Covid-19
Transitions – Facing the ‘New Normal’ together. what did we learn in the last three months? What changes are we making? Join the Conversations in the User Group Community.
Despite of all our efforts the crisis is not over! During the last three months we had to accept the dangers of the epidemic and the severity of the business shutdowns. The initial surprise and shock have been taken in, adjustments have been made or had to be absorbed. We have entered a transition phase with lots of uncertainty, high hopes, and contradictory information. At the same time, we know that many of the changes we are making now will last long into the future, some of them for the better. Our work in information technology and enterprise resource systems will continue to play a critical role in the success or failure of the needed transformations. What actions should we take to be part of a responsible leadership? How can we help each other to adapt, gain flexibility and resilience, and become stronger in the process? Our panel of business leaders and consulting organizations from different industries and geographies will discuss these questions and our professional opportunities.
Join us in the status update organized by OATUG user groups and supporting companies, following up on User Group Events in March/April 2020.
Session 1 - Transitions – Focus on business, financial and operational challenges
Tuesday, June 16 9 am PT, 12 noon ET, 17:00 UK, 18:00 CE
How have you responded? What have you changed? Operations, finance, supply chain? Which of these changes will you keep into the future? Have you revisited your ERP strategy, stopped some projects, started new ones? How about the use of emerging technologies in your business? A panel with industry representatives will discuss these questions. Participants from GE Healthcare and other multi-nationals. Audience participation is encouraged, and follow-on small group conversations will be organized.
Session 2 Transitions – Focus on systems, tools, reporting, and management structures
Tuesday, June 23 9 am PT, 12 noon ET, 17:00 UK, 18:00 CE
“Working from Home” is evolving into “The Distributed Office”. How are you addressing the changing requirements for IT infrastructure, security, people relationships, and projects? What tools are you using? How do you adapt to the additional flexibility and skills needed on both management and staff side? Most of us believe that the “new normal” will continue to present surprises. It will demand quick responses to business, regulatory, and taxation changes. The old world of monolithic systems and costly multi-year upgrade projects will not be appropriate any longer. What are your solutions? How does this impact your teams’ skill sets and training, your vendor relationships, and your strategy? Did you start working towards a flexible, composable architecture with focus on system integrations versus replacements? Can we transform our departments into agile operations?
Let me know what do you think? hanskolbe@celantrasystems.com