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Closing the Application Value Gap: Strategies for Aligning Technology with Business
Solid financial management is essential to running your business. Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems support financial management as well as other back office functions such as human resources. Although not generally considered mission-critical, ERP systems must be implemented and managed properly to provide visibility into operations in a cost-effective, flexible way. Join featured analyst firm, Gartner Inc. VP and Distinguished Analyst Jeff Comport, and Kirsten Greenfield, Practice Director of Oracle Professional Services, USinternetworking, Inc. (USi), for a new webcast available now “Closing the Application Value Gap: Strategies for Aligning IT with Business” as they examine how organizations are driving maximum benefit from their ERP investments. You'll also learn the steps that USi client, The Princeton Review, took to effectively manage the ongoing maintenance of its Oracle implementation while strategically deploying its internal IT resources. The goal of ERP is to move away from having systems and business processes that are scattered all around the organization and move to an enterprise approach in which systems are combined and efficiency is maximized. Tune in and learn:
Join your colleagues and learn strategies to better align IT with your business and how ERP is streamlining systems and processes with flexibility and in a cost efficient manner.
********** About Jeff Comport Jeffrey Comport is a vice president and distinguished analyst in Gartner Research. He is chief of research for software. His research areas include applications and application architecture across all areas of software and software providers. Mr. Comport has more than 25 years of experience in packaged software application conceptualization, design, development, implementation and marketing. Prior to joining Gartner, Mr. Comport was vice president of strategic planning for Integral Systems, where he led the transition from mainframe to C/S packaged products. Before that, Mr. Comport was vice president, product strategy for Criterion Incorporated, where he introduced the first PC-based packages for analytical human resources functions such as affirmative action, compensation planning and succession planning About Kirsten Greenfield Kirsten Greenfield is USi’s Practice Director of Oracle Professional Services. She has over 10 years experience in information technology implementation, business process consulting and external auditing. Kirsten’s experience spans multiple industries and many of Oracle’s leading ERP modules. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in accounting and is a Certified Public Accountant. About Joel E. Rubin Joel E. Rubin has been with The Princeton Review since 1987, first as a franchise operator and owner, and more recently as Vice President of Operations, overseeing all company-owned locations. In his current role, Joel led The Princeton Review’s Oracle implementation and has managed the support team for the applications. Joel is a graduate of Washington University in St. Louis. |
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