Pega Texas Conference

Sponsored in part by the Texas Department of Information ResourcesPega is pleased to host a free educational one-day conference on systems modernization and business transformation.

According to Gartner Group, three quarters of IT budgets are still spent on maintaining legacy code and outdated systems. Despite an abundance of new solutions, these systems are often cumbersome and difficult to change. Business logic is “hidden” in code with little or no visibility or transparency to the business. Costly expertise is needed to make simple changes.

Technology platforms have evolved to address these issues.  Now organizations can transform their operations by allowing business and IT to work closely together to reduce costs and maintain control of processes. These platforms enable the agility through which true automation and transformation can be achieved. However, they do not exist in a vacuum.

Come learn how these technology platforms can interoperate seamlessly with your existing infrastructure. We'll move beyond simple integration and discuss real world examples of how customers are connecting these systems to their current data sources and systems of record. 

Hear from thought leaders on: 

  • Proven approaches for legacy systems modernization
  • Enabling business transformation by creating a true partnership between IT and business
  • BPM technology in the enterprise ecosystem

Continuing Education Credit

As an educational co-sponsor, the Texas Department of Information Resources (DIR) will award three hours of continuing education credit for the morning session.

Lunch and Refreshments

Will be provided.

Registration

Pre-registration is required. This event is free; however, space is limited.

 

Register now

Tab 1

Time Session Title/Description Presenters Presentations
8:30 – 8:45

Registration & Breakfast

    
8:45 – 9:00

Welcome & Opening Remarks

Denny Lowe
Director, State and Local Government

  
9:00 – 10:00

Enabling Business Transformation by closing the Divide Between IT and Business

In this presentation, you will learn:

  • How is it helping organizations achieve success? Including discussions on Directly Capturing Business Objectives, Dynamic Case Management, Predictive and Adaptive BPM, and the Situational Layer Cake
  • Who benefits from BPM and why? Including discussions on the ROI for Business, IT and Operations
  • How can you succeed with BPM? Including discussions on BPM Methodology and COE Governance, Real-Time Lean Six Sigma through BPM Transformation, and Modernization

Dr. Setrag Khoshafian
Chief Evangelist and VP of BPM Technology

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10:00 – 10:30

“Live Build for Change” Using Direct Capture of Objectives (DCO) Part 1 Application Profile

In this two part demonstration, you will see:

  • Live Build of an application using a collection of tools, wizards, and capabilities that tie business and project goals, objectives, processes, use cases and requirements to actual implementation

Application Profile: Objectives, Use Cases, Actors, Processes, Assumptions, Reports, etc.

Andrew Lonsway
Director, Product Management

Alexei Ivanov
Technical Consultant

Mark Switzer
Senior Technical Consultant

  
10:30 – 10:45

Break & Networking

    
11:00 – 11:45

Proven approaches for Legacy Systems Modernization

In this presentation you will learn:

  • How you can wrap and renew legacy systems
  • Six Dimensions to identify “low hanging fruits” for legacy modernization (Business Value, Variability, Maintainability, Complexity, Problem Fit, Re-Use and Specialization)
  • Modernization case study with best practices for system extensions and integration

Dr. Setrag Khoshafian
Chief Evangelist and VP of BPM Technology

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11:45 – 12:15

Controlled Migration (WARP - Wide-angle Application Rationalization Program)

  • Stay open for business while you build a new way of working.
  • Government must be open 24x7. In this environment an initiative to improve the applications portfolio is like building a new city within the old.
  • Dr. Thomasma will briefly introduce you to the key success factors, methods and technologies for controlled migration, drawn from Capgemini's global experience in critical environments.

Dr. Tim Thomasma
North America Practice Lead for Wide-angle Application Rationalizatoion, Capgemini

 

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12:15 - 1:00

Lunch Provided in Atrium

    
1:00 – 2:00

“Live Build for Change” Using Direct Capture of Objectives (DCO) Part 2 Build

Build: Processes, Policies (Rules), Integration, and User Interface

Alexei Ivanov
Technical Consultant

Mark Switzer
Senior Technical Consultant

  
2:00 – 3:00

BPM in the Enterprise Ecosystem

In this presentation, you will learn:

  • Best practices for merging BPM capabilities with existing capabilities in your infrastructure
  • How leading organizations are making BPM a part of their broader IT infrastructure
  • Investigate the core BPM capabilities that make it an "insanely open" part of your enterprise ecosystem

Sanjay Bansal
Principal Architect

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3:00-3:15

Break & Networking

    
3:15 - 4:15

Using a Case-based Approach to Improve Airport Operations at Heathrow Airport

In this session you’ll learn how BAA, operator of London’s Heathrow airport used a case management approach to improve aircraft turnaround times, and overall efficiency of the airport.

