British Columbia Architect Forum
| We are once again hosting the BC Architect Forum in Vancouver. Likely the last forum until the fall, we decided to focus less on tools and technologies and present a topic aligned with IT planning and prioritization. Given the economic forces at work, it not only seemed relevant, but a good topic to discuss before the summer was in full swing.
The format for the forum will be a chalk-talk as we work through a series of problem statements and discuss potential problem solving techniques. I will be co-hosting with Hal Bradwell, from Avantage Partners. We will explore various techniques to drive IT alignment, get executive buy-in and present financial methods to support your IT investment decisions. |
June 19th, 8:00-10:00 AM
Microsoft Canada
1111 W. Georgia St.
Suite 1100 (11th floor)
Vancouver, BC
Registration is required |
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Hal Bradwell, Senior Consultant
For close to 10 years Hal has provided management and strategy leadership to some of the largest and most profitable organisations in the U.S., Canada and Australia.
With strong functional experience in finance and operations and working with energy and natural resource clients, Hal has led and delivered strategic initiatives relating to:
- capital planning and cost benefit analysis
- performance planning and management
- process rationalisation and innovation
- workflow design and trading partner integration
Hal leads the Energy & Natural Resources practice for Western Canada. |
You will need to register for this event as we have limited space. The invite is below.
Please join Microsoft, Avantage and your peers at the British Columbia Architect Forum. This unique forum has been specifically designed as a chalk talk to provide an opportunity for top Architects and technical decision makers to discuss the realities of aligning IT investment with the constantly changing demands of your business.
- Have you struggled with investment prioritization?
- Why is it so hard to create a business case for IT projects?
- Do you struggle aligning your IT efforts to the business strategy?
- How do you communicate with Executives and obtain their sponsorship?
Using interesting new approaches combined with time-tested financial measures we will present two ideas to facilitate the process.
We will talk about tools used to support the decision making process; and introduce the concepts behind a ‘Connected Business Assessment’ as a means to supplement business case development, justify investment in IT architecture and create alignment with corporate strategy. Using a case study to ground the conversation, the agenda is designed to facilitate interaction and ideas.
Next we will demonstrate the power of a ‘Business Capability Model’ to create a view of your business that is not only stable, but allows you to pivot on dimensions such as strategic impact, IT maturity, application coverage, and performance. You will identify with a how a heat map emerges to facilitate the planning process and provide a common language based on what your business does, not how it performs those functions.
Come prepared to discuss, listen and learn from Microsoft, Avantage and your peers.
Please forward this invitation to others in your organization who could benefit from the forum.
In this session we will:
- Introduce the concept of Business Architecture and a Business Capability Map
- Discuss how to leverage a Business Capability Map to prioritize, align and identify opportunity for investment
- Walk though concepts and frameworks to help sell the value to the organization
- Discuss limitations and constraints of the various financial models
I hope you'll join us on Friday, June 19, for this exciting event. Register today to ensure your space.
Sincerely,
Craig Gibson
Architect Advisor
(403)831-0773
craiggib@microsoft.com
