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COLLABORATE 09 — OAUG Forum Tracks
Application Integration/Master Data Management (MDM)
Master Data Management (MDM) is a set of disciplines, processes and technologies for ensuring the accuracy, completeness, timeliness and consistency of the most important types (or domains) of master data in the enterprise — across different applications, systems and databases, and across multiple business processes, functional areas, organizations, geographies and channels. The most common MDM domains are customer data (a subset of MDM known as Customer Data Integration or CDI), and product data (a subset of MDM known as Product Information Management or PIM). Critical MDM capabilities include data governance and stewardship, data quality, identity management, enrichment, grouping, synchronization and process management.
Application Strategy and Services (AS)
A detailed description of this track will be available soon.
Architecture (ARC)
As a technology professional, you have the ability to guide a company’s direction. Part of your evolving responsibilities includes implementing best practices and understanding viable future technologies. Your knowledge will help lead discussions to apply technology to the changing needs of the business. This track will cover the information you need to participate in your company’s architecture and infrastructure decisions surrounding the database environment. Topics will focus on an enterprise scope when dealing with networks, hardware, backup strategies, disaster recovery, data management and technology trends.
Asset Lifecycle Management (ALM)
Organizations are realizing significant cost savings and improved planning capabilities through integration of the entire asset lifecycle. From capital planning and budgeting, to procurement and operations, to maintenance and repair, ALM can maximize profitability and return on investment across the entire asset lifecycle.
Customer Relationship Management (CRM)
The customer is always right, so you need to be right about your customers. Creating profitable, loyal customers — those who will continue to buy from you when a competitive alternative exists — is the ultimate goal of customer relationship management (CRM). This track will help you gain insight and guidance from your peers who are setting the standard for customer-centric business transformations.
Database (DB)
The Oracle relational database continues to evolve, including more new features and, as a result, becoming ever more complicated. On top of all of the daily challenges of maintaining a high-performance database, now you have to be sure that data is available 24×7 and compatible with other systems. This track is designed to provide DBAs at every level of expertise and industry experience with the information and tools to they need to productively and creatively administer data.
Development (DEV)
Working in application development means learning an alphabet soup of languages and performing a balancing act between Web-based, wireless and client/server applications. What will give you the edge to create successful applications? Do you use the Oracle suite of tools or do you need to look for something that you can integrate? And how will your applications be used? With wireless technology? Through a portal? Will your forms and reports be used on an intranet or on the Internet? This track covers the topics that surround the development and deployment of your applications.
EPM/BI/Warehousing (BI/DW)
Business Intelligence, knowledge management, data mining, analytics … what does it all mean? What does it have to do with my data warehouse and databases? Today you have to do more than tune your data warehouse. You have to start at the beginning with the design and work through to the deployment, and then keep it all tuned for peak performance. Plus you need to make the most of that stored data by analyzing it and using it to give your company a competitive advantage. Business intelligence has moved beyond the data warehouse to access other data sources. Learn how BI is helping companies make the right decisions. This track examines the growth of business intelligence and the partnership with data warehousing to make the most of key data sources.
Financials or Financial Management (FIN)*
Financial Management provides the regimen needed to maintain the health and well being of an organization. This track will cover the systems and processes that enable efficient operations and support strong internal financial controls.
* All sessions in this track are eligible for CPE credit. One CPE credit will be granted per 50-minute onsite course hour. No prerequisite or advance preparation is required for these sessions.
Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC)
You should not be interested in Governance Risk and Compliance (GRC) just because legislation requires you to implement effective business controls. You should be interested because it makes sound business sense; to protect your reputation, to remain competitive, to ensure your staff follow your business processes, and to control your business finances, in addition to any legislation or industry requirements. Follow the GRC track if you are affected by government regulations or industry requirements, or you want to improve your management of business risk and enable your organization to operate more effectively.
Human Capital Management (HCM)*
In the face of brutal competition, leaders must drive superior levels of efficiency and performance throughout their operations. This track will discuss how Human Capital Management can be employed to create a direct line of sight between key objectives and workforce performance, improving operating and financial results.
* All sessions in this track are eligible for CPE credit. One CPE credit will be granted per 50-minute onsite course hour. No prerequisite or advance preparation is required for these sessions.
Manufacturing (MFG)
In order to compete in the manufacturing arena, companies must deal with pressures of globalization, increasing supply chain complexity and increasing customer expectations. Learn how different companies are gaining a competitive edge by building responsive and lean manufacturing organizations.
Middleware (MW)
Getting more out of what you already have enables your company to operate, adapt and expand their business. It is now the norm for applications to deliver content via Web browsers and to get the information from the database we need. This is a skill you must have in today’s expanding information architecture and Oracle Application Server is an expanding technology that you will need to control within your company and system architecture. This track is oriented to help the Application Server Administrator fully utilize the power of the middleware to deliver and secure your information.
Oracle Services (OS)
What happens after your implementation or upgrade is finished? Where do you turn for continued support and training to keep your organization up-to-date? This track features sessions that examine the Oracle services that can keep you on the cutting edge long after your initial go-live. Topics range from training management and Oracle Support to product enhancements and how you can be involved.
Order Management/Logistics and Customer Order Fulfillment (OM)
Order management is the integrated suite of Order and Sales applications. Order management (Sales) is a subset of both Supply Chain and CRM. All topics related to ordering or selling to the customer will be covered under this track.
Professional Development (PD)
It‘’s not enough these days to just know how to tune a database or build a Web page. You need to have all the skills to stand out in the sea of IT professionals and to move ahead. Skills like risk analysis, project management, determining return on investment, resolving conflicts and team building are just as valuable in the work place. This focus area highlights the other professional and personal skills you need to get ahead and to advance your career.
Projects and Portfolio Management (PM)
Developing software, building a community center, performing research or creating a global marketing plan — all of these activities have one thing in common. They’re all projects. Each has a start and end date. Each has a budget, stakeholders, timelines and tasks. Each relies on an individual to lead the charge. And, each is made up of many people, with the right skills, coming together at the right time. Project Management crosses multiple disciplines and functional modules. This track will include information specific to the Project Modules within the Oracle suite of products.
Supplier Relationship (SR)
Even with today’s technology, it is difficult for businesses to react efficiently to inaccurate forecasts, supply chain interruptions and rapid demand changes. Therefore, today’s SR solutions need to go beyond simple communication. Discover why SR must reach inside each connected organization to optimize relationships between enterprises and their suppliers.
Supply Chain and Planning (SC)
The Supply Chain Management track covers basic ERP modules, as well as complementary systems and practices, such as eProcurement and Spend Management. Effective supply chain management demands comprehensive information systems that allow you to synchronize plans with your customers and suppliers, collaborate in real time (both inside and outside your enterprise), execute plans, adapt to a dynamic environment and measure performance to objectives.
