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Crystal Ball Edition
August 2008

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NEWS
Welcome to the first issue of the Oracle Crystal Ball Newsletter! This newsletter will be published monthly to all subscribers. Thank you for your interest in Oracle Crystal Ball.

Crystal Ball Focus Months
Each month we focus on a particular industry or application. August’s focus is general risk analysis.

Events include free half-day public seminars featuring an industry expert and a Crystal Ball specialist who explore the diverse applications of Crystal Ball. Upcoming events include an oil and gas seminar in Calgary, Alberta, on August 20. E-mail Molly Russell for details.

Check our events page frequently, as it is constantly updated with new information about upcoming events.

The Rise of Uncertainty Risk Management
Oracle’s first issue of the Journal of Management Excellence (JME) included “The Rise of Uncertainty Risk Management,” an article by Jim Franklin, vice president and general manager, Oracle Crystal Ball. More...

Probabilistic Forecasting Solution Helps BP Manage Oil Field Costs and Risks
For BP, Oracle’s Crystal Ball application, along with the collaboration it fosters, plays a crucial role in the early and middle phases of an oil field’s development. Crystal Ball gives BP a competitive edge in financial planning, project scheduling, and above all, risk management. "Crystal Ball is involved in every major investment decision that we make for wells," comments Hugh Williamson, risk and cost adviser in BP’s drilling and completions function. More...

HIGHER EDUCATION

Education Alliance
The Crystal Ball academic team has been very busy over the past few months, attending conferences, developing resources, and expanding our program. We have seen great success getting students access to Crystal Ball through our relationships with organizations like ASEE (American Society for Engineering Education), AACSB (Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business), and INFORMS (Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences).

Grow Crystal Ball at Your University
We invite you to share Crystal Ball classroom edition with a colleague. This limited-time offer will provide new users with everything they need to implement Crystal Ball into their curriculum for the first year. Get more information.

Crystal Ball for Administrators
Learn how Crystal Ball can help your administration better forecast tuition and enrollment, predict housing needs, optimize scholarship funds, and more. E-mail Michael Franden for details.

CRYSTAL BALL USER GROUP (CBUG)
The Crystal Ball User Group (CBUG) is an online customer-driven forum where Crystal Ball users can discuss issues and methods related to Crystal Ball software. Visit CBUG and register to become a member. Recent topics include:

Overlay Chart Export to Excel

Triangular Distribution with Correlation

CB Excel Formulas, Correlation, and Calculation Order
EVENTS
The Crystal Ball Events Page includes Webcasts, conferences, public forums, and half-day seminars involving Oracle Crystal Ball. Upcoming events include:
Free Oil and Gas Crystal Ball Seminar
Calgary, Alberta
August 20
E-mail Molly Russell for details.
4th Annual Lean Six Sigma Improvement Week 2008
Chicago, Illinois
September 16-19
Oracle OpenWorld 2008
San Francisco, California
September 21-25

WCBF's Global Lean, Six Sigma and Business Improvement Summit & Industry Awards
Orlando, Florida
October 14-17

4th Annual European Lean, Six Sigma & Process Improvement Summit
Amsterdam, Netherlands
October 27-30

There will be upcoming events and seminars in EMEA. E-mail
Patrick Bolger for more details.
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NEW WEBCASTS

Attend live or view on demand free Oracle Crystal Ball Webcasts. The Webcasts correspond to our focus month themes, and all past Webcasts are sorted by industries and applications. The five most recently recorded are:

Crystal Ball for Cost Estimation

Assessing Uncertainty and Risk in Government Acquisition

Optimized Scheduling Through Probabilistic Modeling

Introduction to Crystal Ball for Six Sigma

Using Probabilistic Modeling Techniques and Monte Carlo Simulation to Improve Supply Chain Inventory Forecasting Capability, While Optimizing Product Fill Rates

View all on-demand Webcasts


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ORACLE CRYSTAL BALL TRAINING

List of Courses, Schedule, and Pricing

Introduction to Crystal Ball

Advanced Crystal Ball

Advanced Crystal Ball for Oil and Gas

Crystal Ball for Six Sigma Practitioners

Crystal Ball: Spreadsheet Modeling Techniques for Business


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