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Next Chapter Meeting scheduled for Thursday, June 12, 2008!
Plan to join IAOP Boston Chapter Chair, Rob Teplansky of Expense Management Solutions, for the next meeting on Thursday, June 12, 2008 from 8:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. at the offices of Foley & Lardner LLP, 111 Huntington Avenue, 26th floor, Boston.
The program will include a presentation on “IP Protection and IT Security for Outsourced Software Services” provided by Bernard (Bud) Mathaisel, former CIO of Walt Disney Company and Ford Motor Company, currently CIO with Achievo.
IAOP Members: To register for the upcoming meeting, please email our chapter coordinator at amanda.corbett@outsourcingprofessional.org If you are not as yet a member of IAOP and would like a guest pass for this meeting, please Request a Guest Pass
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Introducing the new IAOP Boston Chapter Newsletter The Boston Chapter introduced a new newsletter in March of 2008. If you didn’t receive a copy and would like to be added to the mailing list, please contact Julie Huson, IAOP Manager of Chapter Operations at julie.huson@outsourcingprofessional.org.
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Meeting held Thursday, April 10:
The latest meeting of the IAOP Boston Chapter was held on Thursday, April 10, 2008 from 8:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. This meeting was hosted by Matthew Karlyn of Foley & Lardner LLP and held at their offices: 111 Huntington Avenue, 26th floor, Boston. It included a continental breakfast and a networking session.
A roundtable discussion regarding: “Accelerating Growth through Outsourcing and Offshoring" was led by Rob Teplansky of Expense Management Solutions, Inc with guest speakers Matthew Marx, Technology Director at Massachusetts Pension Reserves Investment Management Board (PRIM), and Karl Boone, Consultant from PA Consulting Group. Matthew is responsible for leading the technology operations and strategy, as well as assisting in the analysis of prospective third party investment managers for the Massachusetts PRIM Board.
Following is a snapshot of the presentation that was provided:
For many financial institutions organic growth is their top priority. They want to build internal capabilities to grow revenue and market share. But how do they quickly develop these capabilities while minimizing cost increases?
Today, many financial institutions are outsourcing and offshoring with an eye to: maintain flexible cost structures; create scalable capabilities that respond to changing business dynamics; offer their internal staff mobility and growth opportunities while backfilling; audition new partners and staff; and externalize routine and administrative activities.
This discussion covered: How leading financial institutions today are using these management approaches to have positive impact on their business; how they handle the myriad challenges with security, privacy, management control, and still deliver value; how they deal with the legacy of billions of dollars worth of outsourcing contracts that are approaching renewal; and much more!
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Meeting Held: May 10, 2007
Chairman Summary:
The Boston Chapter of IAOP held its most recent meeting May 10, 2007. Sun Microsystems hosted the meeting at their offices in Burlington, Massachusetts, generously providing refreshments for all attendees.|
Chapter Chair, Robert Teplansky of Expense Management Solutions, provided an overview of IAOP and the Boston Chapter before introducing the main program, “Russia and Eastern Europe: Multisourcing at Work.” The panel represented five different companies with expertise in providing outsourced application and software development in Eastern Europe. The presentation focused on the education, infrastructure, talent, and pricing advantages that may be found for companies interested in outsourcing application and software developing to Eastern Europe, with a specific focus on Russia, Belarus and Ukraine. The panelists discussed the particular business scenarios where Eastern Europe may provide benefits that are more difficult to find in other geographic regions. They also addressed particular business scenarios where Eastern Europe may not provide specific added benefits vs other geographic regions. A very interactive question and answer session followed their prepared comments. Following the program, attendees continued their discussions during a networking reception hosted by Sun Microsystems.
IAOP members wishing to attend upcoming meetings please email Beryl Sorensen at: beryl.sorensen@outsourcingprofessional.org.
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Previous Meeting – March 29, 2007
The prior meeting of the IAOP Boston Chapter was held on Thursday, March 29 and was chaired by Robert Teplansky, Director, Expense Management Solutions, and hosted by MITRE Corporation at their offices - 202 Burlington Road, Bedford, MA.
Patrick Sullivan of DeCava Consulting, and Raymond F. Leavitt, Director, Corporate Security and Administration, MITRE Corporation, presented a compelling case study - the story of MITRE Corporation’s journey from a dysfunctional vendor relationship to outsourcing partner.
Networking followed the educational portion of the meeting.
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Robert A. Teplansky
Director
Expense Management Solutions
304 Turnpike Road
Southborough, MA 01772
Tel: 508.460.7014
Fax: 508.460.7011 teplansky@expensemanagement.com
Primary Purpose
The primary focus of the Boston Chapter of IAOP will be both networking and educational. The chapter is organized to provide opportunities for end-users, vendors, and advisors to collaboratively raise the level of discourse, continuing education, advocacy and professionalism related to outsourcing.
Executive Committee
The Executive Committee consists of senior executives of Corporate Members of IAOP that have headquarters or offices in the New England area. The Executive Committee will, to the extent feasible, be equally representative of the interest of end-users, vendors, and advisors with interest in the outsourcing industry.
Meeting Frequency
Bi-monthly
Meeting Type
Meetings will be face-to-face business or educational events in meeting rooms or offices throughout the region, or social events at restaurants or other public venues throughout the region, or via teleconference.
Guest Speakers
The Boston Chapter of IAOP will recruit industry leaders, visionaries and individuals with unique perspectives or success stories as guest speakers.
Non-Solicitation Policy
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