• Find out how to measure the business value of IT
• Hear the real-life experiences of an IT leader
• Learn what the finance department expect of IT
• Understand the importance of performance management
• Gain best practice tips on how to convince your finance director to invest in IT
• Put your questions to our panel of finance and IT experts
Event Overview
Tech-savvy finance directors expect IT purchases to be well justified by the IT leader and deliver value to the business. But how can that value be established? Traditional metrics such as return on investment have their place, but the true measure of IT is often more intangible.
How do organisations estimate the benefits from an IT-enabled change programme that affects core business processes and introduces new ways of working? And how do you measure whether those projects have achieved the success claimed in the initial proposal?
This Computing web seminar, hosted jointly with Accountancy Age, will examine the latest methods for measuring, monitoring and proving the value of IT. Delegates will hear real-life case studies from each side of the debate - finance and IT – and have the opportunity to put questions to managers from both functions. The event will provide CIOs with the tools and techniques to help convince the board to invest in strategic projects.
What is a web seminar?
An online video or audio event providing critical information to IT and business professionals.
Are the events live?
Yes. Computing and Accountancy Age web seminars offer the opportunity to interact with the speakers, participate in polls or submit questions – all in real time.
Computing and Accountancy Age web seminars are an innovative, convenient and effective way to keep up-to-date with the latest IT and business issues FREE.
Speakers
Peter Thomas - Vice President, International Management Information Chubb
The US-based Chubb Corporation is one of the world’s leading insurers. Chubb specialises in commercial property and casualty insurance and in insuring high-net-worth individuals. World-wide premiums in 2005 were in excess of $14 billion. Chubb Insurance Company of Europe (CICE) is the European subsidiary of The Chubb Corporation. In 2006, CICE had premium income of $1.2 billion. It has more than 1,200 employees and operates in 13 European countries; with its biggest markets being the UK, Germany and France. Currently spearheading a Management Information strategy initiative for the head of Chubb International. Within this role, charged with identifying gaps in current management information and expanding best of breed information capabilities across the entire International organisation of Chubb.
Previous to this, headed a team of 27. Areas of responsibility spanned Management Information, Financial & HR Systems (both Oracle PeopleSoft), Technology Training, Applications Integration, Strategic Marketing systems and any IT initiatives that cross multiple business units. Geographic responsibilities extend beyond Europe to the Latin American and Asia / Pacific operations of Chubb.
John Tate - Finance director and consultant
John Tate is a CIMA accountant and a former Finance Director. He has also worked in the IT sector for 18 years. He co-founded and ran an IT company - Tate Bramald ltd, specialising in finance and business intelligence systems which he successfully sold. He is also an IT analyst and non executive director of a number of IT / media businesses.
Patrick Mosimann
As co-founder of PMSI (Practical Management Solutions & Insights), Patrick is a seasoned performance management practitioner with extensive experience in developing business-led solutions that support decision makers. He has led several unique client engagements across consumer goods, manufacturing, retail and services industry sectors. He recently co-authored The Performance Manager: Proven Strategies for Turning Information into Higher Business Performance, which is available on Amazon.com.
His prior experience includes consulting at Strategic Planning Associates (now Mercer Consulting), working on projects in Banking, Telecoms, and other industries. He also worked at the investment bank Morgan Grenfell (now Deutsche Bank) and with Arthur Andersen on audit assignments in Europe. Patrick also holds an MBA from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and a B.Sc.(Econ) from the London School of Economics.