D/C Expo & Conference 2007
Date: May 22-24, 2007
Location: Navy Pier, Chicago
The D/C Expo is a tradeshow and conference that brings you face-to-face with the movers and shakers in the Supply Chain and Logistics IT Industry. It is the ONLY end-to-end supply chain & logistics IT Show! For 25 years, D/C Expo has been known as the best venue to conduct the business of IT and services for Supply Chain and Logistics.
Successful Supply Chain Systems Implementation
Date: Wednesday May 23, 2007
Time: 4:00PM - 5:00PM
Description:
This presentation will focus on what supply chain organizations with large systems need to accomplish to avoid being another statistic in this era of continuing high rates of IT project failures. The presentation will include topics of: why projects fail, the art and science of project management, a successful deployment process, phasing strategies, analyzing stakeholders, support strategies, and project recovery techniques. This presentation will provide techniques and concepts that you can apply in your organization to address your implementation challenges. Share in these implementation insights to ensure that your great system design is complemented by a successful system deployment.
Market Segmentation Model Area(s): Executive Level Decision-Making
Format: Educational Session
Track: Improving Company Operations
Learning Objective: By the end of this session you will feel confident creating a strategy to address systems implementation challenges with the insight of key techniques for successful deployment.
Speaker:
Mr. Thomas
W. Nash
Chairman & Chief Executive Officer
Xalles Limited
Mr. Thomas Nash is an experienced change leader and business strategist for large supply chain systems implementation projects. He is an author, executive business advisor and international public speaker. He is the Chairman and CEO of Xalles Limited, an international management consulting firm. Xalles, with staff in 9 countries spanning 5 continents, has implemented systems to over 18,000 users. Prior to Xalles, he was President of Conquest Consulting, President of Triumph Implementation Consulting Corp., Corporate Trainer & Project Manager for Canadian Pacific, and Owner/Operator of Progressive Learning Intl. Mr. Nash has provided business advice to more than 200 firms worldwide.
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