Oracle AIM Documentation

Oracle AIM Documentation

In Continuation to my previous post on Oracle Application Implementation Methodology Phases & Processes. In this post, provided the deliverable of Oracle AIM Processes.

Oracle AIM encompasses a project management methodology with documentation templates that support the life cycle of an implementation. The life cycle methodology and documentation template allows AIM to be a very useful tool for managing implementation projects successfully.

Oracle AIM Life Cycle:

Application Implementation Method is a proven approach for all the activities required to implement oracle applications. There are eleven processes of implementation.

1.     Business Process Architecture [BP]

This phase explains the Existing Business Practices, Catalog change practices, Leading practices & Future practices

BP010            Define Business and Process Strategy

BP020            Catalog and Analyze Potential Changes

BP030            Determine Data Gathering Requirements

BP040            Develop Current Process Model

BP050            Review Leading Practices

BP060            Develop High-Level Process Vision

BP070            Develop High-Level Process Design

BP080            Develop Future Process Model

BP090            Document Business Procedure

2. Business Requirement Definition [RD]

This phase explains about the initial baseline questionnaire and gathering of requirements.

RD010             Identify Current Financial and Operating Structure

RD020             Conduct Current Business Baseline

RD030             Establish Process and Mapping Summary

RD040             Gather Business Volumes and Metrics

RD050             Gather Business Requirements

RD060             Determine Audit and Control Requirements

RD070             Identify Business Availability Requirements

RD080             Identify Reporting and Information Access Requirements

3. Business Requirement Mapping [BR]

In this phase the requirements of business are matched with the standard functionality of the oracle applications.

BR010             Analyze High-Level Gaps

BR020             Prepare mapping environment

BR030             Map Business requirements

BR040             Map Business Data

BR050             Conduct Integration Fit Analysis

BR060             Create Information Model

BR070             Create Reporting Fit Analysis

BR080             Test Business Solutions

BR090             Confirm Integrated Business Solutions

BR100             Define Applications Setup

BR110             Define security Profiles

4. Application and Technical Architecture [TA]

This outlines the infrastructure requirements to implement oracle applications.

TA010             Define Architecture Requirements and Strategy

TA020             Identify Current Technical Architecture

TA030             Develop Preliminary Conceptual Architecture

TA040             Define Application Architecture

TA050             Define System Availability Strategy

TA060             Define Reporting and Information Access Strategy

TA070             Revise Conceptual Architecture

TA080             Define Application Security Architecture

TA090             Define Application and Database Server Architecture

TA100             Define and Propose Architecture Subsystems

TA110             Define System Capacity Plan

TA120             Define Platform and Network Architecture

TA130             Define Application Deployment Plan

TA140             Assess Performance Risks

TA150             Define System Management Procedures

5. Build and Module Design [MD]

This phase emphasizes the development of new functionality (customization) required by the client. It mainly details how to design the required forms, database and reports.

MD010           Define Application Extension Strategy

MD020           Define and estimate application extensions

MD030           Define design standards

MD040           Define Build Standards

MD050           Create Application extensions functional design

MD060           Design Database extensions

MD070           Create Application extensions technical design

MD080           Review functional and Technical designs

MD090           Prepare Development environment

MD100           Create Database extensions

MD110           Create Application extension modules

MD120           Create Installation routines

6. Data Conversion [CV]

Data Conversion is the process of converting or transferring the data from legacy system to oracle applications. Ex. Transferring customer records from the legacy to the Customer Master.

CV010             Define data conversion requirements and strategy

CV020             Define Conversion standards

CV030             Prepare conversion environment

CV040             Perform conversion data mapping

CV050             Define manual conversion procedures

CV060             Design conversion programs

CV070             Prepare conversion test plans

CV080             Develop conversion programs

CV090             Perform conversion unit tests

CV100             Perform conversion business objects

CV110             Perform conversion validation tests

CV120             Install conversion programs

CV130             Convert and verify data

7. Documentation [DO]

Documentation prepared per module that includes user guides and implementation manuals.

DO010            Define documentation requirements and strategy

DO020            Define Documentation standards and procedures

DO030            Prepare glossary

DO040            Prepare documentation environment

DO050            Produce documentation prototypes and templates

DO060            Publish user reference manual

DO070            Publish user guide

DO080            Publish technical reference manual

DO090            Publish system management guide

8. Business System Testing [TE]

A process of validating the setup’s and functionality by QA (Functional Consultant) to certify status.

TE010              Define testing requirements and strategy

TE020              Develop unit test script

TE030              Develop link test script

TE040              Develop system test script

TE050              Develop systems integration test script

TE060              Prepare testing environments

TE070              Perform unit test

TE080              Perform link test

TE090              Perform installation test

TE100              Prepare key users for testing

TE110              Perform system test

TE120              Perform systems integration test

TE130              Perform Acceptance test

9. Performance Testing [PT]

Performance testing is the evaluation of transactions saving time, transaction retrieval times, workflow background process, database performance, etc

PT010              Define Performance Testing Strategy

PT020              Identify Performance Test Scenarios

PT030              Identify Performance Test Transaction

PT040              Create Performance Test Scripts

PT050              Design Performance Test Transaction Programs

PT060              Design Performance Test Data

PT070              Design Test Database Load Programs

PT080              Create Performance Test Transaction Programs

PT090              Create Test Database Load Programs

PT100              Construct Performance Test Database

PT110              Prepare Performance Test Environment

PT120              Execute Performance Test

10. Adoption and Learning [AP]

This phase explains the removal of the legacy system and oracle application roll out enterprise wide.

AP010             Define Executive Project Strategy

AP020             Conduct Initial Project Team Orientation

AP030             Develop Project Team Learning Plan

AP040             Prepare Project Team Learning Environment

AP050             Conduct Project Team Learning Events

AP060             Develop Business Unit Managers’ Readiness Plan

AP070             Develop Project Readiness Roadmap

AP080             Develop and Execute Communication Campaign

AP090             Develop Managers’ Readiness Plan

AP100             Identify Business Process Impact on Organization

AP110             Align Human Performance Support Systems

AP120             Align Information Technology Groups

AP130             Conduct User Learning Needs Analysis

AP140             Develop User Learning Plan

AP150             Develop User Learning ware

AP160             Prepare User Learning Environment

AP170             Conduct User Learning Events

AP180             Conduct Effectiveness Assessment

11. Production Migration [PM]

The process of “decommissioning” of legacy system and the usage (adoption) of oracle application system.

PM010            Define Transition Strategy

PM020            Design Production Support Infrastructure

PM030            Develop Transition and Contingency Plan

PM040            Prepare Production Environment

PM050            Set Up Applications

PM060            Implement Production Support Infrastructure

PM070            Verify Production Readiness

PM080            Begin Production

PM090            Measure System Performance

PM100            Maintain System

PM110            Refine Production System

PM120            Decommission Former Systems

PM130            Propose Future Business Direction

PM140            Propose Future Technical Direction