. By challenging your assumptions and planning for multiple scenarios, you will be better equipped to make informed decisions. What-if analysis in planning can enable you to evaluate potential future outcomes and to create an understanding of how different variables can affect your business goals. These variables can be anything from sales, cost of sales, personnel costs, margin, etc.

With the introduction of the Oracle EPM 11.2 platform, at least one major difference was introduced. The tool to maintain the metadata for your EPM applications, Enterprise Performance Management Architect (EPMA), is no longer part of the toolset. If you were using EPMA or want to improve your metadata maintenance procedures, Oracle now offers Data Relationship Management (DRM). The word “Management” hints to a major advantage that you’ll gain in your current procedures.