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Greater Philadelphia PeopleSoft JDEdwards Regional Users Group - A Quest Affiliate

November 3, 2006 Agenda

8:05 AM  -  9:00 AM Registration, Continental Breakfast & Partner Fair (General Session)
 
9:30 AM  -  9:45 AM Quest news - upcoming co-sponsored RUG at Mohegan Sun (User Group)
Joanne Brennan from Quest User Groups is back to present the latest Quest news, as well as an announcement about Philly RUG's co-sponsorship of the August 2007 combined RUG meeting at Mohegan Sun.
 
9:45 AM  -  11:00 AM Special Oracle Keynote: Oracle Open World and beyond (General Session)
Marc Weintraub is a Senior Product Marketing Manager at Oracle, part of the Who's Who in the PeopleSoft Enterprise Division. Marc recently presented the keynote at theWHEPSUG on Version 9.0/Fusion/Apps Unlimited/etc, and will also present the latest updates from Oracle Open World, the announcement of version 9.1, and the most recent support policy. Marc comes to us from Oracle/PeopleSoft's headquarters in Pleasanton, CA, and he is a key part of the recently formed strategy team of Doris Wong (VP & GM PS Enterprise), John Webb (VP Product Strategy), Valerie Haas (CRM), Tracy Martin (HCM), Char Jorgenson (SCM), Amira Morcos (FMS) and Mark Rosenberg (ALM-ESA).
 
10:45 AM  -  11:00 AM Break & Partner Fair (General Session)
Mingle and visit with our sponsors, and sign up for valuable afternoon giveaways!
 
11:00 AM  -  12:00 PM An Overview of PeopleSoft Enterprise Talent Acquisition Manager 8.9 (PeopleSoft HR Track)
Connie Bullard from Oracle discusses the exciting changes made to Talent Acquisition Manager (formerly eRecruit) in HCM 8.9. Leveraging the new person model and integration framework, TAM is a revolutionary release.
 
11:00 AM  -  12:00 PM Customer Experience: Leverating Linux and Windows with Blade Technology (Tech)
Bausch & Lomb's experience leveraging Linux and Windows with Blade Technology for Oracle, PeopleSoft and JDE will be discussed. Co-presented with Stephen Reese from HP-Premier Systems. Learn how to leverage Linux with Blade Technology while meeting compliance standards, reducing costs and saving time.
 
11:00 AM  -  12:00 PM ERP Applications and Data Warehousing--An Oxymoron? (EPM)
David Fuston of the Irus Group will present the various data warehousing alternatives for Oracle EBS, PeopleSoft, and JDE systems. This presentation will look at the flexibility of seven possible data warehousing solutions, including a discussion of Oracle EDW/EPF, Jaros, Teradata Decision Experts, PeopleSoft EPM, Noetix, RapidDecision and Cognos.
 
11:00 AM  -  12:00 PM How to Plan your EnterpriseOne Upgrade  (JDE Breakout)
Rich Solon from Oracle will review the extensive resources available to EnterpriseOne customers as you consider upgrading to 8.10, 8.11, and beyond.  He'll discuss both strategic and tactical considerations as well as identify how you can get your hands on  detailed information to help plan and execute your project.
 
11:00 AM  -  12:00 PM What's New in 9.0 PeopleSoft Enterprise Financials (Financials Breakout)
Don't miss this opportunity as Andy Morris from Oracle will provide an overview of the new functionality included in Financials 9.0.
 
12:00 PM  -  1:15 PM Lunch and Featured Speaker Dr. Robert Keidel (Lunch)
Enjoy lunch at the beautiful Down Town Club with its breathtaking views of the Delaware We also are priveleged to have a featured guest, Dr. Robert Keidel. Dr. Keidel holds a Ph.D from the Wharton School, and is an award-winning professor at the Le Bow College of Business. He is the author of Game Plans: Sports Strategies for Business, Corporate Players: Designs for Working and Winning Together, and Seeing Organizational Patterns: A New Theory and Language of Organizational Design (nominated for the Academy of Management's 1996 George R. Terry Book Award).
 
1:45 PM  -  2:35 PM Case Study - Recruiting Solutions 8.9 Implementation (PeopleSoft HRMS)
Lisa McCloughry of National Geographic and Brian McIntyre of WorkStrategy will discuss project planning, configuration, Talent Acquisition Manger and Candidate Gateway implementation. Also they will review resources, challenges, and website branding.
 
