After years of investment deploying applications that capture key business transactions, companies are turning to business intelligence and performance management software solutions in order to extract the most value from that data. It's not surprising these initiatives are at or near the top of virtually every company's investment agenda.

Hear AMR Research's John Hagerty discuss 2009-2010 planning, reporting, and analysis priorities for midsize firms and how those drivers translate to real-life business intelligence and performance management implementations. Caroline Seymour from the IBM Cognos Software group will discuss the available options for midsize companies at a price they can afford.


About the Presenters

John Hagerty, Vice President and Research Fellow, AMR Research, Inc.

John Hagerty brings more than 25 years of experience in enterprise applications, performance management, and compliance to his role as vice president and research fellow. He is responsible for leading AMR Research's analysis on strategies, practices, and trends driving governance, risk, and compliance (GRC), business intelligence (BI), and performance management (PM) initiatives in corporations worldwide.

John joined AMR Research in 1998 to cover financial and administrative applications before taking over the SAP practice in 1999. He spent the last several years covering performance management and compliance. John helped create the term "active compliance framework," which defines a methodology for organizations supporting governance initiatives.

Prior to joining AMR Research, John was vice president of marketing for Pilot Software. Previously, John worked for Cognos Corporation and Dun & Bradstreet Software.

John received a BA from Suffolk University and an MBA from Babson College.


Caroline Seymour, Program Director, Mid-Market Strategy for IBM

Through a variety of roles based in Europe and North America, Ms. Seymour has worked closely with BI customers and has extensive knowledge of SAP, Oracle and PeopleSoft applications and data warehousing. Over the course of 20 years with Cognos and more than 25 in the software industry, Ms. Seymour has contributed to the growth and changes in BI software and the fundamental shifts to its underlying architecture.


Presenters

John Hagerty		Caroline Seymour
Vice President and Research Fellow AMR Research, Inc.		Program Director, Mid-Market Strategy IBM