Jam Session No. 3: Improving Vendor Performance And Relationships

Air Date: Wednesday, December 03, 2008

Cost: $250

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Presented By:

Forrester will conduct a series of five, 60-minute teleconferences, one on each day of this week. The goal of this week-long ¿jam session¿ is to help you deal with what¿s likely to be tightening IT budgets in your organization.

Who should attend: CIOs, Application Development & Program Management professionals, Business Process & Applications professionals, Enterprise Architecture professionals, Generalist professionals, Information & Knowledge Management professionals, Infrastructure & Operations professionals, Security & Risk professionals, and Sourcing & Vendor Management professionals

Description:

Vendors also face a tough climate, but don't expect them to roll over. In the context of a reprioritized portfolio, our analysts with expertise in vendor management, software negotiations and pricing, and outsourcing discuss how to improve vendor productivity and quality but do so in a mutually beneficial, lasting manner.

We want to help you get beyond the usual suspects of simply "doing less with less" in tough economic times. Each teleconference takes on a particular topic of interest to multiple IT disciplines, involves a panel discussion of analysts, and provides clients with creative tactics for not just coping but thriving within today's fiscal constraints.

Unable to attend this session? Sign up for any or all of the sessions:

• Jam Session No. 1: Creating A Leaner IT, December 1, 2008 at 11:30 a.m. Eastern time
• Jam Session No. 2: (Re)Defining IT Value, December 2, 2008 at 11:30 a.m. Eastern time
• Jam Session No. 4: Protecting And Promoting Innovation, December 4, 2008 at 11:30 a.m. Eastern time
• Jam Session No. 5: Tuning Your Agenda To Economic Realities, December 5, 2008 at 11:30 a.m. Eastern time

Technical requirements:

An Internet connection and a one-time download of the WebEx™ Player are required.