Emily Burns
Principal Product Marketing Consultant

Dr. Setrag Khoshafian
Chief Evangelist and VP of BPM Technology

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4:15 - 4:30

Closing Remarks

Denny Lowe
Director, State and Local Government

  

Tab 2

Sanjay Bansal
Principal Architect at Pegasystems Inc.

Sanjay Bansal is a Principal Architect at Pegasystems and supports sales initiatives in all verticals for North America. He has over 18 years of experience in implementing, designing, and delivering mission critical applications leveraging technologies such as BPM, Middleware, SOA, Integration, Enterprise 2.0, Security, and Database.

Emily Burns
Principal, Product Marketing, Pegasystems

Emily heads Pega’s cross-industry case management initiatives, driving product marketing and strategy. She spends a significant portion of her time working with clients, and analyzing market trends. Using these inputs she identifies key innovation areas to ensure Pega maintains its stance as the leader in dynamic case management in terms of product, methodology and delivery of case applications. Emily joined Pega in February of 2008. Prior to Pega, Emily worked at TIBCO driving BPM product marketing. Before moving to enterprise software, Emily worked as a strategy consultant to pharmaceutical and medical device companies. Emily holds a B.S. from Sweet Briar College with majors in biochemistry and music, and worked on a Ph.D. in neuroscience from Rockefeller University. In the spare time not spent chasing her toddler, she enjoys cooking, reading, skiing, travel, and an occasional triathlon.

Alexei Ivanov
Sales Consultant, Pegasystems

Alexei Ivanov is a Solutions Consultant at Pegasystems and supports the Public Sector (Federal/State/Local) sales team. With over 8 years of experience in software/IT space, with focus on BPM, ECM, SOA, Security, Integration and Database design. Prior to Pega, Alexei has worked in BioInformatics, Digital Asset Management, ECM and Intelligence areas.

Alexei graduated from University of Maryland, College Park with Computer Science and Economics degrees and resides in Maryland.

Setrag Khoshafian
Chief Evangelist and VP of BPM Technology, Pegasystems

Dr. Setrag Khoshafian is one of the industry´s pioneers and recognized experts in BPM. He has been a senior executive in the software industry for the past 25 years, where he has invented, architected, and led the production of several enterprise software products and solutions.

Currently, he is Pega’s Chief Evangelist and strategic BPM technology thought leader involved in numerous technology, marketing, alliance, and customer initiatives.

His interests and expertise spans all aspects of BPM in the enterprise, including Predictive & Adaptive BPM, Dynamic Case Management, Social BPM, BPM for SOA, BPM for Legacy Modernization & Business Transformation, Real-Time Lean Six Sigma, BPM Methodologies & COEs, and Organizational Impact of BPM.

Dr. Khoshafian holds a PhD in Computer Science from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He also holds an MSc in Mathematics.

Andrew Lonsway
Director, Product Management, Pegasystems

Andrew Lonsway is a Director of Product Management at Pega focused on the Public Sector. He brings more than ten years of experience in working with the largest private and public sector organizations to analyze, design, and develop innovative, agile software solutions to challenging business problems.

Prior to joining Pega, Andrew held project and product management positions with Chordiant, FICO, and American Management Systems. Andrew earned his undergraduate degree from the University of Notre Dame in Economics and Political Science.

Dr. Tim Thomasma
North America Practice Lead for Wide-angle Application Rationalizatoion, Capgemini

Tim Thomasma is an information technology architect and manager with Capgemini who leads global planning, design and implementation of business critical systems and applications. He has experience in shaping strategy and leveraging technology to strengthen corporate performance.

Tim has served in a variety of technical roles: with the Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering at the University of Michigan - Dearborn, the Product Development and Plant Floor Systems organizations at Ford Motor Company, and with IBM Global Services.