Service 01

Oracle EDM Cloud Implementation

 

Full-Lifecycle Deployment for Enterprise Data Governance

Razza delivers full-lifecycle EDM Cloud implementations for organizations adopting enterprise data governance within their Oracle EPM ecosystem or as a standalone master data governance platform. Whether enhancing an existing EPM environment, deploying EDM as part of a new EPM program, or establishing enterprise-wide data governance for the first time, our team provides end-to-end delivery from solution design through production and hypercare.

What We Deliver

  • Solution Design & Configuration — Led by senior EDM architects with deep platform expertise. We design governance models, dimensional structures, request workflows, business rules, and security frameworks tailored to your organization.
  • Integration Architecture — Native integration with Oracle EPM (FCCS, PBCS, ARCS, EDMCS), any ERP platform (Oracle ERP Cloud, SAP, Workday), and boundary applications including Salesforce, relational reporting solutions, data warehouses, and AI/analytics platforms.
  • Change Management & Standardization — Streamlined change management processes, standardized master data workflows, and governed approval chains that make governance sustainable.
  • Business Rule Development — Configurable validation logic that enforces data quality, hierarchical integrity, classification standards, and structural consistency at the point of entry.
  • Training & Enablement — Role-based training for executives, governance councils, data stewards, and technical administrators. Your team owns the platform from day one.

Engagement Details

Typical Duration 12–24 weeks
Team Senior EDM Architect + supplemental EDM specialists
Delivery Model Onsite, remote, or hybrid
Methodology Agile sprints with governance milestones

Deliverables

  • Comprehensive repository and configuration review
  • Performance analysis with benchmarks
  • Findings and recommendations report prioritized by impact and effort
  • Phased roadmap for remediation, optimization, and capability expansion
  • Executive presentation with strategic recommendations
  • 90-day action plan with quick wins and long-term initiatives

Service 02

EDM Health-Check Assessment

Diagnose, Optimize, and Expand Your EDM Investment

For organizations already running Oracle EDM Cloud or DRM, Razza provides a structured evaluation to diagnose issues, optimize performance, and identify opportunities to expand governance capability. Whether your platform is underperforming, underutilized, or simply due for a maturity check, our assessment delivers a clear picture of where you stand and a prioritized roadmap for where you need to go.

Assessment Focus Areas

  • Performance & Scalability — Identifying bottlenecks, inefficient configurations, and scalability constraints.
  • Feature Utilization — Evaluating whether your deployment leverages the full EDM capability set request workflows, business rules, governed distribution, viewpoints, and security models.
  • Governance & Automation Gaps — Opportunities to expand governance scope, automate manual processes, and extend EDM to new use cases (AI readiness, ESG reporting, SOX compliance).
  • Integration Health — Reviewing integration architecture, connector performance, and downstream consumer alignment.
  • Security & Compliance — Evaluating role-based access controls, audit trail completeness, and SOX evidence readiness.

Service 03

EDM Migration Services

DRM-to-EDM Cloud Migration — Preserve Your Investment, Modernize Your Platform

Razza supports migrations from Oracle DRM to Oracle EDM Cloud and assists organizations seeking finance transformation or expanded data governance capabilities. EDM migrations can be performed independently of the broader EPM suite you don’t need to migrate your entire EPM landscape to modernize your data governance platform.

Migration Options

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Straight Upgrade

Technical uplift from DRM to EDM Cloud. Existing configurations, hierarchies, properties, and integrations are migrated with minimal structural change. Fastest path to cloud with lowest risk.

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Transformation & Conversion

Redeploy and restructure metadata structures during migration. Redesign dimensional architectures, consolidate redundant hierarchies, rationalize properties, and implement governance best practices.

03

Level Set

Streamline hierarchies, properties, and governance workflows during upgrade. Clean up technical debt, eliminate unused structures, and optimize for the EDM Cloud feature set starting fresh on a clean foundation.

Engagement Details

Typical Duration 6–12 weeks
Team Senior EDM Architect, EDM Developer, optional Business Analyst
Approach Parallel operation (DRM & EDM Cloud side-by-side) with phased cutover

What’s Included

  • Current-state DRM assessment and gap analysis
  • Target-state EDM Cloud architecture design
  • Data migration strategy, mapping, and execution
  • Integration retargeting and validation
  • User transition planning and training
  • Phased cutover and legacy decommissioning

Service 04

EDM Integration & Advanced Modeling

Centralized Governance for Complex Enterprise Landscapes

For organizations undergoing major structural changes or seeking centralized governance across multi-system landscapes, Razza provides advanced integration architecture, custom development, and dimensional modeling services.

