Events
Keane executives are regularly invited to speak at industry conferences and on influential panels worldwide. We also sponsor and attend some of the industries’ most important events and host Webinars on pressing business and technology issues. Check the listing below to see where you can meet, see, or hear us next.
Mid-Atlantic Software Quality & Program Management Conference
| Where |
Conference Center at the Maritime Institute - Linthicum Heights, MD |
| When |
September 28, 2011 |
| Who |
Raj Rao, Global Head QA and Testing practice |
| Description |
Automated testing has always been the proposed answer to lower testing costs, while improving the speed, breadth and depth of testing. Many organizations have developed automated testing solutions with varying success. Most discover that automation is expensive, takes time to implement and require the right people with the right skills to develop and maintain it. In this presentation, you will learn about the software automation maturity model and how to create a roadmap for your organization to achieve higher quality automation. Additionally, you will see demos on open source automation test tools that can be quickly leveraged in your organization, and learn about meta data automation - a framework that creates automation in an automatic way. Finally, you will learn how to construct your quality automation strategy to more efficiently drive your software quality value chain processes.
For more information, visit the conference Web site. |
Past Events
2011 ANI: The Healthcare Finance Conference
| Where |
Gaylord Palms Hotel and Convention Center - Orlando, FL - Booth #1113 |
| When |
June 26 - 29, 2011 |
| Description |
Four days of dynamic ANI networking opportunities where you can engage speakers, industry leaders, HFMA leadership and your peers from around the country.
For more information, visit the HFMAConference Web site. |
SAP Financials Conference 2011
| Where |
Amsterdam |
| When |
June 7-9, 2011 |
| Who |
Sandeep Bagchi, Keane |
| Title |
Key lessons to increase the quality and speed of your financial close processes |
| Day & Time |
Tuesday, 7 June, 2011 10:45 - 12:00 |
| Description |
Attend this session for best practices to successfully implement the SAP Financial Closing cockpit to increase the quality and speed of your financial closing processes using automation and task flow functionality. Walk through some of the key business drivers for implementing the SAP Financial Closing cockpit including the ability to establish a shared, uniform interface where all periodic activities can be documented and made transparent and available to the business. Step through examples that illustrate how to leverage this solution to provide a structured interface for executing transactions and complex financial business processes, such as period closing schedules, using both standard templates and work lists. Walk away with tips to more efficiently monitor your entire closing status and drill-down into your organization's important financial closing details. |
2011 Sapphire Conference
| Where |
Orange County Convention Center, Orlando, FL |
| When |
May 15 – 18, 2011 |
| Session Code |
3102 |
| Title |
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Expands their SAP BusinessObjects Planning & Consolidation Application to Include Fund/Grant Based Sources of Revenue for Planning & Reporting |
| Day & Time |
May 16 2011, 12:30PM - 1:30PM |
| Content Area |
Healthcare, Supply Chain Management and Reporting/Analysis |
| Description |
Come and hear Cynthia Thompson, Business Solutions Manager for Keane and Courtney Campbell-Saxton, VP Budgeting for Cincinnati Children’s Hospital, co-present on how Cincinnati Children’s Hospital leverages BPC for their yearly planning and budgeting cycle. Research hospitals require a unique process for planning their yearly budget which accounts for the varying sources of revenue, and the tracking of revenue streams across the different funding sources matched with associated costs. This presentation will describe how their current operating budgeting process has been expanded to encompass their Research Foundation process, and the integration of the Hospital budgeting cycle with the Research Foundation cycle to provide a shared set of information. Included in the discussion will be the overview of how BPC handles revenue projections by department, fund, and project and how security requirements were met for detailed employee salary planning. |
Visit Keane at the North American Shared Services & Outsourcing Week
| Where |
The Peabody, Orlando, FL |
| When |
March 1 - 3, 2011 |
| Description |
Keane is exhibiting at SSON’s 15th Annual Shared Services Week, the largest annual gathering of Shared Services professionals in the world. This can’t-miss multi-tracked event is designed to provide executives from start-ups, intermediate and mature shared services with everything they need to know to bring shared services to the next level. Featuring outstanding keynotes, an impressive speaker faculty, workshops, master-classes, site-tours and the shared service excellence awards, there is little the Shared Services Executive could want outside of this conference.
