Case Study: NetCologne achieves precise, transparent financial planning with Oracle Cloud EPM

NetCologne Optimizes Financial Planning and Controlling with Oracle EPM Cloud

NetCologne, a regional telecommunications and IT services provider serving the Cologne/Bonn/Aachen area, faced growing complexity in financial and strategic planning as it expanded against national competitors. Its legacy, Excel‑based planning tools were fragmented, slow, error‑prone, and unable to deliver the detailed, auditable data management and scenario analysis senior management required—so the company sought a centralized, low‑overhead planning solution that wouldn’t demand new IT capacity or large capital investments.

NetCologne implemented Oracle Cloud EPM Planning (Oracle Planning and Budgeting Cloud Service), with Deloitte support, replacing disparate spreadsheets with a centrally managed cloud solution. The change standardized data entry, eliminated many manual errors, enabled fast scenario simulations for better decision making, increased transparency and security, reduced user and admin workload, avoided capital expenditures and lengthy rollouts, and delivered immediate access to reliable, detailed planning reports.

NetCologne

Stefan Lööck

Controller