Challenge
Elevating Education System with Oracle EBS: Chicago Public Schools (CPS), a titan in the Illinois educational landscape, has 640 schools, a thriving community of 400,000 students, and 120 central office departments. With an illustrious workforce of 58 thousand teachers and staff, CPS is committed to delivering top-tier education to every student in every neighborhood.
CPS was looking for a technologically advanced approach to manage its extensive operations, relying on various applications running on Oracle. These applications include Oracle Financials, Oracle HCM Products, as well as custom applications built using Oracle Application Express and Oracle J-Developer.
Krasan Consulting successfully transformed CPS’s Oracle ecosystem by implementing Oracle BI-APPS, integrating custom schemas and applications, and migrating Discoverer reports to Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition (OBIEE). This comprehensive project enhanced CPS’s capabilities and provided valuable insights for decision-making.
Solution
Implementing Oracle EBS and integrating custom applications into CPS’s existing infrastructure presented significant challenges. However, Krasan Consulting successfully overcame these obstacles by:
- Installation Mastery: Ensuring a seamless setup of Oracle BI-Applications and OBIEE for optimal performance.
- Validation Expertise: Thoroughly testing OBIEE and Oracle Business Intelligence Applications (OBIA) installations for efficient performance.
- Customization: Extending OBIA ETL for cost control and integrating custom applications.
- Analytics Amplification: Expanding Project Analytics to include the Oracle Grants Module.
- Seamless Migration: Successfully transferring Discoverer reports to OBIEE.
- Ongoing Support: Providing ongoing support for OBIA and offering on-demand staffing for OBIEE modifications.
Through our expertise, we helped CPS enhance its capabilities, streamline processes, and gain valuable insights. This strategic deployment of ERP services contributed to CPS’s ongoing commitment to academic excellence.
Outcome
The results of our collaboration with CPS have been nothing short of transformative.
- Successful Implementation: The successful installation and implementation of Oracle BI Applications and OBIEE.
- Streamlined Reporting: Productive use of the applications significantly reduced run time, consolidating information for effortless reporting.
- Progress in HCM Extension: The ongoing extension of HCM from PeopleSoft is a testament to our commitment to continual improvement. This helps CPS redefine education in the digital age.
- Enhanced Data Security: Our ERP services not only streamlined operations but also strengthened CPS’s data security. We implemented robust measures to protect sensitive information and prevent data breaches.
- Increased User Engagement: Oracle BI Applications and OBIEE’s intuitive design and user-friendly interface made it easy for CPS staff to adopt the new system. Our training programs and ongoing support ensured a smooth transition and increased user satisfaction.
