Providing insight for strategic decisions and effective investment in Information and communications technology
During the coming year, we will hold seven forums in The Hague and six forums in London.
The OTR-Group reserves the right to change a report or forum topic/format if a technological or business issue emerges that is likely to be of more immediate interest and if the format is better suited to this purpose. Members are welcome to attend the forums in either location.
Forums 2007
London September 20th / The Hague October 4th
Why do so many software implementations (package or in-house developments) fail?
Key issues for debate:
London October 18th / The Hague November 8th
Changing outsourcers - is it practical?
Key issues for debate:
Special Forum - Christmas Lunch: London December 13th / The Hague December 6th
Will the ICT industry ever become comparable to the utilities sector?
Key issues for debate:
Forums 2008
The Hague January 17th / London February 7th
How mature is identity management?
Key issues for debate:
The Hague February 28th / London April 17th
Business intelligence - what should companies be doing?
Key issues for debate:
Special Forum - International Innovation Day: The Hague May 8th
(in one half-day session, four prominent organisations will share and present a thought-provoking ICT innovation project)
The facilitation of innovation - what works and why?
Key issues for debate:
The Hague April 10th / London June 12th
Windows Vista/Longhorn - what will it bring to businesses and when?
What impact will it have on open source solutions?
Key issues for debate:
During the coming year, we will hold seven forums in The Hague and six forums in London.
The OTR-Group reserves the right to change a report or forum topic/format if a technological or business issue emerges that is likely to be of more immediate interest and if the format is better suited to this purpose. Members are welcome to attend the forums in either location.
Forums 2007
London September 20th / The Hague October 4th
Why do so many software implementations (package or in-house developments) fail?
Key issues for debate:
- people, product or process: which of these is the weakest link?
- why is it not getting any easier?
- what should an implementation health check include?
- can a failing implementation be turned around, and if so, how?
London October 18th / The Hague November 8th
Changing outsourcers - is it practical?
Key issues for debate:
- what do companies normally do?
- can benchmarking play a role in leveraging a better or new outsourced deal?
- what due diligence safeguards are needed for supplier swaps?
- how should you compare the "devil you know" against a competitive offer?
Special Forum - Christmas Lunch: London December 13th / The Hague December 6th
Will the ICT industry ever become comparable to the utilities sector?
Key issues for debate:
- if ICT is increasingly pervasive in businesses, why is it not managed like other services?
- are the biggest changes now behind us or are they still to come?
- deregulation, standardisation and competition have swept through the utilities industry: is ICT destined to go the same way?
Forums 2008
The Hague January 17th / London February 7th
How mature is identity management?
Key issues for debate:
- what impact is it having on ICT strategy development, budgets for ICT security and infrastructure upgrades?
- can role based access control (RBAC) provide a "one-stop shop" security solution?
- what practical steps must companies take if they are going to rely on identity management?
- can identity management combat any likely new threats in the next few years?
The Hague February 28th / London April 17th
Business intelligence - what should companies be doing?
Key issues for debate:
- has business intelligence just become a by-product of integrated ERP-like solutions?
- are possible returns on investment real or imaginary?
- are business intelligence and enterprise portals merging? If so, how?
- how are providers of specialist best-of-breed business intelligence tools responding to the threat of "one-stop shop" solution providers?
Special Forum - International Innovation Day: The Hague May 8th
(in one half-day session, four prominent organisations will share and present a thought-provoking ICT innovation project)
The facilitation of innovation - what works and why?
Key issues for debate:
- when does change become innovation?
- does investing in innovation need a "leap of faith" or can it be justified?
- can innovation be outsourced?
- can innovation be repeated, is it a one-off or sometimes just innovation for innovation sake?
The Hague April 10th / London June 12th
Windows Vista/Longhorn - what will it bring to businesses and when?
What impact will it have on open source solutions?
Key issues for debate:
- should companies skip the launch version and wait for the first major updated release?
- if it is not a question of if but when, what does a practical migration plan look like and cost?
- what is the best Vista licensing strategy?
- will vista increase or decrease Microsoft's stranglehold on the market and will it make open source solutions more popular?
MEMBERS' PROGRAMME OF FORUMS AND REPORTS 2007 - 2008