principal with information technology and accounting experience, including experience with the Oracle Database from 1986 and Oracle Financial Applications from 1994. Jim has performed a wide range of program management, supervisory and team leadership roles, and has advised clients on complex Oracle Financial Applications implementations, conversions and upgrades. Jim Crum is a recognized thought leader in Oracle Applications implementations and he possesses both functional and technical experience with the Oracle applications, database and development tools. As President and COO of BOSS Corporation, Mr. Crum is active in the ownership and management activities of IT service industry companies. He is a member in the Atlanta Oracle Applications User Group (
) and has served as editor of the “Tips and Techniques” newsletter for that group. Jim Crum is the lead author for the book
published by Que Publishing. Jim has earned a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Economics from
, this web site. He is expert in ways to use wiki software for project management, collaborative work, and knowledge publishing. Through his company,
he offers "industrial strength" wiki technology, consulting services, education, and software support.
| Organization: |
BOSS Corporation |
| Titles: |
Co-Founder, President, and Chief Operating Officer |
| Role: |
Oracle Consulting Practice Leader |
| • Structure consulting solutions for clients |
| • Participate in multiple client steering committees and project governance groups |
| • Consult with clients high value, strategic issues |
| • Advise project teams on project strategies and approaches |
| • Advise project teams on work plans and implementation methods |
| • Support client base of more than 200 clients since 1995 |
| • Recruit and qualify skilled Oracle consultants |
| • Maintain and lead partner affiliation with Oracle Corporation |
| • Lead author of the book “Special Edition Using Oracle 11i” |
| • Lead the accounting, HRMS, and IT functions at BOSS Corporation |
| • Publish white papers, newsletters, and presentations to Oracle Applications User Group |
| Organization: |
Oracle Corporation |
| Titles: |
Practice Manager - Financial Applications Consulting GA, TN, NC, SC, FL, AL, MS |
| Role: |
Project Director / Development Lead / Quality Assurance |
| • Define project solution strategy and approach |
| • Develop and staff new projects |
| • Developed content for Oracle AIM Advantage (Application Implementation Method for Oracle customers) |
| • Review and proofread product content, documentation, and function |
| • Developed an exam for certification of AIM Advantage trainers |
| • Instruct all consultants in Oracle’s Application Implementation Method |
| Organization: |
A Major Automotive Industry Company |
| Project: |
Implement Oracle Fixed Assets (FA) |
| Role: |
Project Lead |
| • Implement Oracle FA (assets were for 70 manufacturing and support facilities). |
| • Revalue the corporate book assets to meet requirements for emergence from bankruptcy. |
| • Implement tax books. |
| • Determine and document the appropriate application configuration and set up. |
| • Provide solution designs to resolve gaps and extensions to the account code generator. |
| • Create a project plan and drive performance of the user project team. |
| • Perform other project management tasks: resolve issues, report status, manage scope. |
| Organization: |
A Leading Health Insurer |
| Project: |
Transactional Data Merge and Database Conversion (R11i) |
| Role: |
Project Manager, Development Lead, and Quality Assurance |
| • This Fortune 100 client wanted to move historical data from one database instance to another using interface tables where available and direct table writes when necessary. |
| • Defined the project solution, strategy, and approach. |
| • Lead the solution design and development for moving historical transaction data for GL, AP, PO, and FA (66 major entities like vendors, purchase orders, AP invoices, payments, journal entries, and accounting events). |
| • Advised the technical team members on SmartDB development tools. |
| • Served as liaison to the client users, DBAs, and IT department. |
| • Tuned many SQL statement for performance improvement (transaction volumes were large including 150K vendors, 4000K journal entries, 400K AP invoices and payments). |
| Organization: |
Midwestern City Government |
| Project: |
Audit a third-party Oracle Financials implementation |
| Role: |
Quality Assurance / Auditor |
| • Reviewed project deliverables, progress, accomplishments of the consulting contractor. |
| • Evaluated the caliber of consultants assigned by the contractor. |
