Exclusive Live Event 8:00 AM~~1:00 PM~~(GMT+02:00) Harare, Pretoria~~July 9, 2015~~July 10, 2015 8:00 AM~~July 9, 2015  | 9 – 10 July, 2015
Day 1: 08:00 – 17:30
Day 2: 08:30 – 13:00 |
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| Business Transformation with Oracle Primavera Oracle Primavera User Conference is a two-day event where your industry peers, thought leaders and experts share international and local project portfolio management expertise, insights and best practices.
Whether you are already using Oracle Primavera solutions or are new to EPPM, this conference will be interesting to you. Conference sessions will provide you with innovative ideas on making transformation a fluid and ongoing part of your business model, focusing on the intersection of operational processes, tools, and people. - Maximizing the value of capital assets – See how asset-intensive enterprises utilities, energy, retail, and telecommunications are improving their return on investment in plants, facilities, stores, and equipment by applying proven capital planning and maintenance strategies.
- Delivering innovative products and services – Learn how leading organizations are using project and portfolio management to conceive, select, and deliver winning products ranging from new financial services to pharmaceuticals to complex manufactured products and equipment.
- Increasing construction productivity – Hear firsthand the strategies to drive greater efficiency and lower costs in segments like industrial, infrastructure, and commercial construction through greater visibility and collaboration between contractors and owners.
- Doing more with Oracle Primavera solutions – Learn about each of the Oracle Primavera solutions, including P6, Analytics, Unifier, Gateway and the latest releases
This event is FREE for registered attendees.
Please note that Oracle Partner attendance is limited to participating sponsors. | Day 1 | | | | 08:00 | Registration and Arrival Tea /Coffee |
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| | 08:30 | Welcome
Anien Coetzee, Regional Sales Manager, Sub-Saharan Region, Oracle Primavera |
| | | | 08:45 | Opening Keynote: A Date with Destiny – The Role of Effective Portfolio Management in Catalysing Africa's Growth
Sinazo Sibisi , Group Executive, Infrastructure Delivery Division, Development Bank of Southern Africa |
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| | 09:30 | Operationalising the Infrastructure Development Management System
A new Infrastructure Delivery Management Framework for Infrastructure Projects
See how Accenture is working with Government to manage change and implement new processes and systems to operationalize the IDMS. The IDMS is a key intervention made by the Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB) in conjunction with National Treasury, Department of Public Works and the Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) to meet the challenges and complexities of capital infrastructure project management by systemizing the core competencies of the IDMS.
Ken Jacobs, Managing Director Accenture |
| | | | 10:15 | Morning Tea and Networking |
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| | 10:45 | Moving from organizational strategy to realized benefits. How to leverage an Enterprise Project Portfolio Management approach as an enabler for business transformation projects.
Mike Sicilia, Senior Vice President and General Manager, Primavera Global Business Unit |
| | | | 11:15 | Effective Facility and Asset Lifecycle Management
Many organizations are challenged with the need to balance workplace management with financial discipline, operational excellence and risk management. They must manage rising end-to-end facilities costs of maintenance and upgrades, as well as monitor the entire real estate portfolio, space demands, capital expansions, assets and equipment. Without an integrated lifecycle management system in place, companies face wasted resources, maintenance and operations cost overruns and overall poor financial planning and increased risk.
This presentation will provide an overview of the Oracle Primavera Facility and Asset Lifecycle Management (FALM), which provides the necessary capabilities to effectively manage the overall facility lifecycle, including Capital Project Management, Real Estate and Property Portfolio Management, Lease Administration, Facilities and Space Management, Maintenance Management and Energy Utilization and Environmental Sustainability tracking.
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| | | | | 12:45 | Managing Complex Contractor Environments using NEC3 and Oracle Primavera Unifier
Increasing project and contractor complexity along with poor performance exacerbate the need for a robust contract management solution. See how Accenture brings the NEC3 contract form and Oracle Primavera Unifier together to drive accelerated value through their NEC Contract Management solution accelerator.
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| | 13:30 | Client Case Study – Coal Mine Expansion planning with Oracle Primavera
Using Oracle Primavera to expand Grootegeluk Coal mine to deliver 14.6 million tons of coal by 2014 at a competitive price and comply to all SHERQ standards. The Grootegeluk Medupi Expansion Project will, in terms of an agreement with the power utility, enable the Grootegeluk mine to supply the Medupi power station with an average 14,6Mtpa of power station coal over the next 40 years.
Wikus Clappen
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| | | | 14:15 | Implementing and operating an integrated Oracle Primavera solution for Public Infrastructure and Capital Projects
To implement and operate an Enterprise Primavera solution the owner will be faced with a number of challenges and decisions over the life of the system. What are the main components and how do we manage them successfully? Bytes Universal Systems has refined our approach to these challenges through valuable lessons learned over the past years.
All solutions are made up of a number of cost components. Should I go for a hosted solution or should it be on-premise, how much should I spend on training and when, what application and operational support can I expect after the system is in Production?
What is the value of Change Control and what impact does this have on the project?
