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Sunday, Oct 5, 2008 -EXECUTIVE FORUM GOLF
 
12:00 pm
Executive Forum Golf - By Invitation Only
 
Monday, Oct 6, 2008 - WORKSHOPS, EXEC. FORUM & DEV. TABLE
 
9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Building Professional Services Workshop
by Alexander Consulting (includes breakfast and lunch)
 
10:00 am - 2:00 pm
SCP Development Roundtable - Members Only (includes lunch)
The SCP Development Roundtable is available to SCP member companies only. Facilitated by Greg Coleman, VP of Strategic Programs, the session will include a discussion of the future direction of the Service Capability & Performance (SCP) Standards program. Participants will engage in an open discussion of their business challenges and discuss how the SCP Standards can help address these challenges. In addition, the group will discuss specific changes proposed for the 2009 Edition of the standards covering support, field service, professional service and eservice disciplines.
 
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Executive Forum - By Invitation Only (includes lunch)
This unique event for executive level professionals provides an opportunity to network with your peers, discuss challenges and strategize on the future direction of the services industry. The forum is facilitated by John Hamilton, President of Service Strategies who will collect topics from attendees to be discussed during the session. Attendees will also receive the transcript from the forum. Registration includes a golf outing on Sunday, October 5th as well as dinner following the session Monday, Oct. 6th.
 
6:00 pm
Executive Forum Dinner - By Invitation Only

 

 

Tuesday, October 7, 2008 - CONFERENCE (DAY 1)
8:00 - 8:30 am
BREAKFAST - Meet & Greet
8:30 - 9:00 am
Welcome & Introductions | Service Strategies Overview
 
KEYNOTE ADDRESS
9:00 - 10:00 am

The Fulcrum Effect
Rajesh Setty - President, Suggestica, Inc.

 
10:00 - 10:15 am
MORNING BREAK
     
SUPPORT SERVICES TRACK
 
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES TRACK
10:15 - 11:15 am
Developing a Collaborative Global Support Environment - It Takes A Village
Presented by: Andy Westlund
North America Support Director
Mentor Graphics Corporation
 
Turning the Corner from Software - Driven to Services Led
Presented by: Liz Murphy
Vice President, Professional Services
Datatel, Inc.
11:15 - 12:15 pm

Transforming from a Product Centric to a Customer Centric Organization
Presented by: Beth Martinko
Vice President, Customer Success
Avid Technology

 
Everybody Sells Services
(at Least They Should!)

Presenter by : Jim Alexander
Founder
Alexander Consulting
12:15 - 1:30 pm

LUNCH (Sponsored by QuickArrow)

1:30 - 2:30 pm

Strategies for Supporting the SMB Market
Presented by: Jim Moore
Vice President Support
Sage Software

 

Productize Implementations for Speed and Quality
Presented by: Scott Snow
Vice President, Implementation Services
JPMorgan XIGN

2:30 - 3:30 pm

Leveraging Standards in Global Support
Presented by: Todd Abney
Director Global Customer Support
Novell, Inc.

How to Develop Your Path to PS Performance Excellence
Presented by: Jeanne Urich
Managing Director
Service Performance Insight

3:30 - 3:45 pm
AFTERNOON BREAK
3:45 - 4:45 pm

Vendor Management - Strategies for Managing Your Outsource Relationships
Presented by: Scott Lessard
Sr. Program Manager
NetApp

Measuring the Effectiveness of Professional Services
Presented by: Scott Brown
Senior Director, Professional Services
InQuira
4:45 - 5:00 pm
WRAP UP
6:30 - 7:30 pm
Cocktail Reception (Sponsored by InQuira)
Wednesday, October 8, 2008 - CONFERENCE (DAY 2)
8:30 - 9:00 am
BREAKFAST - Meet & Greet
SUPPORT SERVICES TRACK
 
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES TRACK
9:00 - 10:00 am

What's all the buzz about collaboration?
Presented by: Greg Oxton
Executive Director
Consortium for Service Innovation

 
10:00 - 10:45 am

Connecting the Dots - SaaS Support for the 21 st century
Presented by: Paul Lake & Linda Sandgren
Oracle CRM OnDemand

 
Getting the Fees You Deserve: Results of the Fees and Pricing Benchmark Report: 2008
Presented by: Mike Schultz
Publisher, RainToday.com and President, Wellesley Hills Group
10:45 - 11:00 am
MORNING BREAK
11:00 - 12:00 pm
KEYNOTE ADDRESS
 
Can Service Organizations Drive Corporate Growth?
Dr. Vince Nowinski - Principal Methodologist, Satmetrix
12:00 - 12:15 pm
Event Wrap Up / Prize Drawing
 
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