The Open Group London 2018

Join fellow motivated IT Management Professionals in learning ways to stay relevant in the new Digital Enterprise

The transformation to the Digital Enterprise is creating as many new competitive market opportunities as it is creating threats and dissolutions. Will your business be one of the winners or losers? Is your current IT operating model capable of supporting a Digital Enterprise? Has your organization converged it's business and IT strategy? Will your job role be stable or require new skills development to remain relevant? Join your fellow IT Management Professionals in this strategic one day event on how to manage the business of IT to support the Digital Enterprise.

Featured Speakers


David Cannon, Vice President and Group Director Forrester Research Inc.	David Wheable, Vice President and Consulting Director Forrester Research Inc.	Tony Price, Principal Consultant Virtual Clarity	Mark Smalley, IT Paradigmologist ASL BiSL, Foundation & APMG - International

Learn from IT industry experts and enterprise IT customer case studies

In focused learning sessions, you will get introduced to the strategic and practical aspects of optimizing your IT value chain to deliver business value and competitive advantage. Industry experts, customers, partners and technology vendors will share actionable information on WHY IT operating models must change, WHAT to focus on, and HOW to get started.

Summary Agenda

Morning - Learn from industry expert keynote speakers on the new IT operating model and holistic automation strategy required to transform to the digital enterprise. Includes presentations from Forrester and Tata Steel Europe.

Lunch - Dine and network with presenters, enterprise customers, partners, vendors and The Open Group staff and place your vote for the hottest topics for the afternoon.

Afternoon - Hear digital transformation use cases and success stories direct from the customers and partners who implemented them. Find out how frameworks can work together and about the Digital Practitioners initiative from The Open Group.

Details of each session can be found on the agenda page of the London event under Wednesday, April 18, 2018.

Key Takeaways from Your Participation

A strong understanding of what is an IT operating model for the digital enterprise and how to assess and transform your current one faster
Discover how to move from a tactical to a strategic automation plan that drives business value, not just cost reduction
Understand how fellow IT professionals have applied the IT4IT standard to solve problems and opportunities similar to those in your business
Return to your office knowing how to leverage the IT4IT Value Chain and Reference Architecture to set your priorities for running the business of IT and then accelerate execution
Build your network with valuable connections to IT professionals who work across the four IT value streams - Plan, Build, Deliver and Run.

Who Should Attend?

IT Management leaders responsible for the IT operating model and/or managing across the IT value chain
IT Management professionals responsible for setting or executing the automation strategy in their area of IT
IT Service Management practitioners who want to stay educated on new methods of service delivery
IT department managers who must continuously improve interoperability with their upstream and downstream counterparts in the IT value chain
IT Management practitioners who want to accelerate their professional value and career trajectory
Business and IT practitioners who have been looking for an efficient way to get educated about The Open Group IT4IT standard and how it's being used in the market today
Business relationship managers in need of a new model to support the convergence of IT and business strategy

What topics are featured:

Digital Enterprise
IT Transformation
IT Operating Model
IT4IT Standard
Multi-speed IT
Enterprise IT Automation
Getting beyond cost optimization to how IT delivers business value
DevOps and IT4IT for IT transformation
Business and IT organizational revitalization
Do's and Don'ts for your IT restructure after a merger, acquisition or spinoff
From IT Service Management to Everything-as-a-Service
Architecting for full operational insight and data transparency across the service lifecycle

Sign up for this event for only £195 + VAT by selecting the IT Management Professional Day Pass option on registration.

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