1:45 PM  -  2:35 PM Conquer the Dashboard: JDE Plant Manager's Benchmark with Siebel Analytics (JDE)
Rich Solon of Oracle will present on Oracle's successful combination of JDE Plant Manager with Siebel Analytics. Leverage your JDE Investment with Siebel's great capabilities.
 
1:45 PM  -  2:35 PM HCM 9.0 Update (PeopleSoft HR Track)
What are the latest in features and functionality in HCM version 9.0? Connie Bullard of Oracle will present.
 
1:45 PM  -  2:35 PM Roundtable Discussion on Upgrade Challenges (Financials)
Speak with experts from the field about questions you have on your next upgrade. Led by implementation partner Drivestream.
 
1:45 PM  -  2:35 PM World Strategy for achieving SOX compliance (World)
Come and hear Sharon Winter from Oracle discuss achieving Sarbanes Oxley compliance using JDE World.
 
1:45 PM  -  3:15 PM Double-session: SOA and What's New with PeopleTools, Project Fusion and Fusion Middleware (Tech)
Tech guru Steve Sako from Oracle will provide a PeopleTools update starting with a review of PeopleTools 8.44 and the tools introduced as part of this. release. We will then discuss PeopleTools 8.46, 8.47, and 8.48, what is delivered and what is planned. We will wrap up with a discussion of the Fusion roadmap. Also Service Oriented Architecture will be discussed at length.
 
2:45 PM  -  3:35 PM Is your production support team working on the "right" stuff  (Upgrades, Enhancements)
During this interactive session, you will learn valuable tips and tricks on how you should organize your production support team. We will review best practices in production support for: - Process Standardization - Automation - Organizational and Task Structure In addition, you will have the opportunity to perform a self-assessment and determine the next steps for your organization. Through the use of standardization, automation and organization, companies can: - Reduce costs by 40% and reliance on high priced consultants - Improve employee retention and morale - Deliver more for your business users If you have been challenged to find ways to “Do More - For Less" – this is an event that you don’t want to miss. Presented by Craig Lunde of Drivestream
 
2:45 PM  -  3:35 PM Maximizing Oracle’s Customer Data Hub: Keys to Success from the Field (Data Hub)
Understanding Oracle’s Customer Data Hub Technology... It can’t be overstated: long-term business success is directly related to how much a company knows about its customers. Regardless of industry, customer data is king. Managing that data, however, isn’t always easy. It can be particularly taxing when multiple enterprise applications are involved. But times have changed. Technology now exists to help enterprise application users solve the customer data management conundrum. That technology is the OracleŽ Customer Data Hub. Developed with today’s enterprise ERP and CRM customer in mind, Customer Data Hub is a fully integrated data management solution that centralizes, de-duplicates and synchronizes customer data across all key enterprise systems. In short, it provides applications users and managers a single source of customer truth. Apex IT’s ERP Group understands how to leverage the Customer Data Hub to maximize its true potential. And as a value add to our friends in the Oracle applications user community, we’ve prepared a presentation to help explain the new Customer Data Hub product.
 
2:45 PM  -  3:35 PM World Security - Beginning to End  (World)
Sharon Winter from Oracle will present. Once customers have configured basic security to manage the majority of their security needs, they will still have special requirements for security. This presentation will discuss special security tools available within JD Edwards World software that can be used to tailor your security and how to report on that configuration in order to be able to prove that your security is sound.
 
2:45 PM  -  3:45 PM Disconnected and Mobile Use of Oracle Applications (PeopleSoft HR Track)
Patrick Welsh, BackWeb Technologies, Inc. presents: Oracle applications have a market leading Web-based interface that allows easy access in the office, or wherever a high-speed connection is available. However, not everyone has high-speed access whenever they need it. Many corporations have large mobile workforces. These managers, consultants, sales, service, and telecommuters are away from the office with little or no connectivity. The BackWeb solution allows them to simply and effectively continue using their browser-based applications at any time or location they choose--at home, at a remote office, or on a plane. Would you like to extend your applications to all employees? In this session, find out how your mobile workforce can use Web applications anywhere, without an expensive wireless connection. Learn how managers can complete performance reviews or a take a compliance course while traveling. If you have a mobile workforce and Oracle applications, attend this session on how BackWeb enables offline and mobile use for Web-based Oracle applications.
 
3:35 PM  -  4:00 PM Drawings - Must be present to WIN! (General Session)