Bytes Universal Systems have been at the forefront of a number of high profile Primavera solutions including Eskom, The Presidential Infrastructure Coordinating Commission (PICC) and the Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA)
Freddie Laas , Head of Project Systems and Training Department, Bytes Universal Systems
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| | 15:00 | Afternoon Tea and Networking |
| | | | 15:30 | Implementing a Project Management Computer System. . .Removing the Cultural Fears
From past experience of both successful and in some occasions unsuccessful implementations, we know that installing systems can be a business critical decision; there are cultural impacts to consider; IT infrastructure may need to be upgraded; resources will be needed for configuration and training with associated impact on chargeable time. A customer has an end expectation based on their own understanding of their business, but doesn't understand the solution of the supplier. The supplier on the other hand it is quite the opposite. We have found that implementation is more likely to succeed with preconfigured, template, quick start; modular solution and thus Milestone has developed a Primavera Accelerate Solution for Engineering and Construction offering, known as Milestone's Rapid Results
Charles Wright, Country Manager, Milestone SA
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| | 16:15 | Panel Discussion: How to leverage rapid advances in technology to achieve the perfect project management environment.
Moderator: Werner Maritz
Panelists: George Haddad, Yehudi "Gaf" Gaffen
Introduction to the Oracle Primavera EPC contract management solution
Werner Maritz, Director of Public Sector and Infrastructure Strategy, Oracle Primavera |
| | | 17:30 | Cocktail function, Networking event |
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| Day 2 | | | | 08:00 | Registration and Arrival Tea /Coffee |
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| | 08:30 | Oracle Primavera Products Roadmap
Mike Sicilia, Senior Vice President and General Manager, Primavera Global Business Unit |
| | | | 09:30 | Product Overview: Primavera P6 EPPM and Primavera Analytics
Primavera P6 EPPM - is the most powerful, robust, and easy-to-use solution for globally prioritizing, planning, managing, and executing projects, programs, and portfolios in asset-intensive industries.
Primavera Analytics - is a packaged BI solution that provides valuable insights into your Primavera P6 EPPM and Primavera Unifier project portfolio performance so you can uncover trends, discover the root cause of issues, and ensure your stakeholders have clear visibility into schedules and costs.
Charles Wright, Country Manager, Milestone SA |
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| | 10:15 | Morning Tea and Networking |
| | | | 10:45 | Product Overview: Primavera Project Control Management |
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| | 11:30 | Using Oracle Primavera Unifier to Manage Large Educational and Health Care Capital Programs
Yehudi 'Gaf' Gaffen, Chief Executive Officer, Gafcon
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| | | | 12:15 | A case for integrated project management solutions
Werner Maritz, Director of Public Sector and Infrastructure Strategy, Oracle Primavera
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| | 13:00 | Event close and lunch |
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Venue From Pretoria - Take the M1 Sandton, Grayston Drive offramp.
- Turn right, across the highway, keep left for Katherine Drive,
- Travel along Katherine Drive, until it meets with Rivonia Road,
- Turn Left into Rivonia Road, travelling towards Illovo.
- Pass IBM on your left, pass Giovanni's on the left, Sandton Toyota on your right - keeping the right hand lane. You will have gone through two traffic lights and at the third you are to turn right at the traffic light opposite St David's Marist Brothers school entrance, into Melville Road.
- Travel up the road for approximately 500m and the entrance is on your right.
Travelling from JHB (M1 North) - Take M1 North
- Take the Athol Oaklands offramp
- Cross over Corlett Drive
- At T-junction on Central Avenue in Athol
- Turn left up Central Avenue
- At traffic light (the Illovo Centre will be straight in front of you) turn right into Rivonia Rd, travelling towards Sandton City.
- Pass Design Plus on your right, and turn first left into Ferguson Road.
- At T-junction turn right into Melville Road, Summer Place will be 300m down the road on your left.
Directions from Johannesburg International Airport to Sandton - Take the R24 to Johannesburg.
- Proceed straight and pass Barbara Road offramp.
- Pass the Edenvale offramp and proceed straight, taking the N3 to Pretoria.
- Proceed straight passing the Linksfield and Modderfontein offramps.
- Take the Marlboro off ramp (turn left at the top of the offramp) and follow Sandton signage, travel under highway at T-junction turn left into Katherine Drive.
- Follow Katherine Drive till it meets with Rivonia Road.
- Turn Left into Rivonia Road, travelling towards Illovo.
- Pass IBM on your left, pass Giovanni's on the left, Sandton Toyota on your right - keeping the right hand lane. You will have gone through two traffic lights and at the third you are to turn right at the traffic light opposite St David's Marist Brothers school entrance, into Melville Road.
- Travel up the road for approximately 500m and the entrance is on your right.
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|  | Bytes Universal Systems (BUS), a Division of Altron TMT (Pty) Ltd, designs, develops and implements specialised solutions.
With over 480 highly skilled and experienced delivery managers, subject matter experts, architects, business analysts, project managers and programmers we provide a portfolio of services, software and solutions directed at solving business critical customer problems. We provide insights to enable innovative solutions that add value to our customers in their terms.
We have the flexibility to source value adding solution components that match the requirements of our customers throughout South Africa and Africa.
BUS successfully delivers complex integration projects to National Government Departments leveraging our local and partner solutions coupled with extensive Project Governance and Control experience and capability.
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|  | Milestone Project Management Solution SA (Pty) Ltd (Milestone SA) is a Joint Venture company with a Level 1 BBBEE accreditation, based in Johannesburg. It was set up between Milestone, an Oracle Platinum Partner with over 21 years experience that originates in London, UK, and Acutech, an Oracle Partner located in Midrand. Through this joint venture we provide solutions based around the world‐leading Oracle Primavera EPPM project management applications within Sub‐Saharan Africa. Our focus lies with Oracle Primavera and its corresponding applications; Application / Business Consulting; Oracle University Primavera Training; Integration Consulting and IT Support and Hosting.
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