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Horizons Live
Real-time conference connection
Planview Horizons 2009 will feature two consecutive days of Live Sessions, delivering content-rich presentations to attendees in real-time. Broadcast live on October 6th and 7th from 10:00 am CDT to 12:45 pm CDT, Horizons Live sessions will feature dynamic speakers including:
- Keynote presentation by Guy Kawasaki, a well-recognized business innovator
- Best practices presentations from select Planview customers followed by live Q & A
- Informational presentations on the future of Planview from key Planview Executives
Only available during the scheduled times, the Horizons Live agenda is one that should not be missed!
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The Art of Innovation
Guy Kawasaki
Founding Partner and a Managing Director of Garage Technology Ventures
Formerly an Apple Fellow at Apple Computer, Inc.
 Abstract: The purpose of The Art of Innovation is to inspire and inform companies to innovate. Mr. Kawasaki lays out the strategic steps to create new products and services by calling upon his experience with Apple, as well as his study of dozens of world-class companies.
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10 a.m. CDT |
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Aligning and Prioritizing IT with Business Strategies
Yves Danneels
CIO
Crédit Agricole Belgium
Abstract: The Crédit Agricole IT department needed to grow and diversify despite difficult economic conditions. Using data captured by Planview Enterprise, it was able to better align what it could deliver with what the business needed. Yet Planview Enterprise wasn't the solution; it was the method the bank chose to introduce IT governance, awareness, prioritization, and solidarity to business and IT leaders. This presentation discusses the importance of relevant data that when used correctly, can improve your planning environment with one version of the truth.
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11 a.m. CDT |
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Parallel Strategy: The Right People, the Right Time, the Right Things
Rene Eborn
Assistant Director
The University of Utah
Abstract: The University of Utah is accepting the challenge of demonstrating accountability by enhancing its IT business models. As budget cuts and other challenges continue to confront higher education, the need for IT strategic alignment with the University mission is more important than ever. This presentation will case-study the University's strategy of implementing portfolio and project management, as well as a project information system to meet its business challenges.
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12 p.m. CDT |
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Taming Change With Portfolio Management
Patrick Durbin
Chief Executive Officer and Founder
Planview
Abstract: Pat Durbin, Planview founder and CEO, is authoring a book, Taming Change with Portfolio Management, which
will share his industry experience on how portfolio management can be used to not only manage inevitable change, but use it to your advantage. In fact, it can actually unify your organization, sharpen your strategies, and create measurable value. In this presentation, Mr. Durbin will give an overview of the book's concepts and discuss how you can leverage the process and tools of portfolio management to mitigate risks and seize the opportunities that change creates.
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10 a.m. CDT |
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Planview Product Roadmap
Patrick A. Tickle
Executive Vice President of Products
Planview
Abstract: Every year, the Planview Product Roadmap proves to be one of the most anticipated presentations of the Horizons conference. For the past nine months, Planview has been hard at work expanding the horizons of portfolio management, investing in Planview Enterprise and the entire product line around infrastructure and usability. Join Patrick Tickle, executive vice president of Planview Products, as he reveals some of the major investments and innovations, driven by Planview customers, which are scheduled to debut in the February 2010 release of Planview Enterprise. Topics include Ideation Management, Operational Planning, Execution Management, Value Delivery, and Performance Management.
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11 a.m. CDT |
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Planview Enterprise Insight Analytics: A Case
Study
Nick Boxall
MIS Manager GIS
Carphone Warehouse |
12 p.m. CDT |
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Louise Allen
Vice President of Product Management
Planview
Abstract: Reporting and analytics are common challenges in many organizations, yet they can be some of the most critical aspects to successful portfolio management. In this presentation, Carphone Warehouse will detail its implementation of Insight Analytics and the new reporting capabilities it now enjoys with the intuitive user interface. The company will also offer practical suggestions and share lessons learned for a smooth implementation and adoption.
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About the Speakers
 Guy Kawasaki
Guy Kawasaki's newest book, Reality Check: The Irreverent Guide to Outsmarting, Outmanaging, and Outmarketing Your Competition (Portfolio, Penguin Group), was released on October 30, 2008. Reality Check is his all-in-one guide for starting and operating great organizations -- ones that stand the test of time and ignore any passing fads in business theory.
Mr. Kawasaki is a founding partner and a managing director of Garage Technology Ventures and he is a columnist for Entrepreneur Magazine. He is also the co-founder of Alltop.com, an "online magazine rack" of popular topics on the Web -- the success of which is attributed to social networking tools such as Twitter.
Guy Kawasaki is a founding partner and entrepreneur-in-residence at Garage Technology Ventures. He is also the co-founder of Alltop.com, an "online magazine rack" of popular topics on the Web.
