Ep 0 - Introducing the JDE Connection

The JDE Connection

In this podcast episode, Chandra Wobschall and Paul Houtkooper introduce their podcast series called, "The JDE Connection." They briefly discuss their backgrounds and roles, with Chandra being a senior business analyst and Paul being the Vice President of JD Edwards Product Development at Oracle. They share their goals for the podcast, which include sharing knowledge about JD Edwards Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software and helping to educate and inspire the various participants including business analysts (BAs), CNCs, and developers in the JD Edwards community.

This episode also outlines future topics such as the challenges of learning JD Edwards, the importance of understanding JD Edwards lingo, available resources for learning and troubleshooting, tools like Cafe1, Orchestrator, Logic Extensions, and the significance of engaging with different stakeholders, such as end-users and leadership, to ensure successful projects and process improvements.

The key moments in this episode are:

00:00:08 - Introduction to JDE Connection podcast

00:01:08 - Paul's Background

00:02:55 - Chandra's Background

00:10:28 - Filling the Education Gap in the JD Edwards Community

00:13:48 - Choosing the Podcast Format

00:15:15 - Podcast Duration and Format

00:16:44 - Upcoming Topics

00:18:19 - Roles and Responsibilities

00:19:39 - Feature Functionality

00:22:20 - Tools and Troubleshooting