IT Contracting and Purchasing 2013

Highlights:
• Learn from Xerox, Grand and Toy, e-Heath Ontario and others how to develop an IT governance model as well as how to avoid key legal risks in IT purchasing
• Hear how Accenture successfully negotiates IT deals with its suppliers
• Hear from the Ministry of Government Services, Ministry of the Attorney General and other public sector organizations how to get the best IT deal in the public sector
• Discover how the City of Toronto converts vendor “sales talk” into enforceable contractual commitments through effective RFPs
• Hear from a panel of vendors, including Cisco, GuestLogix, and Infusion about their current thinking on developing win-win contact models with their customers
• Learn from IT asset managers at Shoppers Drug Mart, SMTC Corporation, City of Mississauga and others how to develop IT asset management practices that improve procurement, optimize cost and establish IT credibility
• Hear from Compass Group Canada, Open Text and others how emerging technologies will impact how you buy and manage technology

Participants:
• Through a combination of insightful presentations, workshops and roundtable panel discussions gain critical insights into these key IT contracting issues:
• Developing an effective IT procurement governance strategy
• Controlling IT contract costs
• Key negotiation strategies in IT contracting
• Overcoming constraints to getting the best IT deal in the public sector
• Drafting effective RFPs
• Effectively managing IT vendors
• Developing the most efficient IT asset management approach thorughout the lifecyle
• How emerging technologies will impact IT purchasing and contracting and how the organization can benefit today