For more information, visit the conference Web site. |
Visit Keane at HIMSS11 Annual Conference & Exhibition
| Where |
Orange County Convention Center, Orlando, FL |
| When |
February 20-24, 2011 |
| Description |
Your Journey to Meaningful Use starts in Orlando: While attending HIMSS, visit Keane at Booth #1548 to learn how Keane Optimum can help you receive full reimbursement under ARRA.
HIMSS is a cause-based, not-for-profit organization exclusively focused on providing global leadership for the optimal use of information technology (IT) and management systems for the betterment of healthcare. Whether it's the latest in technologies, patient safety and quality, regulatory compliance, business best practices or personal growth – HIMSS11 has it all in one place – Orlando.
For more information, visit the HIMSS Conference Web site. |
Transport Ticketing 2011
| Where |
Waldorf Hilton Hotel, London, England |
| When |
January 25-27, 2011 |
| Description |
Transport Ticketing 2011 is an opportunity to hear Keane Australia's Craig Dent share details of the successful development and operation of the new "myki" smartcard ticketing solution on behalf of the Victorian State Government in Melbourne, Australia.
Transport Ticketing 2011 is Europe's largest independent event dedicated to the development of smart ticketing.
For more information on the even and speaking times, visit the Transport Ticketing 2011 Web site. |
Keane to Present at Oracle OpenWorld 2010
| Where |
San Francisco, California |
| When |
September 19-23, 2010 |
| Description |
Case Study: A Global Cost Effective Solution Oracle Support
Michael Grady will present a case study on how to provide a tailored, cost-effective support solution for Oracle Applications. Services provided include functional, technical and DBA support across the world. These support services are being delivered to a $14 billion organization. The global support model is highlighted by 24x7 support across many time zones.
The Keane approach will show how costs in 2010 are half of the costs from 2007. The Keane ShoreWiseSM model provides the best value for support, consulting, and development dollars. The presentation will show the strategies involved to maintain and improve Service Level Agreements while reducing costs.
For more information, go to http://www.oracle.com/us/openworld/index.htm. |
Keane to present at ASUG’s SAP BusinessObjects User Conference
| Where |
Orlando, Florida – Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin |
| When |
October 5-7, 2010 |
| Who |
Martin Wynne of Keane’s Enterprise Performance Management |
| Description |
Martin Wynne of Keane’s Enterprise Performance Management practice will present on “Get “C” Level Attention with BPC Driven Xcelsius Dashboards”.
Learn how to integrate SAP Business Objects Xcelsius with SAP BusinessObjects Planning & Consolidations. Gain instruction for building Xcelsius charts and graphs improving the delivery and presentation of data to end users. Gather tips on how to install the BPC Add-on to Xcelsius and use standard reporting structures to configure KPI's. Learn how to add enhanced functions and color coding to enhance usability. Hear how to embed the Xcelsius dashboard into SAP BusinessObjects Planning & Consolidations Landing Page. View a simple demo of how to build a dashboard into SAP BusinessObjects Planning & Consolidations. See the changes to the integration of Xcelsius into SAP BusinessObjects Planning & Consolidations 7.0 and 7.5. Take home a document that will guide you through a quick setup of data extract, graph/chart build and placement inside BPC.
For more information, go to the ASUG SAP BusinessObjects Conference official website. |
Keane to present at ASUG’s Fall Focus Conference
| Where |
Orlando, Florida – Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin |
| When |
October 5-7, 2010 |
| Who |
Sandeep Bagchi of Keane’s Enterprise Performance Management |
| Description |
Keane’s Sandeep Bagchi will present on “Tools and Techniques to improve Financial Close cycle with SAP's Closing Cockpit”. Attend this session to learn about SAP’s Closing Cockpit and its two central features, a template and a task list. See how it can help you perform a fast close, reduce costs associated with financial reporting, improve the accuracy and trustworthiness of your financial statements and streamline your financial reporting process. Understand the technical requirements to implement SAP’s Standard Closing Cockpit and Financial Closing Cockpit (using Enterprise Portal).
- Learn to streamline accounting, consolidation, process scheduling, workflow, and collaboration with SAP's Closing Cockpit.
- Increase efficiency and control over financial close cycle through standard reporting using Closing Cockpit.
- Improve productivity and lower admin cost through improved coordination and cooperation.
For more information, go to the ASUG FALL FOCUS: Roadmap to ROI official website. |