National Gallery of Art Turns a Failed Oracle Implementation into a Full Cloud Modernization
The National Gallery of Art is one of the world’s premier art museums, located on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. As a federal institution, it operates under the same procurement and compliance requirements as other government agencies, and its HR and financial systems need to meet that standard.
Industry
Public Sector
Service
Consulting
Solution
Oracle SaaS Cloud (HCM, ERP, EPM)
A previous Oracle implementation had left the Gallery worse off than before. Manual processes, no measurable return on investment, and a loss of confidence in the platform had brought their Oracle contract down to zero. Mythics came in to fix what had been broken.
The Challenge
The Gallery’s prior Oracle implementation failed to deliver. Core HR processes were left manual, inefficient, and fragmented. The cost of Oracle Cloud without the benefit of a working system drove the organization to significantly reduce its Oracle footprint, eventually contracting to zero dollars. Confidence in both the platform and the implementation approach was at an all-time low.
The Solution
Mythics re-engaged the Gallery and worked closely with Oracle to rebuild trust and get the environment back on track. A new implementation approach replaced manual workflows with an integrated, automated cloud solution spanning HCM, ERP, and EPM. The system went live successfully, a full turnaround from what the previous implementation had left behind.
Services provided:
- Oracle SaaS Application Cloud Implementation
- HR System Modernization
- Oracle HCM, ERP, and EPM Cloud Deployment and Go-Live Support
- Contract Re-engagement and Expansion Support
- Ongoing Renewal and Expansion Management, including Environment Adjustments and Co-terming to Support Federal Procurement Needs
The Results
- Modernized and automated HR processes, eliminating manual data entry and inefficiencies
- Restored confidence in Oracle through a successful cloud implementation
- Rebuilt the Oracle contract from $0 to a $1.1M annual investment
- Expanded the Oracle environment by adding products and SKUs back in
- Established a scalable cloud foundation with recurring investment through future option years
