Inaugural Event For Sourcing And Vendor Management Professionals
Will Help Determine The Best Route To Take When Engaging Services And
Sourcing Providers
CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 12, 2007--Forrester
Research, Inc. (Nasdaq: FORR)
WHAT: Forrester Research, Inc. (Nasdaq: FORR) Services And
Sourcing Forum 2007: Driving Improved Business Performance Through
Strategic Sourcing
Sourcing and vendor management professionals are being challenged
to help improve their company's top line or bottom line -- and
sometimes both. But in the services and sourcing profession, it's not
always clear how to affect measurable financial success. Forrester's
Services And Sourcing Forum 2007 takes aim at the key issues facing
organizations in pursuit of its services and sourcing strategy.
Designed for sourcing and vendor management professionals, chief
information officers, procurement executives, and any decision-maker
who affects the funding and sourcing of technology investments, the
inaugural Services And Sourcing Forum will consider business
performance across a wider spectrum than you may expect, including not
just financial metrics, but intangibles like customer satisfaction and
risk mitigation. In addition, Forrester analysts and industry
executives will also share a host of best practices that enable
organizations to unlock business value through strategic sourcing --
such as negotiating with suppliers for mutual success, placing the
right bets in a rapidly changing global delivery environment, and
adjusting vendor management practices to reflect the industrialization
of IT services.
WHEN: November 8-9, 2007
WHERE: The Peabody Orlando
9801 International Drive
Orlando, FL 32819
+1 407.352.4000
WHO: In addition to Forrester's industry-leading analysts,
featured speakers from industry include:
-- James Harris, Global Managing Director, Infrastructure
Outsourcing, Accenture
-- Dave Hingham, Vendor Management Manager, Russell
-- Peter T. Lowes, Principal, Outsourcing Advisory Services
Practice, Deloitte & Touche
-- Robert Maguire, Senior Director of Technology and Application
Services, Merck
-- Raffi Markarian, Principal, Deloitte Tax LLP
-- Mark Mayo, Partner and Managing Director, Business
Optimization Solutions, TPI
-- Maureen McKinney, Vendor Management Director, Nike
-- Lawrence S. Raff, Partner, Advisory Services, KPMG
-- Dana Stewart, First Vice President, Global Resourcing Office,
Bank of New York Mellon
CONTACT: Complete Event information is available at:
http://www.forrester.com/servicesandsourcing2007
MEDIA: Members of the media can register for the Services And
Sourcing Forum 2007 by providing their full contact information to
press@forrester.com.
About Forrester Research
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forward-thinking advice to global leaders in business and technology.
For more than 24 years, Forrester has been making leaders successful
every day through its proprietary research, consulting, events, and
peer-to-peer executive programs. For more information, visit
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