What is Oracle Hyperion Planning  Centralized, web- based Budgeting and Planning application  Combines Operational and Financial measures to improve Business Predictability  Provides a scalable planning solution with easy to adopt web based and Microsoft Office interfaces  Provides Reporting capabilities to view any slice of data through the powerful multi- dimensional database engine

Oracle Hyperion Planning Key Features  Multi-dimensional / multi user planning with a powerful business rules engine  Flexible workflow and plan management capabilities  Comprehensive Microsoft Office integration  Easy to use Web interface  Seamless creation of reports and dashboards  Proven and scalable architecture  Robust integration with ERP systems and other sources  Full set of administrative tools for application management

Oracle Hyperion Planning Key Benefits  Reduce budgeting and planning cycles by weeks or months  Improve forecast accuracy  Appeal to a wider user community through an intuitive Web user interface  Shrink the learning curve for users by leveraging Microsoft Office products as an interface into Oracle Hyperion Planning  Eliminate time lag between when plans are updated and reports are refreshed  Reduce cost of ownership thought superior application deployment, management tools and packaged data integration  Lay the foundation for making the transition to Enterprise Business Planning

VECG Case Study: Planning as a Consolidation Application  Client Pain Points:  Existing spreadsheet planning process is costly, inaccurate, and inflexible for adjustments  Audit findings indicated lack of controls in existing process  Difficulty consolidating between multiple operating companies and currencies to produce plan  Key Objectives:  Provide a consistent web based interface for all corporate users  Replace the multiple spreadsheets, databases and other tools currently used  Improve the accuracy of reported plan and outlook results  Reduce the cycle time required to finalize plans and monthly outlooks  Provide powerful what-if scenario analysis capabilities to facilitate HR merit and other iterative analyses  Ease currency conversion calculations and provide a standard planning methodology for all currencies  Implement efficient Planning process to reduce corporate overhead labor costs  Scope:  Corporate consolidation process for Annual Plan and Monthly Outlook  Workforce planning and HR Analytics  Source data feeds and ETL logic  Necessary Reporting and Output feeds from Planning to HFM and EDW

Existing State Workflow Step Durati on Est Iterations Cumulative Time Spreadsheet Inputs 3 weeks121 days Spreadsheet reword 3 days1051 days Plan Validation 1.5 days1066 days Plan Consolidation 5 days591 days HFM Load1 day596 days EDW Load1 day5101 days

VECG Case Study: Project Approach  Detailed Engagement Options  Assessment Phase Document Review Technology Review Functional and Technical Interviews  Current Situation Assessment Technical Further Breakdown by Component Functional Further Breakdown by Functional Area Summary of Findings Strengths/Weaknesses/Opp ortunities/Requirements  Recommendations Technical Short Term Medium Term Long Term Functional Short Term Medium Term Long Term Technology strategy Break down technical components High level best practices Recommended Approach by Phase Phase Detail High Level Proposed Timeline Next Steps in Detail Objectives Assessment Requirements met in Phase I Phase 1 Timeline

Planning Implementation AugSeptOctNovDecJan 2012 FebMarAprMayJunJulyAugSept Develop phase 1 consolidation modules Phase 1 Design Infra Build Out (Dev) Phase 2 Design Develop phase 2 Outlook + R&D Prod Env Setup Phase 1 Deployment Phase 2 Deployment Phase 3 Design Develop phase 3 HR Analytics Phase 3 Deployment Phase 4 Design Phase 4 Design Develop phase 4 Annual Plan Phase 4 Deployment Assumptions: 1 VECG development resource added for Phase 1 development Client resources focused on Requirements & Design efforts through November Client development resource(s) to be cross-trained during phase 2 and 3 development Client resources lead phase 4 development (assistance from VECG developers only as necessary) VECG to lead development environment build out and cross train Client resources Client to own production environment configuration with VECG support Assumptions: 1 VECG development resource added for Phase 1 development Client resources focused on Requirements & Design efforts through November Client development resource(s) to be cross-trained during phase 2 and 3 development Client resources lead phase 4 development (assistance from VECG developers only as necessary) VECG to lead development environment build out and cross train Client resources Client to own production environment configuration with VECG support VECG Case Study: Project Strategy

Future State Workflow

VECG Case Study: Benefits  Dramatically reduced cycle time to Develop Plan and Monthly Forecast  Increased Accuracy of Plan  Reduced cost to develop Plan and Forecast  Rapid adoption by Planning community due to easy to use web based and Microsoft Excel interfaces  Simplified integration with HFM and EDW  AD HOC reporting capabilities unavailable in prior solutions