8:30-8:45

Welcoming address (Pieter Roos - itSMFsa chair)

8:45-9:30

1.   The impact of digital on service governance (Manti Grobler – EY)

Business is becoming increasingly digital, responding to the capibilities of smart machines, the Internet of Things, big data, cloud computing and social media.  

At the same time, organisations are embracing the digital workplace with flexibility around how employees work.  IT organisations are required to rethink the way they have operated for some time in order to exploit the opportunities and respond to the challenges of the new world we are facing.

9:35-10:20

2.   The new style of IT and how it shapes business (Kevin Leslie – HP) | The #BigData Service Desk.   Speakers – (Kevin Leslie HP and Charl Joubert University of Pretoria)

Kevin Leslie brings a unique perspective to the ITSM business .  It  should be seen as a  business  not an academic exercise.  Up to 2008 Kevin had leadership roles in HR, ERP, CRM, Marketing Automation,  PPM and eBusiness platform vendors such as Oracle , SAP, Aprimo and Mercury.  Since 2008 Kevin has had various  EMEA leadership roles at HP Software that has always included ITSM.  He has worked with the largest customers such as Russian Railways (1 million employees) to SMB customers with 5 user help desks.   He has consistently brought a business focus to ITSM, allied to a customer dedication, and a passion for innovation.

The #BigData Service Desk is delivering business metrics unheard of with legacy service desk tools .   

Charl Joubert has been at the forefront of applying innovation at the University of Pretoria.  

This session will share: 

·        The OOTB use cases that have transformed both on-premise and Cloud based service desks.

·        The  business impact

·        The best practice  adoption

10:25-11:10

3.   Professional services – are we professional enough? (Nigel Mercer – APMG)

In a world where professional service providers are increasingly required to assist their clients in navigating the changing technology landscape, skills need to keep up if we are going to meet such demands.  

Relying on qualifications that were relevant a few years ago to keep us going, is not longer good enough.

11:15-11:45

Morning tea

11:50-12:35

4.   Introduction to service governance (Peter Brooks – itSMFsa board member)

Peter recently published his latest book, titled 'Adopting Service Governance'.  

Peter will demystify the term and introduce practical suggestions on how service governance practices could best be established

12:40-13:00

5.   Roles, responsibilities and competencies for major incident management (Adriaan du Plessis – Thinking Dimensions)

Successful major incident management can often be described as chaos countered by wisdom.  

Organisations that fail to prepare for major incidents could end up having to deal with uncontrolled chaos.  

You will realise the value of preparation when next your roles, responsibilities and competencies are tested and stand up to the challenge.

13:00-14:00

Lunch

14:00-14:20

6.  The cost of poor service governance (Marina le Roux - Pink Elephant)

Failing to invest in service governance could result in some unforeseen negative business impact.  

This session focuses on the challenges, tools and techniques to proactively establish and maintain effective service governance practices.

14:25-14:45

7.   Integration is key in Service Governance (Ed Carbutt - Marval)

Will the efforts to succeed in Service Governance result in the same challenges as those experienced over the years with many ITIL adoptions and COBIT implementations?  

This session focuses on the importance of integrating people, processes and technology, and how these contribute to increased business value and effective governance.

14:45-15:15

8.   Too much or too little (Johann Botha – Get-IT-Right)

As valuable as service governance might be, undue bureaucracy stifles service delivery and raises costs.  

Finding the balance between regulatory compliance and sound governance on the one hand, and the cost of governance, is becoming a fine art.

15:15-15:45

After noon tea

15:45-16:45

Panel discussion - chaired by Peter Brooks

16:50-17:00

Closing address - Peter Brooks

17:00-18:30

Drinks and post-conference networking