Use Cases

  • Chart of Accounts Redesign — GL restructuring, multi-COA consolidation, and parallel hierarchy management during structural transformation.
  • Centralized Mapping Repositories — Cross-reference management between legacy and target systems, governed, validated, and auditable.
  • Workflow-Driven Change Management — Custom request workflows, multi-level approval chains, quality gates, and role-based governance models.
  • Custom Integration Development — EDM Cloud API development, custom connectors, automated data distribution, and event-driven integrations.
  • M&A Data Integration — Parallel hierarchy management for mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures.
  • Multi-System Governance — Centralized dimensional governance across Oracle EPM, Oracle ERP Cloud, SAP, Workday, Salesforce, and more.

Engagement Details

Team Senior EDM Architect + EDM Developer
Delivery Scoped to specific integration or modeling requirements

Service 05

Data Governance Assessment

Build the Foundation Before You Build the Platform

EDM is one component of a mature data governance program the technology layer that enables governed operations. But governance succeeds or fails based on people and process first. Razza’s management consulting practice helps organizations build a sustainable governance framework that makes technology adoption successful and governance programs enduring.

Assessment Components

  • Organizational Readiness — Current-state evaluation of governance maturity, stakeholder alignment, executive sponsorship, and organizational capacity for change.
  • Governance Operating Model — Design of roles, responsibilities, RACI frameworks, governance council structure, data stewardship models, and accountability chains.
  • Policy & Procedure Development — Governance policies, data standards, change management procedures, and quality frameworks documented and ready for adoption.
  • Roadmap & Prioritization — Phased implementation roadmap with prioritized workstreams, resource requirements, quick wins, and long-term strategic initiatives.
  • Staff Training & Stewardship — Role-based training programs for governance councils, data stewards, business users, and technical administrators.
  • Technology Recommendations — Platform evaluation and selection guidance EDM and the full governance technology stack.

Outcome: A clear, actionable plan for implementing enterprise-wide data governance — covering people, process, and technology with prioritized workstreams, resource requirements, and a phased roadmap aligned to your organization’s strategic objectives.

Service 06

Advanced Use Case Enablement

Extend Your Governance Investment into AI, ESG, SOX, and Beyond

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AI-Ready Data Governance

Data scientists spend 60-80% of their time preparing data, not building models. EDM Cloud enforces quality at entry, maintains complete data lineage for AI explainability, and delivers the consistent dimensional structures that make AI outputs trustworthy.

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ESG Reporting & Sustainability

1,144 data points across 82 CSRD disclosures with fines up to 5% of annual turnover. EDM Cloud extends financial-grade governance into emissions categories, workforce taxonomies, and sustainability hierarchies. Same platform, same audit trails, same rigor.

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SOX Compliance Automation

SOX evidence should be a byproduct of governed operations, not a separate project. EDM Cloud’s request workflows, business rule enforcement, and audit trails automatically produce the controls evidence that satisfies auditors.

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Financial Restatement Prevention

9.2% average stock decline. $16M net income impact. 438-day remediation. $3.5B in settlements. Financial restatements are governance failures and EDM Cloud’s governed change management structurally eliminates the root causes.

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M&A & Divestitures

Mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures create data governance chaos parallel hierarchies, conflicting dimensional structures, and integration timelines that don’t wait for manual reconciliation. EDM Cloud manages structural transitions at the speed the business demands.

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Cloud Migration & GL Redesign

Every cloud migration and GL redesign is a data governance event. EDM Cloud provides the governed structural foundation that ensures dimensional integrity during transformation parallel hierarchy management and zero-disruption cutover.

How We Work With You

Flexible Engagement Models for Every Need

Project-Based

Defined scope, fixed timeline, milestone-driven delivery. Ideal for implementations, migrations, and transformation programs. Clear deliverables, predictable costs, and a defined endpoint.

Advisory & Strategic

Ongoing strategic guidance, governance council participation, architecture review, and roadmap refinement. Ideal for organizations with internal teams that need expert direction and a trusted sounding board.

Staff Augmentation

Senior EDM practitioners embedded in your team for surge capacity or specialized skills. Ideal for large programs, resource gaps, or organizations building internal governance capability with expert guidance.

Why Organizations Choose Razza

  • Deep Specialization — We don’t do everything. We do enterprise data governance — and we’ve done it longer and deeper than anyone. Over 20 years of focused EDM expertise.
  • Senior Practitioners, Every Engagement — Every Razza engagement is led by senior EDM architects with real-world implementation experience. No junior consultants learning on your project.
  • People, Process, Technology — In that order. Technology enables governance. People and process make it stick. We design for sustainability, not just go-live.
  • Full Oracle Stack Expertise — EPM, EDM, DRM, ERP, FCCS, PBCS, ARCS, EDMCS we understand how every component connects because we’ve implemented them together.
  • 1,000+ Customers — Fortune 500 enterprises, mid-market organizations, public sector agencies, and global multinationals across every major industry.
  • Published Thought Leadership — 17 conference-ready sessions, published research, and a comprehensive blog series. We advance the discipline, not just deliver projects.

Every Engagement Starts with a Conversation

Tell us about your governance challenges and we’ll design an approach that fits your organization no obligation, no hard sell.

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