April 13-17, 2008

BTRG Sponsors and Presents for Collaborate 08 in Denver, CO

COLLABORATE 08, presented by Quest in partnership with the IOUG and OAUG, is designed to help users of the full family of Oracle business applications and database technologies gain greater value from their Oracle investments. Quest's special events and educational content are focused on PeopleSoft, JD Edwards and other Oracle applications. BTRG was proud to be a sponsor, and attended with a booth at the event.

BTRG delivered several educational sessions on this year's agenda, and they are now available to download. If you are interested in a live demonstration or presentation, we can arrange a time that is convenient for your organization. Click here to contact us for a live webinar!

No Frills Upgrade to 8.9 or 9.0
Delivered By Jeff Goddard, President

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Date: April 16, 2008
Time: 8:30 - 9:30am
Room: 507

Why do some companies take 2 months to upgrade while others take 2 years? The answers have a lot to do with the upgrade approach and scope. Jeff Goddard, President at BTRG, identifies tips and tricks for managing the scope of an upgrade and reducing time investment.

Seven Steps to Achieving Self Service Success
Delivered by Steve Bentz, HCM Practice Manager

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Date: April 15, 2008
Time: 1:45 - 2:35pm
Room: 506

This presentation aims to provide HR IT Managers with measurable objectives they can incorporate into the planning, design and implementation of upcoming Manager and Employee Self Service initiatives, allowing organizations to achieve their HCM goals.

XML Publisher for Project Reporting
Delivered by Mike Martin, Solutions Architect

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Date: April 15, 2008
Time: 3:30 - 4:30pm
Room: Hilton Garden Zirconium

Mike Martin, Solutions Architect at BTRG, gave a demonstration on BI/XML Publisher for Project Reports. This session includes an overview of the setup, use and configuration of XML Publisher and a live demo of how BTRG uses XML Publisher for reporting in the Projects module. Mike explained how BTRG created an enhancement which enables XML Publisher reports to be e-mailed.

Building ESA through SOA & FMW
Delivered by Rob Kopf, Director of Engagement Management

This presentation is now available to download: Click Here.
Date: April 15, 2008
Time: 3:30 - 4:30pm
Room: 507

Managing a geographically distributed staff is challenging especially when internal organizations use different tools. Rob Kopf, Director of Engagement Management at BTRG, demonstrates how to combine sales, resource management, delivery and C-level reporting by integrating PeopleSoft Projects, Salesforce.com & Sharepoint.

What to Consider when Implementing PS/Grants
Delivered by Cerelia Sumlin, Solutions Architect

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Date: April 17, 2008
Time: 8:30 - 9:30am
Room: 501

Cerelia Sumlin, Solutions Architect at BTRG, describes how implementing Grants can affect other modules and how to create an implementation plan that will satisfy your business requirements while minimizing the impact to your existing systems.

SOA, Web Services, and PeopleSoft
Delivered by Rob Kopf, Director of Engagement Management

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Date: April 17, 2008
Time: 11:00 - 12:00pm
Room: 506

Rob Kopf, Director of Engagement Management at BTRG, provides an introduction to SOA and Web Services support in PeopleTools 8.48/8.49 highlighted by a drill-down into HCM On-boarding. His discussion includes synchronous processing with Component Interfaces and asynchronous processing with Integration Broker.