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Routes to Recovery through IT Service Management
An itSMFsa Event in Partnership with ITWeb

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Date: 3-4 August 20100
Venue: The Forum, Johannesburg, South Africa

As you know, recovering from a recession is difficult. Added to the recovery challenge, South African businesses are grappling with skills shortages, BEE requirements and complex new corporate governance legislation.

IT service management (ITSM) can help you plan your way out of the recession. To showcase all the benefits and solutions ITSM can deliver, ITWeb and the itSMFsa are proud to present SMEXA 2010.

SMEXA 2010 will focus on what organisations can expect from the South African economy in 2010 and beyond. Attendees will gain insight into how soon the South African economy will recover and what ITSM can do for their business.

Hosting international presentations and case studies on some of the latest developments in ITSM technology and strategies, this comprehensive two-day event promises to bring together experts from all over the world providing solutions to our most pressing business challenges.
KEYNOTE SPEAKERS INCLUDE:
Bruce WhitfieldMapping routes to recovery: South Africa 2010 and beyond  
Bruce Whitfield
Journalist
TV & radio presenter
Tom ScholtzITSM and Corporate Governance: Opportunities for Driving Business Value
Tom Scholtz
Research VP
Camberley United Kingdom
Gartner
Prof Mervyn KingKing III is here - Organisations are required to apply the King III Code on Governance. But what does this mean for IT?  
Prof Mervyn King
Chairman
King Committee
CASE STUDIES
Hear case studies from Vodacom, UCS Infrastructure, Denel Saab Aerostructures, Africa Sales Company and GijimaAst on how they implemented their successful ITSM strategies.

About SMEXA 2010 SMEXA is the definitive IT Service Management conference and exhibition in South Africa.

At SMEXA, IT professionals can get to grips with the role of ITSM as the ultimate business enabler, hearing talks by industry leaders and getting the opportunity to engage with top local and international thought leaders on issues that impact on the ITSM environment. Under the banner “Mapping Routes to Recovery”, the speakers this year will focus heavily on how strategies for recovery, as well as potential pitfalls as businesses emerge from the recession.

The exhibition running alongside the conference will provide delegates with an opportunity to evaluate top ITSM suppliers and their services and solutions.


Click here to reserve your seat at the SMEXA 2010 Conference
Click here for the SMEXA programme:
  Programme Day one - 3 August | Programme Day two - 4 August

About the itSMFsa
The IT Service Management Forum of South Africa (itSMFsa) is an internationally recognised professional body that is dedicated to promoting the growth, governance, and quality of IT Service Management within organisations. The forum is made up of non-profit chapters who are represented in 50 different countries across the globe, including South Africa. Members gain access to valuable research information, a network of industry experts and peers, and access to a central body to assist in evaluating and providing independent counsel on ITIL based implementations. itSMFsa’s mission is to develop and promote ‘best practice’ and standards in IT Service Management and to encourage the raising of professionalism within practitioners through qualifications, registration and research provided to the market.

In the news
'Team SA' needs IT to regroup
[29 Jul 2010] - 'Team SA' needs to regroup after the World Cup, delivering a compelling business case to the world. IT can be an enabler of this. This is the view of financial journalist Bruce Whitfield, who will be a keynote speaker at the upcoming itSMFsa/ITWeb SMEXA conference in Bryanston this month.
Business Technology increases efficiency with Kaseya
[27 Jul 2010] - Business Technology, four-year-old Cape-based IT solutions company, has selected Kaseya's automated managed services software to support the business going forward. The company believes this decision will improve service and help grow Business Technology.
Standards compliance boosts profits
[20 Jul 2010] - Business should focus on IT service management (ITSM) to emerge unscathed from the murky waters of the recession, says Edward Carbutt, executive director of Marval SA. He adds that during this financially strained period, cost cutting measures saw businesses reluctant to make software purchases.
ITSM a recession buster
[Johannesburg, 9 Jul 2010] - When the economy is down, business begins not only cutting costs, but gearing up or changing services, says HP's David Cannon. The global economy is at a crossroads, with Europe reporting an especially difficult environment, and SA could follow. Local companies have been urged to plan for this, using tools such as IT service management (ITSM) to help them weather a second economic storm.
ITSM a recovery catalyst
[Johannesburg, 18 Jun 2010] - Organisations no longer see IT service management (ITSM) in terms of mere frameworks such as ITIL, but are starting to understand the value it provides as a means to enable growth, contain costs, and mitigate risk.
Rediscovering the value of IT
[Johannesburg, 26 May 2010] - Information technology service management (ITSM)'s focus on processes and continuous improvement provides the basis for IT to become more productive and cost-effective.
Preparing for recovery
[Johannesburg, 29 Apr 2010] - As the global economy emerges from the recession towards recovery and growth, many organisations still find themselves facing a volatile and uncertain future. Now more than ever, companies seek a more structured look at IT service management.
Routes to recovery through IT service management
[Johannesburg, 12 May 2010] - Recovering from a recession is difficult. Added to that, South African businesses are grappling with skills shortages, BEE requirements and complex new corporate governance legislation.

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    Benefits of attending:
    > Learn how to manage risks in a resource constrained environment.
    > Discover how to produce more value with less.
    > UNDERSTAND more about the people factor (organisational change, structure, training, skills, communication, KM).
    > Hear case studies from organisations who have already implemented a strategy.
    > Increase profitability by improving customer service.
    > Implement stepping stones on the road to recovery.
    > Learn from local and international experts.

    Who should attend?
    > IT Managers
    > IT Consultants
    > Managed Services Suppliers
    > Outsource Partners
    > Audit and Management Consultants
    > Product Vendors
    > IT Business Analysts
    > Call Centre Managers
    > IT Consultancy

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