|
|
 |  |  | Online by Credit Card - $65 (Online Registration Ends March 16)
Onsite by Cash/Check Only - $80 (Bring to the Meeting)
Registration Support: uginfo@questdirect.org
| *Check back for additional breakout sessions.
| | Time | Topic | | 8:00 - 9:00 | Registration / Continental Breakfast | | 9:00 - 9:15 | Welcome - Roger Rudenstein, RUG President
| | 9:15 - 9:30 | Quest User Group Community Update - Quest International Users Group
| | 9:30 - 10:15 | Oracle Keynote: Corporate and Applications Strategy - Rick Potter, Sales Consulting Senior Manager | Oracle Corporate and Applications Strategy - Rick Potter, Sales Consulting Senior Manager, Oracle
Rick will be covering a variety of relevant topics, including: A Short Oracle corporate update, Oracle's Acquisition strategy and what it means to our customers including the recent acquisition of Sun), Applications Unlimited and why it's important, Applications Unlimited specifically related to JD Edwards and PeopleSoft customers, and Fusion. | | 10:15 - 10:30 | Visit Exhibitors
| | 10:30 - 11:15 | Educational Sessions 1 | Overview of Cloud Computing and the Potential Business Impact - Gary Reuter, Lbi Software
This session will provide an understanding of cloud computing and will outline the advantages and potential pitfalls in these services including TCO, ROI, Service Outage strategies and data backup strategies for critical data. Our experts will help you with industry definitions and differentiations between competing technologies and concepts. Using our own LBi Cloud Computing implementations, we will provide examples of applications and scenarios that are reflective of the current state of the industry and future directions. We will survey existing applications and services and provide you with a glossary of terms to assist you in evaluating cloud computing in your environment.
Random Access for PeopleSoft HCM - Jeff Malkin, JG Info
Random Access for PeopleSoft Financials - Julian Siva, CPA, Osmose Holdings, Inc.
JD Edwards Applications Roadmap - Gary Grieshaber, Senior Director of JD Edwards Product Strategy, Oracle
Gary will discuss the JD Edwards roadmaps going forward for JD Edwards World and EnterpriseOne. At OpenWorld, during Larry Ellison's keynote, he talked about how Oracle is going to continue to enhance applications (including JD Edwards) for the next decade and beyond. "We're absolutely committed to doing that. We not only maintain the software of today, but we build the software of tomorrow, so you can move, if you want to, when you want to".In this session, topics will include new releases, integrations to Oracle best of breed products, including Demantra, Siebel On Demand, Agile and Primavera. Also discussed will be embedded Business Intelligence for JD Edwards and BI Publisher for expanded reporting and more.
| 11:15 - 11:30
| Visit Exhibitors | 11:30 - 12:15
| Educational Sessions 2
| Sustaining Shareholder Value with appropriate Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) Management - Jennifer DeLorenzo, Senior Sales Consultant, Oracle
Gain insight into managing all Risk Types: - Market Risks
- Operational Risks
- Financail risks
- Strategic Risks
- Hazaredous Risks
Which allows you to strike the proper balance between risk and performance management.
PeopleSoft 9.1 General Update - Oracle
PeopleSoft Enterprise 9.1 is one of the most robust and comprehensive releases in PeopleSoft’s history. With customer-driven innovations and enhancements this release ensures our products continue to drive real business value today. It includes 21 new solutions, 1,350 new features, more than 28,000 pages enhanced with Web 2.0 capabilities, 300 new Web services and 200 industry-specific enhancements. The PeopleSoft 9.1 release has created unprecedented levels of excitement from our customers and partners.
How to Integrate PeopleSoft Enterprise 9.1 Applications and Oracle Policy Automation - Jen McClure, CherryRoad Technologies CherryRoad has created an integration between Oracle Policy Automation and PeopleSoft, utilizing Web Services, to allow the power of this tool to be leveraged within the PeopleSoft Enterprise Applications. Once the integration has been established, the business users will have the ability to create and maintain policy and rules without relying on a programmer to make updates. Using Microsoft Word and Excel, we will demonstrate to the business user the ease of creating the rules with a natural, not programming, language.
Oracle's PeopleSoft PeopleTools Tips and Tricks - Stephen Wills, Principal Sales Consultant, Oracle
This session discusses advanced tips and techniques that will enable you to extend your Oracle's PeopleSoft PeopleTools applications. In this session will also include tips and techniques from a PeopleSoft performance and benchmark expert to help you maximize the performance of your PeopleSoft applications.
Integration Strategies for JD Edwards including SOA - Gary Grieshaber, Senior Director of JD Edwards Product Strategy, Oracle
With Technical Enhancements in recent JD Edwards releases, support has been added for the development, deployment, and management of web services. This provides the ability to aggregate JD Edwards Application business logic and Database Operations into an externally facing “Business Service” that can then be exposed as a web service.
From Blue to Red without a Lot of Green - Jim Oldham, Corning Data Services, Inc.
How one customer upgraded from World A7.3 on the AS400 Platform to E1 on a Windows platform with the Oracle Database Application Server (Red Stack). How it was all done on budget, on time on target.
| | 12:15 - 1:30 | Lunch / Visit Exhibitors
| | 1:30 - 2:15 | Educational Sessions 3
| Oracle BI Applications Overview -- Simplifying Access to ERP Information - Stephen Wills, Principal Sales Consultant, Oracle
Overview of the latest release of the BIAPPS and the advantages of packaged analytics versus internally built analytics. Highlight of the new BIAPPS in the new release.
