Alternative Considerations
This section illustrates system process implications by comparing the above example with two alternative multi-organization models for Company XYZ. The intention is not to suggest a specific model, but show how different implementation configurations will affect Oracle Projects multi-organization processing.
Alternative B: PA Implementation Options Table
In Alternative B, Company XYZ defines one business group (BG1) for all of its operating units. The start organization is at the second level (PORGLA, PORGSF, PORGNY, and PORGLD). Items that differ from Example A are shown in bold type:
|
| Los Angeles
| US
| USD
| BG1
| PORGLA
| Weekly
|
| San
Francisco
| US
| USD
| BG1
| PORGSF
| Weekly
|
| New York
| US
| USD
| BG1
| PORGNY
| Weekly
|
| London
| UK
| GBP
| BG1
| PORGLD
| Weekly
|
Alternative B: PA Implementation Options Diagram
Alternative B: HR Organizations, Labor Resources, and Projects
Compared with Example A, implementing Alternative B above will give Company XYZ:
- More flexibility in sharing resources. Projects owned by Los Angeles will also be in the chargeable project list of values for EMPNY.
- More restrictions on Project Organization. Since each operating unit is associated with a lower level Start Organization in the organization hierarchy, fewer Project/Task Organizations can be associated with a project. Project PROJ-SF and its tasks can have only PORGB1 and PORGB2 as their project/task organization. In Example A, project PROJ-SF and its tasks can have as their project/task organization any HR organization of the project/task organization type under BG2, which includes: PORGB1, PORGB2, PORGB3, PORGB4, PORGB5, PORGB6 and PORGB7.
- Easier enforcement of an enterprise-wide standard for burden schedules and resource lists. In Alternative B, there is only one business group for the enterprise; therefore, burden schedules and resource lists are shared for the installation.
- The ability to share resources internationally. If XYZ allows an employee to enter expenditures in more than one operating unit, then it is possible to have the employee work on projects across sets of books. For example, EMPLD can use the London responsibility to charge to PROJ-LD, or any other operating unit's responsibility to charge to PROJ-LA, PROJ-SF, or PROJ-NY. Expense reports will be paid in the functional currency of the operating unit. EMPLD will be paid in currency GBP for expenses incurred for PROJ-LD, and in currency USD for expenses incurred for PROJ-LA, PROJ-SF and PROJ-NY.
