Case Study:

Burlington Resources - Outsourcing for Business Success

As one of the largest independent oil and natural gas companies headquartered in the US, Burlington Resources* reported over $3 billion in revenue and had 2,000 employees worldwide. The company faced increased competition and mergers along with continuing pressure to maximize shareholder returns, which led to a close review of its internal processes and tools.

The Challenge.
Burlington Resources set down a path of evaluation, selection and implementation of best-of-breed software for all their business elements and to build interfaces to bridge over ten disparate systems. Additionally, the company decided to outsource all technical support for their new system to allow the company to focus on core business practices.

The Solution.
Burlington Resources chose PeopleSoft’s Financial Suite for its financial application needs. Animato was chosen as its outsourcing partner based on its superior understanding of PeopleSoft software, Burlington’s business environment, and its ability to meet the company's needs.

Animato’s tailored outsourcing solution included the following elements:

1. Expert day-to-day maintenance of the system
2. Maintain integrity/continued integration of the PeopleSoft Financial Suite with all other systems
3. Architect and custodian of multiple interfaces with nine PeopleSoft modules, eight business systems, and over 25 points of integration
4. Support, upgrade and integration expertise
5. Gradual reduction of customizations with upgrades
6. Adapted PeopleSoft applications to meet industry-specific business needs and processes where no software was available

The Results.
With Animato in charge of the administration and management of the critical financial applications suite, the Information Systems Technology group turned its focus to the company's core business systems. As a result, Burlington Resources realized significant annual savings.

Animato’s partnership with Burlington Resources continues to evolve and grow. Animato recently upgraded its PeopleSoft Financial Suite to Version 8. With this upgrade, Burlington Resources has transitioned to a pure Internet environment, which will further increase corporate efficiencies and help the company maintain its edge in an extremely competitive industry.
 
*Now a part of ConocoPhillips