Features of PeopleSoft HCM 9.1: Payroll & Time and Labor - Janet Martin, BTRG
Learn about the exciting new features and functionality of HCM 9.1 for Payroll and Time and Labor. You'll get a firsthand look at the new features, as well as the new look and feel of PeopleTools 8.5 and its Web 2.0 capabilities. This presentation is delivered by Janet Martin who's earlier PeopleSoft 9.0 Payroll and Time and Labor presentation was well regarded by last year's attendees. If you liked last year's presentation, come back to learn what's new in 9.1!
Streamline your Accounts Payable Processes while Leveraging your PeopleSoft Investment - Chad Malley, Open Text
All organizations are being asked to do more with less in Accounts Payable. Enterprises are increasing their focus on reducing costs, ensuring maximum efficiency, and providing a rapid return on investment, especially in their back office operations like Accounts Payable and Financial Shared Services organizations. One of the fastest ways to achieve these goals is through the optimization and automation of accounts payable processes. The ability to effectively manage accounts payable processes has a material impact on an organization's bottom line.
Join us for this educational presentation and learn how Accounts Payable Solutions for PeopleSoft can help you to...
• Maximize liquidity and cash flow by lowering processing costs by 29% through automation and headcount reduction
• Reduce lost invoices by 26%
• Improve visibility across A/P process by 34%
• Improve ability to audit by 34%
• Increase processing efficiencies by 36% by capturing early payment discounts and eliminating late payments
• Enhance cash flow and accurately predict outflow of funds
Financial and Management Reporting - Data Warehouse vs. ERP - Steve Moskowitz, GL Associates
Review the pros and cons of shifting from an ERP-based system to a Data Warehouse system. Learn why the change is unnecessary, when companies leverage their existing ERP systems with a properly designed general ledger Chart of Accounts.
Avon's JD Edwards Experience - Bill Hagele, Director - Global IT Application Solutions Development, Avon Products, Inc.
Optimize your JDE Investment: Improve your Supplier Performance and Control Purchasing Costs - InsightSoftware.com
In today's challenging economic environment, managing your internal costs better add immediate benefit to your bottom line. Optimizing your procurement process means sourcing suppliers that meet the criteria to keep your operations running at peak efficiency. Learn how InsightSoftware helps drive higher quality, improve delivery performance, and reduce your cost in your purchasing process.
| 2:15 - 2:30
| Visit Exhibitors
| 2:30 - 3:15
| Educational Sessions 4
| BI Comparison for PeopleSoft and JD Edwards Customers - Steve Stein, KPI Partners
Come hear solutions for BI Data Warehouse solutions for PeopleSoft and JD Edwards customers. OpenWorld and Collaborate presenter Steve Stein will present solutions from many different providers, including Oracle's OBIEE 7.9.6, RapidDecisions with Business Objects, MicroStrategy, Hyperion and others. See samples of great dashboards, learn the dynamics of great Visual Dashboard Design, and hear war stories from 25 real field implementations. Steve will present his version of the "perfect dashboard", and will drive home the value of Business Intelligence for your organization.
Implementing PeopleSoft eProfile Manager to streamline the personal action form process - transfers, promotions, and terminations - WorkStrategy
WorkStrategy will provide an education on eProfile Manager functionality in PeopleSoft 8.9/9.0/9.1. Presenters will show how to implement the transfer, promotion and termination process within eProfile Manager. Gotchas including increases tied to promotions will be covered, typical customizations and implementation challenges. Guidelines for technical areas including workflow and security setup will be highlighted. Hear case studies from leading organizations.
- Receive an education on PS eProfile Manager functionality
- Review tips for implementing workflow and security
- Hear ways to curb change management and training costs
PeopleSoft and SharePoint: Together at Last - James La Brash, BTRG
Imagine being able to display your favorite parts of PeopleSoft web UI directly in SharePoint. Imagine having that PeopleSoft content take on the look and feel of the rest of your SharePoint site. Imagine letting your SharePoint users access their personalized PeopleSoft data without the need to sign in to PeopleSoft. Imagine being able to do it without writing a single line of code! Middleware expert James La Brash will demonstrate all of this, using a combination of SharePoint delivered web parts and BTRG's custom SharePoint-to-PeopleSoft connector.
Overcoming Deficiencies in your Chart of Accounts - Steve Lawrence, GRT Business Solutions, Inc.
Does your Chart of Accounts (COA) make coding transactions burdensome? Take advantage of the tools in E1 to change and simplify your COA. Do you know how your Automatic Accounting Instructions (AAI's) can influence your account structure.See how to make your COA work for you and take advantage of the AAI's.
Should I Stay or Should I Go? Upgrade World or Migrate to Enterprise One - Jim Oldham, Corning Data Services, Inc.
World customers have more choices than ever before - upgrade to A9.2 or migrate to EnterpriseOne? Stick with the Series i or explore other platform options? DB2 or Oracle database? Paper or Plastic? Boxers or Briefs? Learn how to sort through the options and understand the impact each may have on your business. Make the right choice, an informed choice for your company.
| | 3:15 - 3:30
| Closing / Prize Drawings
| Register Now
| |
|