| • Advised the client executives on issues and risks facing the project. |
| • Prepared a formal evaluation document on project status and other findings. |
| Organization: |
Division of a Fortune 100 Company |
| Project: |
Implement a full suite of Oracle Financial and Manufacturing Applications at five sites and division HQ |
| Role: |
Financials Applications Implementation Lead |
| • Advised the project team on work plans and methods. |
| • Determined configuration and application set up parameters for financial applications modules. Coordinated with the configuration of the manufacturing modules. |
| • Performed gap analysis and determined appropriate solutions. |
| • Developed and executed conference room pilot and acceptance test work plans and scripts. |
| • Performed end user training and production support activities at two US and one Ireland site. |
| Organization: |
Midwestern Gas and Electric Utility |
| Project: |
Implement Oracle Financial, Procurement, and Inventory Applications |
| Role: |
Project Advisor and Quality Assurance (large project with 40+ consultants). |
| • Advised the project team on Oracle Applications implementation project strategy and work plans. |
| • Evaluated the caliber of consultants assigned by the prime contractor. |
| • Reviewed project deliverables, progress, and accomplishments of the prime contractor at 6 - 8 week intervals. |
| • Reported good and bad events and issues independently to the CFO, CIO, VP of IS, and Project Managers. |
| Organization: |
5 Factory Aircraft Parts Division of a Fortune 200 company |
| Project: |
Implement Oracle Financials, Manufacturing, and HR applications |
| Role: |
Financial Applications Lead |
| • Advised the project team on project strategy. |
| • Reviewed application configuration and set up -- GL AP, and AR. |
| • Resolved transition issues. |
| • Performed user training and production support activities. |
| Organization: |
Diesel Engine Manufacturer |
| Project: |
Shared Service Center Implementation of GL, AP, and AR |
| Role: |
Financial Applications Lead |
| • Customizations and extensions were significant. |
| • Advised the project team on project strategy. |
| • Resolved 45 function gaps with the AR module. |
| • Advised the GL team on roll up groups, account hierarchy, mass allocations, and recurring journal entries. |
| • Designed and developed a custom adjustment memo system to fill gaps in the AP module. |
| Organization: |
Small Start Up Manufacturing Company |
| Project: |
Applications Implementation - start up company |
| Role: |
Financial Applications Lead |
| • Developed Future Business Processes for GL, AP, AR, INV, and PO functions. |
| • Created project work plans, status reporting, and issue resolution. |
| • Determined project staff requirements. |
| Organization: |
Plastics Manufacturing Company - Mid-Market |
| Project: |
Implement Oracle Financial Applications - GL, AP, and AR |
| Role: |
Financial Applications Lead |
| • Provided project management for work plans, status reporting and issue resolution. |
| • Created a custom data collection and storage solution for sales history (driven by AR). |
| • Created many custom reports from Datalogix GEMMS and Oracle AR tables. |
| • Created a knowledge base of complex and tuned views for use by users. |
| • Performed knowledge transfer to novice client DBAs and UNIX administrator. |
| • Analyzed and tuned database performance. |
| Organization: |
Ready Mix Concrete Supplier |
| Project: |
Oracle GL Implementation, Operations Management, and Support |
| Role: |
Applications Consultant |
| • Salvaged a failed applications implementation by third party consultants. |
| • Provided expert advice for planning, set up, and implement the Oracle Applications. |
| • Provided data center management during transfer from one management group to another. |
| • Provided end user support for AR and GL. |
| Organization: |
Ready Mix Concrete Supplier |
| Project: |
Implement Oracle GL, AP, AR, OE, and PO modules |
| Role: |
Project Manager |
| • Prepared an operations analysis and implementation work plan. |
| • Designed a new chart of accounts. |
| • Configured the applications. |
| • Converted GL balances and history. |
| • Provided end user support. |
| • Supervised and manage extensive modifications to Oracle OE and AR. |
| Organization: |
Newspaper Publishing Company |
| Project: |
Implement Oracle Financial Applications in a Headquarters Shared Service Center - GL, AP, PO, and INV |
| Role: |
Program Manager |
| • Led the Operations Analysis phase of the project. |
| • Created implementation plans. |
| • Resolved issues and incorporate process re-engineering designs. |
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