The OUM aka Oracle Unified Method supports the entire Enterprise IT Life cycle, including support for the successful implementation of every Oracle product.

It is a robust, technology agnostic methodology Oracle Methods …

• Based on industry standards and field experience
• Highly scalable to support project or program specific requirements
• Iteratively developed through a continuous, evolutionary process

OUM Principal

This is based out of five main principles

1. Business: Focus on the business and assure stake holder acceptance and delivery of the development’s efforts.
2. Architecture: Define architecture before resources are committed for development and implementation.
3. Adaptability: Encourages adaptability for scalable delivery across small and large projects possessing disparate resources and skill levels.
4. Implementation: Provides rapid implementation techniques to ensure business solutions in short time frames
5. Standards: Leverage the Unified Modeling Language and the Unified Software Development Process

OUM is able to…

Support the complete range of Oracle technology projects including

• Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA)
• Enterprise Integration
• Custom Software
• Enterprise Performance Management (EPM)
• Business Intelligence (BI)
• Enterprise 2.0
• Enterprise Application Implementation
• Software Upgrade

Currently Oracle Consulting using this methods, tools support a complete range of technology engagements.

In Summary... OUM structure

• is a comprehensive set of method materials that is applicable to any type of information technology project.
• is a plan-based method – that includes overview material on various approaches and standards.
• It includes base guidelines for focus areas, views, phases, activities, processes and tasks, as well as work product descriptions.

OUM basically have focus areas and there underline phases and processes , in summary

OUM FOCUS AREAS

These 3 Focus Areas provide a frameworks for enterprise level planning, project and program management and implementing .

1. Envision Focus Area deals with development and maintenance of enterprise level IT strategy, architecture, and governance. This also assists in the transition from enterprise-level planning and strategy activities to the identification and initiation of specific projects.
2. Manage Focus Area provides a framework in which all types of projects can be planned, estimated, controlled, and completed in a consistent manner.
3. Implement Focus Area This focus Area provides a framework to develop and implement Oracle-based business solutions.

Understanding OUM's Implement Focus

This focus area typically based out of milestone based approach.Typical Milestone are:

• Life cycle objective milestone
• Life cycle architecture milestone
• Initial operation capability milestone
• System in production milestone
• Sign-off milestone