Company Background

This Ranzal client is a provider of Internet products and services to consumers and businesses through its worldwide network of online properties. The company's properties and services for consumers and businesses reside in four areas: search and marketplace, information and content, communications and consumer services, and affiliate services. Its basic products and service offerings are available without charge to its users. It also offers a variety of fee-based services that provide users access to value-added content or services.

Project Goals & Objectives

  • Assist client with rolling out the budget which included incorporating user feedback, creating new web forms and calculations, testing, and training
  • Create allocations application
  • Create foreign exchange analysis application to analyze effects of currency translation on the business units
  • Assist the client with creating and loading users and security

Business Issues

Our client needed to retool their existing Hyperion Planning application to incorporate feedback from the end-user community. They wanted to create more robust web forms and user interfaces. They also wanted to create additional planning applications to perform foreign exchange sensitivity analysis and monthly allocations.

Software Implemented
  • Hyperion Planning (augmentation and new applications added)
  • Hyperion Essbase (augmentation and new applications added)

Ranzal Role
The Ranzal team assisted the client in modifying their existing Hyperion Planning application and in creating the new applications. From project management to the day-to-day building, the Ranzal team participated in all aspects of the project.

Business Benefits

  • End-users are better able to control their operating expenses with a more robust budget application
  • True variances can be segregated from variances due to currency translation by using the foreign exchange sensitivity application
  • The client saves a significant amount of time during the close process every month owing to the creation of the allocations application