The 3rd Annual IT Financial Management Week Conference to Take Place February 28 - March 3, 2005 In Miami

The 3rd Annual IT Financial Management Week Conference to Take Place February 28 - March 3, 2005 In Miami

Stellar line-up of speakers and keynote presentations from Northrop Grumman, Ricoh Family Group, Austin Energy, Mercury and Gartner

NEW YORK, Dec. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- The IT Financial Management Week Conference 2005 has been scheduled for February 28 - March 3 at the Hotel Intercontinental in Miami, Florida. The four-day event, combining all three of IT Management IQ's most recognized conferences in one place and one time, is geared towards CIOs, CFOs, Controllers, VPs, and Directors of IT Finance. The event is considered the annual networking experience for Senior IT executives looking to maximize on the opportunities behind new ideas and learn new strategies to overcome challenges.

Attendees will enjoy access to all three conferences in one location designed to cover the whole spectrum of IT financial management challenges: Measuring, Benchmarking & Improving IT; Chargeback, Cost Allocation & Shared Services for IT; and, IT Governance and Portfolio Management. Over three- dozen best practice case study presentations covering a multitude of issues will be available during the four-day event. Presentations will focus on measuring and communicating the value of IT projects; providing value from IT projects; simplifying chargeback models; reaping benefits from an IT balanced scorecard and digital dashboard; defining and developing the right IT metrics; analyzing and utilizing metrics within IT performance management; and, much more.

"This event has grown stronger in content and attendance each year, and we are excited to be offering such a strong conference in 2005... providing valuable insights to professionals in the IT financial management role," explained Stephanie Morley for IT Financial Management Week. "With CIO's, VPs and Directors from leading organizations such as the GAP, American Airlines, Bank of America and Mercedes Benz participating, we are confident that attendees will walk away from the conference with a plethora of new ideas to take back to their organizations."

Several prominent speakers will be featured to keynote at the conference including Andreas Carvallo, CIO of Austin Energy; Tom Shelman, CIO of Northrop Grumman and, Sean Magee, CIO of Ricoh Family Group. In addition to the companies mentioned above, conference faculty includes senior level executives from the ABN AMRO, T Mobile, Siemens Shared Services, and many more. In addition, a CIO panel focusing on the future of IT governance, PMO, IT investment, planning for projects, requirements management, and project prioritization, will include such companies as Williams, Smurfit Stone, World Wildlife Foundation, and the Florida Department of Health.

Special highlights of the conference include pre-conference workshops on Monday, February 28. The workshops will focus on best practices pricing; implementing IT governance; designing metrics; documenting the value of IT; building portfolio management capability; IT investment planning; and, shared services for IT. In addition, attendees will have the opportunity to become certified in each of the three conference tracks and recognized by industry peers as a leader in that field. And, on Tuesday evening, March 1, the 2nd annual IT Financial Management Excellence Awards Black Tie Dinner and Ceremony will take place on the Yacht Catalina. The awards have been established to honor, recognize and promote IT financial management people and processes that demonstrate true best practices. First place and honorable mention awards will be announced at the ceremony. Entries must be received by January 14, 2005. For more information visit http://www.itfmweek.com/.

Co-Sponsors of IT Financial Management Week 2005 include Gartner, technology's premier research and advisory firm; Mercury, the global leader in business technology optimization; Ascend, the consulting company that designs, develops, and delivers technology solutions aligned to business goals; Compuware, providing business process automation and portfolio management software that optimizes IT value; and, Niku Corporation, the leading vendor of Clarity, the Enterprise Management software.

ABOUT THE ORGANIZERS

IT Management IQ, a division of IQPC, has researched and presented outstanding conferences on innovative business solutions, with hundreds of Vice Presidents, Directors and Managers, in attendance. IT Management IQ is recognized as the forerunner in providing accurate, objective and up-to-date developments in the world of business strategy. The organizers have educated and trained millions of professionals through conference and seminars worldwide. For more information about IT Financial Management Week 2005 visit http://www.itfmweek.com/, for other IQPC events, visit http://www.iqpc.com/.


Source: IT Financial Management Conference

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