The Oracle Independent Consultants (OIC) LLC integrated Oracle Unified Method (OUM) with its Oracle Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC) Implementation Method (GRCIM) to facilitate the effective and efficient installation and implementation of the Oracle GRC Technology Controls and Oracle GRC Applications.
Legacy Methods, such as AIM Advantage, AIM for Business Flows, EMM Advantage, and Compass, will be decommissioned as Oracle Consulting, the Global Business Units (GBU), and Oracle partners, transition to the Oracle Unified Method (OUM). The retirement date for AIM and AIM for Business Flows is January 01, 2011.
OUM is available to Oracle PartnerNetwork Platinum Partners and Gold Partners as a benefit of membership. Partners at these two levels, who also participate in one of the following Knowledge Zones, are able to download OUM from the OPN Portal at no additional cost:
- Oracle Business Intelligence – Applications
- Oracle Business Intelligence – Technology
- Oracle Data Warehousing
- Oracle Database
- Oracle E-Business Suite
- Oracle Enterprise 2.0
- Oracle Fusion Middleware
- Oracle Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA)
- Oracle Transportation Management
- JD Edwards EnterpriseOne
- PeopleSoft Enterprise
- Siebel
Authorized use of the Oracle Unified Method (OUM) materials by Oracle PartnerNetwork Platinum Partners and Gold Partners is described in Section G. of the Oracle PartnerNetwork Agreement entitled Methodology/Engagement Materials. It grants Oracle PartnerNetwork Platinum Partners and Gold Partners a non-exclusive, non-transferable, limited license to use and make copies of the materials, subject to Oracle PartnerNetwork (OPN) policies, for the following purposes:
- Use the materials in connection with the implementation of programs for end users who have acquired valid licenses for such programs;
- Provide training to partner employees in use of the materials;
- Demonstrate the materials to end users; and
- Copy the materials for archival or backup purposes.
Oracle PartnerNetwork Platinum Partners and Gold Partners may allow their agents and contractors to use the materials for these purposes, subject to the terms of the Oracle PartnerNetwork Agreement. All titles, trademarks, and copyright and restricted rights notices contained in the materials shall be reproduced in any copies of the materials. All copies of the materials shall be subject to the terms of this agreement.
Partners meeting the access requirements described above can obtain the OUM materials. To access the method pack, related collateral, and training courses:
- Go to the OPN Portal.
- Select the “Partners (Login Required)” tab.
- Login using the your OPN Portal username and 12 digit PIN.
- Select the “Engage with Oracle” tab.
- From the Engage with Oracle page, select the appropriate <Knowledge Zone Category Name> tab.
- From the <Knowledge Zone Category Name> tab, select the appropriate “Knowledge Zone”.
- From the <Knowledge Zone Name> page, select the “Implement” tab.
- From the Implement tab, scroll to the bottom of the page and select “Access more”.
- From the <Knowledge Zone Name> page, scroll down to the PRODUCT INFORMATION section.
- Locate the “Methodology” or “Methodologies” sub-section.
- Select the “Oracle Unified Method (OUM)” link to access and download the materials mentioned above
The zip file is encrypted. Please send an email to opn-edu_ww@oracle.com to request the password. Please be aware that it may take a few days for the OPN team to process your request.
You can learn more about OUM by reviewing Oracle Unified Method (OUM) 5.3 on the Oracle Partner Network.
OUM Documentation
- Oracle Unified Method (OUM) Client Presentation – Executive Level – Partner (PPT, 747 KB)
- Oracle Unified Method (OUM) Brief – Partner (PDF, 120 KB)
- Oracle Unified Method (OUM) White Paper – OUM Implement Core Workflow (PDF, 518 KB)
- Oracle Unified Method (OUM) White Paper – Oracle’s Full Lifecycle Method for Deploying Oracle-based Business Solutions – General (PDF, 304 KB)
- Oracle Unified Method (OUM) Statement of Direction – General (PDF, 176 KB)
