Cubewise IBM Cognos TM1 User Conference 2010
A day of focused, practical advice and innovation for IBM COGNOS TM1 End User organisations delivered by some of today's leading authorities in the TM1 arena.
Who should attend?
TM1 Administrators, TM1 Power Users, End User TM1 developers, CFOs and CIOs and other Managers interested in the latest approaches and developments across various applications and industries.
Why should you attend?
- Special IBM guest Manny Perez will provide the latest IBM Cognos TM1 roadmap
- See Case Studies of gold standard IBM Cognos TM1 implementations
- Practical Technical Tips and Tricks
- A forum to "Ask the gurus" any questions technical or strategic about IBM Cognos TM1
- Much, much, more.
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When: 25 August 2010 This conference begins at 8.45 am and concludes with drinks and canapes at 5.30pm-8.30pm. |
Agenda
(schedule subject to change - please check again prior to the event to plan your day)
9:00 - 9:30 Welcoming Remarks / Introduction
IBM Cognos TM1 - from strength to strength - why it is more relevant than ever.
Ben Heinl, Director, Cubewise
The newest and most interesting trends in TM1 developing in Australia and New Zealand.
9:30 - 10:20 Case Study - MSS Security
Mark O'Reilly, General Manager Operational Performance & IT, MSS Security
MSS Security (Australia's largest security company) have recently deployed IBM Cognos TM1 to automate and standardise their day to day Operational Reports and identify areas for improvement in Operational and Financial Performance. The primary focus of the IBM Cognos TM1 Project has been to identify and improve the "E x E" (Efficiency and Effectiveness) of their Rostering and Management of their field workforce and given the multi-dimensional nature of the challenge, IBM Cognos TM1 was selected as the ideal application. Previously known as Chubb Security and having over 4500 staff across Australia, this project has been one of the highest priorities for the company since their rebranding and change of ownership in late 2008.
10:20 - 10:40 Coffee Break
10:40 - 11.30 Case Study - A leading retailer: Massive scalability with IBM Cognos TM1 9.4
Scott Wiltshire, Cubewise Southern Region Consulting Practice Manager
A leading retailer has recently implemented one of the world's largest IBM Cognos TM1 systems by data volume with 200 GB of cubes in memory. The system holds 2 years' worth of sales analysis information by product by store by week. Nightly over 500 million records are processed and loaded within a 4 hour batch window. Discover what is really possible with 64 bit TM1 and modern server hardware by taking advantage of granular cube locking and fully utilising multi-processor data loads. We will also explore Cubewise Retail best practices and some "Black Belt" TM1 techniques, such as "feedless" rules and pre-calculation of views to optimise performance.
11:30 - 12:30 IBM Cognos TM1 - taking elegance and simplicity to the next level
Manny Perez, IBM Distinguished Engineer and TM1's creator
Discover where TM1 has been and especially where it is heading from the Creator of TM1 himself. Manny will show how IBM Cognos TM1 will continue to develop and provide new business value in the short and long term.
12:30 - 1:30 Lunch
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Afternoon Stream 1 : Technical Stream |
Afternoon Stream 2: Strategic Applications (for those interested in a more strategic view of how IBM Cognos TM1 is used and managed) |
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1:30 - 2:10 Active Forms and the next generation of Excel Beautification Scott Wiltshire, Cubewise Southern Region Consulting Practice Manager Active Form reports are extremely powerful but not exactly beautiful right out of the box. Learn how to beautify and modify active forms with custom formats, row spacing, conditional formatting and in-table charts. Also learn how to make the most out of Active Form advanced features such as filtering, sorting and creation of subsets on the fly |
1:30 - 2:10 Managing TM1 Projects - managing flexibility Mark Weller, Cubewise Northern Region Consulting Practice Manager It has been said that TM1's greatest asset is its flexibility. It has also been said that TM1's greatest liability is its flexibility. Learn the latest best practice in harnessing the flexibility of TM1 without blowing out project timelines or over-complicating the build phase of a project. |
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2:10 - 2:50 IBM Cognos TM1 Web Best Practice Paul Coggan, Director - Financial Performance Management, Excelerated Consulting Hear about the journey undertaken to deploy an IBM Cognos TM1 Web application with version 9.1, including the challenges encountered and resolved along the way. Specifically how these challenges were overcome within TM1 version 9.1 and how this approach would change with the enhancements delivered in version 9.4. Also, see a sneak preview of key enhancements that have arrived with version 9.5 TM1 Web and how they will change the design approach for a revision of the solution. |
2:10 - 2:50 Brad Hill - SPSS, an IBM Company
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2:50 - 3:10 Coffee Break |
2:50 - 3:10 Coffee Break |
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3:10 - 4:30 IBM Cognos TM1 "Black Belt" Technical Session: Feeders Manny Perez, IBM Distinguished Engineer and TM1's creator A great opportunity to learn how feeders really work directly from the man that invented them. Learn techniques for making them more efficient, troubleshooting them which can add great value in terms of functionality and performance to your IBM Cognos TM1 model |
3:10 - 3:50 Integrated Financial Modelling - with a focus on Cash Flow Dave Heleu, Managing Director, Cubewise Belgium TM1 has always been a great Financial modeling tool, but see the latest and greatest in integrated Financial Statement reporting and planning including: financial consolidations, Balance Sheet forecasting, foreign exchange calculations and especially Cash Flow modeling. See an example of a highly valuable Short-term Cash Flow modeling approach implemented by Cubewise in Europe. |
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3:50 - 4:30 Dashboarding - an easy value add from Cognos to TM1 Steven Beesley, Senior Consultant, Cubewise Australia Dashboarding is one of the best examples of the value of IBM Cognos 8 integration used on top of IBM Cognos TM1. See real examples of how IBM Cognos 8 allows you to take your existing applications and reports and deploy them to interactive, functionally-rich dashboards and portals, without the need for any complex coding or web development. |
4:35 - 5:15 End of the day: all attend
Ask the Gurus
We present a global panel of the brightest TM1 brains (both technically and strategically) for a question and answer session. Ask for further details on that day's presentations, ask Manny Perez a question or provide feedback on where IBM should go with the product. A great opportunity for all TM1 users!
5:15 onwards: Drinks and canapés - network with your peers or corner one of many TM1 experts in attendance and ask questions / swap experience.