5th Outsourcing User Forum 2007, November 20 – 21, 2007, Frankfurt am Main
5th Outsourcing User Forum 2007
- Strategy and Practice -
November 20 – 21, 2007
Börsenplatz 4, IHK Frankfurt am Main Conference Centre
60313 Frankfurt am Main
The OUTSOURCING USER FORUM 2007 is the fifth in a series of conferences and the largest annual event of its kind in the German-speaking world. The congress is characterised by the neutrality of its platform, the opportunity it presents for dialogue between experts, and its sense of ‘users for users’.
Patrons: German Association for Information Technology, Telecommunications and New Media e.V. (BITKOM), Federation of German Industries (BDI), Association of German Chambers of Industry and Commerce (DIHK), Chamber of Industry and Commerce Frankfurt am Main (IHK).
Concept
Over two plenary sessions, six workshops, a panel discussion and other special dialogue and networking formats, comprehensive information and material for discussion is presented to users, mediators and suppliers of outsourcing services. The main aim is to improve the management of outsourcing contracts.
At the request of the participants, exchanges and networking opportunities are to be given a distinctly higher priority than has previously been the case.
Aims
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To support decision makers in finding solutions to strategic, business, economic, organizational and legal questions concerning the varied forms of sourcing, specifically in IT and business processes;
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To present and exchange knowledge and experience of successful examples of implementing sourcing strategies;
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To provide practical knowledge for aiding decision making.
Target Groups
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Decision makers – directors, managers and other leading executives in large and medium-sized companies and in administrative bodies on local, state and national level, who wish to meet on a neutral platform to gather and exchange information in discussions on the general theme of sourcing in its various forms.
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Mediators (business associations, business press, specialist journals, media, consultancy companies, etc.) and
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Representatives of teaching and research institutes
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Suppliers of IT outsourcing solutions (limited participation capacity).
Number of Attendees
More than 430 people attended the 4th OUTSOURCING USER FORUM.
Conference Language
German (lectures may also be held in English)
Topics
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Next generation of outsourcing
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Measuring the contribution of outsourcing projects to business success
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Assessing and comparing offers from different providers
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SLA agreements and management of service levels
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Benchmarking in outsourcing contracts
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Software as a Service (SaaS)
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Onshoring, nearshoring and offshoring
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Successful contract management
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Dynamic services
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Legal aspects of outsourcing
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Total cost of security versus total risk of business
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Managing personnel transitions
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SOA in the outsourcing relationship
Sourcing Meeting Point
A SOURCING MEETING POINT is available. This is a special location for holding dialogues with other participants, and consists of a number of separate communication compartments. Coffee will also be available, and great importance is attached to creating a pleasant atmosphere for productive conver-sation while maintaining discretion.
Sponsors can obtain demonstration points that are standardized to instill trust and fitted with a company sign in a uniform size. These offer additional potential for communication. On the other hand, there are no traditional exhibition stands or similar publicity measures.
Call for Papers
Experts are encouraged to submit proposals for presentations. Please address them to the support team of the OUTSOURCING USER FORUM (Mrs. Monika Kreisel, tel.: +49 30 27576-246, m.kreisel@bitkom.org).
The organizers are particularly interested in receiving submissions from experienced users as well as joint submissions from customers and suppliers of outsourcing services.
Contacts
BITKOM e.V.
Dr. Mathias Weber
Head of IT Services
Tel: +49 30 27576-121
Fax: +49 30 27576-400
E-mail: m.weber@bitkom.org
CMP-WEKA Verlag GmbH & Co. KG
Franziska Simon
Events Manager
Events & Services
Tel: +49 8121 95-1614
Fax: +49 8121 95-1598
E-mail: franziska.simon@events-services.de
