For organizations running Oracle Cloud Applications, staying current with quarterly releases is a strategic imperative—not just for technical compliance but for driving continuous improvement across business processes. As Oracle prepares to roll out its 25C update, which is expected to significantly advance the user experience through the Redwood design initiative, business technology leaders must prioritize continuous learning to ensure smooth adoption, minimize disruption, and maximize value.
Understanding the Impact of Redwood
Redwood represents a transformative shift in Oracle’s user interface and user experience. With its intuitive design language, embedded AI guidance, and streamlined navigation, Redwood aims to enhance productivity and efficiency across the enterprise. However, this upgrade doesn’t come without challenges. Each quarterly release may introduce new workflows, functionality changes, and altered navigation paths that directly affect how users perform their daily tasks.
Without a clear understanding of how these changes impact business processes and user behavior, organizations risk decreased productivity, frustration among employees, and even compliance missteps. That’s why continuous learning is essential—not just around the release date, but as an embedded part of an organization’s Oracle strategy.
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A Tiered Learning Approach for Business Readiness
Fudgelearn, a specialist in Oracle Cloud training, offers tailored learning programs that align closely with the scale and nature of each quarterly release. Their approach to continuous learning is designed to address varying levels of impact across roles and departments.
For low-impact changes, Fudgelearn provides self-paced e-learning modules and microlearning sessions that employees can access on demand. These are ideal for minor interface adjustments or enhancements that don’t significantly alter business processes but still require user awareness.
When updates introduce moderate changes to business processes, Fudgelearn offers guided virtual sessions that walk users through specific workflows, ensuring they understand new logic, reporting options, or approval processes introduced with the release. These sessions are structured to deliver clear, contextual learning while minimizing time away from core responsibilities.
For significant transformations—such as those expected with Redwood—Fudgelearn delivers high-touch instructor-led training and change management workshops. These include deep dives into affected business functions, role-based learning paths, and simulation-based practice to build confidence and capability. Importantly, these sessions are customizable, allowing organizations to focus training where the impact will be greatest.
Embedding Continuous Learning into Release Management
Continuous education isn’t just a one-off effort surrounding major releases. Fudgelearn encourages clients to embed learning into their quarterly release management cycles. Their Learning-as-a-Service (LaaS) model ensures that updated learning materials are always available in sync with Oracle’s release schedule. This proactive approach allows IT and business leaders to prepare users in advance of changes, reducing help desk tickets and accelerating time-to-productivity.
Moreover, Fudgelearn’s ongoing partnership with clients means training content evolves alongside their Oracle environment, taking into account past configurations, customizations, and usage patterns. This ensures a higher ROI on Oracle investments and a smoother experience for end users.
Preparing for 25C and Beyond
The 25C release marks a pivotal opportunity to advance usability, efficiency, and innovation across Oracle Cloud Applications. But realizing these benefits requires more than technical readiness—it demands a strategy for continuous learning that adapts to change, empowers users, and mitigates operational risk.
With expert-led, role-specific training and a scalable learning model, Fudgelearn equips organizations to not just survive quarterly Oracle updates, but to thrive through them.
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What This Means for ERP Insiders
Align training strategy with impact level of Oracle updates. Research from McKinsey & Company shows that 70% of digital transformation initiatives fail due to lack of user adoption, often stemming from inadequate training. By segmenting your approach—using e-learning for low-impact changes and instructor-led training for major shifts like Redwood—you can significantly improve adoption rates and reduce friction during transitions.
Embed continuous learning into your release management cycle. According to Deloitte, organizations that implement continuous learning strategies are 46% more likely to be first to market and 92% more likely to innovate effectively. Integrating Learning-as-a-Service (LaaS) with partners like Fudgelearn ensures your workforce stays agile and well-prepared with every Oracle quarterly release, turning system updates into strategic advantages.
Use proactive training to reduce risk and improve adoption. IBM reports that every dollar invested in training results in $30 in productivity gains. Proactively training users before the release of Oracle 25C and beyond minimizes downtime, decreases support ticket volume, and ensures employees quickly adapt to new workflows—accelerating your ROI and reducing operational risk.