Previously, he was an Apple Fellow at Apple Computer, Inc. Mr. Kawasaki is the author of nine books including The Art of the Start, Rules for Revolutionaries, How to Drive Your Competition Crazy, Selling the Dream, and The Macintosh Way.
Guy Kawasaki has a BA from Stanford University and an MBA from UCLA as well as an honorary doctorate from Babson College.
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 Yves Danneels
Yves Danneels is CIO of Crédit Agricole Belgium. Crédit Agricole is one of the leading financial service providers in Europe offering consumer, corporate, and investment banking options among other financial services to its over 500,000 customers.
Yves began work at Crédit Agricole Belgium in 1995 as Product Manager, then Development Manager, before becoming its current chief information officer in 2005. He is a member of its Strategic Committee and is responsible for the management and strategy of the ICT organization. One of his accomplishments at the bank was with the Retail Banking System where he was responsible for the replacement of an existing back-office banking system by a newly-acquired package, the introduction of a new front-office package, and the development of a new internet banking system. He also managed the development and implementation of a loan system called CADIS. Prior to his employment at Crédit Agricole, Mr. Danneels served as Project Manager at Merit Unilever and then System Solutions. He holds a Masters of Business Administration degree from Brussels University.
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 Rene Eborn
Rene Eborn is an Assistant Director of IT at the University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah. Rene has over eighteen years of experience within higher education. Growing up within the e-learning/e-business technology, Rene has worked strategically with high-level administration providing leadership for innovative technology research and development, collaborative relationship building, and change management.
Rene has an advanced degree in Education, with an Emphasis in Adult Learning and Technology which has influenced her ability to successfully provide technology-based strategic leadership and instructional resource development. Additionally, she has project management expertise within informational/educational technology and certified business process analysis skills that result in successful milestone achievements. Previously, Rene has been a Director of E-Learning at Weber State University, Director of Academic Operations at Western Governors University, and Educational Consultant for WebCT (now BlackBoard) where she worked industry wide with various institutions of higher education.
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 Patrick Durbin
Patrick Durbin is Chief Executive Officer and Founder of Planview, the award-winning leader in portfolio management solutions. With more than 30 years of experience in project management and resource management system design, he has designed multiple global management systems including Planview Enterprise.
This comprehensive enterprise solution is designed to help organizations make better decisions by applying the discipline of portfolio management to projects, strategies, and business service delivery.
Since founding Planview in 1989, Pat has led the company to profitable growth, sustained customer loyalty, and introduced cutting-edge product innovation. Prior to founding Planview, he served as Vice President of Worldwide Marketing for Artemis International and has held various positions at Sun Oil and McDonnell Douglas (now Boeing). A recognized visionary on IT portfolio management, he has worked with companies such as Reuters, Citigroup, BP, and Farmer's Insurance to help align work, resources, and business objectives across their enterprise. Pat has a BS in Aeronautics from Saint Louis University and an MBA from the University of Illinois.
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 Patrick A. Tickle
Patrick Tickle is responsible for the company's Products organization and leads the Planview team that continues to deliver the most innovative portfolio management solutions to the marketplace. Patrick brings over 20 years of experience in product management, product development, and marketing across a wide range of technology solutions.
Prior to joining Planview, Patrick served as Vice President of Marketing and Product Management of ITM Software where he executed category development and product definition. He has also held a variety of product management and marketing positions at Terraspring, Inc. (an enterprise software company acquired by Sun Microsystems), MIPS, and Silicon Graphics. He has a BS in Electrical Engineering from the University of Notre Dame and an MBA from the University of North Carolina.
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 Nick Boxall
Nick has over 20 years resource management experience and in recent years worked with a variety of project and resource management toolsets. Nick joined Carphone Warehouse in May 2006 primarily as the IT Strategic Resource Manager.
Prior to Carphone warehouse Nick spent 7 years in a leading UK IT consultancy managing consultants and developing the relevant toolsets principally around resource management and billing. As well developing the reporting strategy that Insight Analytics now provides, Nick is also the product and process consultant for Planview Enterprise.
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 Louise Allen
With more than 15 years of experience in all facets of bringing technology products to market, Louise heads up product management for Planview, developing product strategy and overseeing execution and delivery.
Louise joined Planview from Quickarrow, where, as as Vice President of Product Strategy, her efforts drove the company from self-funded startup to consistently profitable. Prior to this, she held leadership positions with companies including Tivoli Systems, an IBM company, and NetQoS. Louise received her BS in Business Administration from Trinity University, and her MBA from The University of Texas at Austin.
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