142nd Meeting of the Steel Industry Systems Association
Best Practices - How to Drive Business Value
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Thursday, May 10, 2007
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8:00-8:45 AM
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Registration and Continental Breakfast
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8:45-9:00 AM
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Mark Radey
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Welcome and Introductory Remarks
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9:00-9:15 AM
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John O’Grady
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Attendee introductions
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9:15-10:00 AM |
Brian Statkevicus
Oracle
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Business Value of SOA and the Best practices for a successful SOA adoption
Presentation will review experiences and explain how best practices contributed
to the project’s success.
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10:00-10:45 AM
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Brad Steckline
EMC
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Data Archiving and Backups - Best Practices
Next Generation Backup, Recovery and Archive: Explore new ways to leverage state
of the art archiving software and de-duplication technologies along with best of
breed disk based backup arrays and backup software to radically improve backup and
recovery performance and reliability. |
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10:45-11:00 AM
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Break
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11:00-11:45 AM |
Cameron Johnstone
Dofasco
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Dofasco’s Past Experience Implementing Service Management
Dofasco was one of the early adaptors of ITIL back in 1999 when it first came to
Canada. They have been one of the progressive companies in implement both processes
and services on the ITIL journey. This presentation walks through the journey of
Service Management at Dofasco. Many companies are on the journey of implement Service
Management (ITIL framework) and rarely get the opportunity to see how other companies
have endured the journey. |
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11:45-12:30 PM |
Nick Bova
Results Engineering
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Automating Accounts Payable with Enterprise Content Management & Workflow
Automating your A/P processes utilizing Enterprise Content Management, Advanced
Capture (scanning and OCR) and Workflow automation could provide the following benefits
to your organization.
- Reduce data entry cost by up to 70%
- Automate invoice matching to PO’s
- Shorten distributed approval process
- Prioritize and take advantage of term discounts
- Detect and verify duplicates
- Simplify procedures and improve efficiencies
- Provide financial and system controls for compliance
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12:30-1:30 PM |
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Lunch
(included in registration fee) |
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1:30-2:15 PM |
Perry Zalevsky &
Dorothee Andermann
SAP
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SAP Metals and Mill Products Best Practices
Through experience gained in numerous steel company projects, SAP has developed
a Best Practices approach to the implementation of ERP and SCM systems. SAP Best
Practices for Metals incorporates the learning over many years and consists of pre-configured
business processes within the software, documentation and templates that enable
a much faster and easier implementation. This presentation will provide an overview
of SAP Best Practices for Flat Steel and Fabricated Metals.
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2:15-3:00 PM |
Karen A. Schuler
William C. Coury
ONSITE3
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Discovery Management: The Challenges of eDiscovery and Review
Technology advancements and increased regulatory requirements, including the recent
changes to the FRCP which have codified responsibilities for preserving and producing
ESI, are converging in today’s litigation arena to create a unique set of eDiscovery
and Review challenges for steel industry information technology professionals who
must now coordinate with general counsel, human resource and regulatory compliance
professional peers. These challenges to the effective and efficient conduct of eDiscovery
and Review of ESI from multiple sources typically present themselves as one of the
following challenges: Cost, Coordination, Predictability.
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3:00-3:15 PM |
Break |
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3:15-4:30 PM |
Doug Bolzman
EDS
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ITIL – Enhancing the Bridge Between IT & the Business
This session will introduce the ITIL framework with an emphasis on the Service Management
components. We will explore how the parts if the ITIL framework work together to
provide real value to the business and enable a better working relationship between
IT and the business. This session will also demonstrate a holistic view of ITIL
and how it integrates the business divisions, the IT department, the IT Infrastructure,
along with internal and external suppliers. |
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4:00-4:45 PM |
Panel TBD
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Best Practices – Panel Discussion |
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5:00-7:00 PM |
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Reception and Informal Discussion -- (included in registration
fee) |
142nd Meeting of the Steel Industry Systems Association
Best Practices - How to Drive Business Value
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Friday May 11, 2007
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8:00-8:45 AM
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Registration and Continental Breakfast
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8:45-9:30 AM
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Perry Krusto
& Diana Contesti
Dofasco
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Integrated Patch Management for the Microsoft World
Dofasco IT Security takes Threat Management seriously. To that end they have developed
an integrated patch management process that is visible, enforces accountability
and delivers a best practice approach to the problem. This presentation will talk
about the people, process and technologies involved in making this happen.
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9:30-10:15 AM
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Sheila McVeigh
US Steel
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USS - Opportunities for Common Practices
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10:15-10:30 AM |
Break |
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10:30-11:15 AM |
Matt Marcotte
US Steel
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USS Global Steel Grade Standardization
Matt will describe the business forces that led USS to the decision to standardize
their chemistry grade codes across all North American and European plants. His responsibility
on this project was to lead the IT effort to implement a global grade application,
and to implement common grade usage in each plant system. |
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11:15-12:00 PM |
Dan Dulick
VMware (EMC)
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Server Virtualization Best Practices
VMware will be presenting best-practices for scoping and implementing their VI3
Virtual Infrastructure platform. Many organizations are embracing virtualization
in their x86 environments, but there are essential steps that will create a successful
implementation that will maximize the value of your investment. VMware will introduce
the software and solutions that will allow customers to build virtual infrastructure
that is precisely fitted to their individual needs. |
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12:00-12:15 PM
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Mark Radey |
Closing Remarks
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