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• A project sponsor who is deeply involved and invested in the project’s success,
using all of his considerable organizational clout as needed.
• A project manager who is engaged and knows common project management
tools and techniques.
• An IT department that is amenable to bring Essbase into its quiver of tools, and
that is ready to support the project.
• One or more SMEs who will actively engage to assist with business requirements.
• And, nally, enthusiastic users who are more than mere Essbase consumers, but
instead are active participants in the development and renement of the system.
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