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  1. How Northern Kentucky University Enhanced Benefits Enrollment

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    HR 2017: An Interview with Theresa Westlund of Northern Kentucky University At HR 2017 in Orlando, Theresa Westlund of Northern Kentucky University presented in a session about how Northern Kentucky University enhanced benefits enrollment with Employee Self Service and enhancement package 6. I asked her a few questions about her experience with this upgrade. Is…

  2. Migrating SAP ERP HCM Data to SAP SuccessFactors

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    How are you experiencing the event? What goals did you have for the event? This a great event. I represent a group within Accenture called Accenture Software for Human Capital Management. Our specific group has been attending these HR shows for as long I have been with the group, which has been at least five…

  3. Developing an SAP-to-SAP-EWM Integration Strategy

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    Gina Voutyras, senior managing consultant at IBM Global Business Services, made her debut as a presenter at SCM 2017 this month. Voutyras said her experience in Orlando has been really great and that the team at SAPinsider has been very helpful in terms of getting the speakers prepped for their sessions. She said her session…

  4. BI 2017 and HANA 2017: Insights from Deloitte’s Penny Silvia

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    As a longtime speaker of 15 years, Penny Silvia is no stranger to SAPinsider events. And her expertise is a familiar feature to frequent attendees. On Wednesday morning, I sat down with her to learn a little more about her areas of expertise and what kind of content she brings to the SAPinsider events. Silvia,…

  5. BI 2017: One-on-One with Chris Dinkel of Deloitte

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    Chris Dinkel, SAP Analytics Leader at Deloitte Consulting LLP, has been attending SAPinsider conferences for roughly ten years and has been a keynote speaker for four.  At this year’s BI 2017 event, I had the opportunity to sit down with him for a conversation about what technology trends he’s most excited about. We started with…

  6. BI 2017, HANA 2017, and Basis & SAP Administration 2017: Keynote Recap

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    To kick off BI 2017, HANA 2017, and Basis & SAP Administration 2017, SAP’s Mike Flannagan delivered an insightful keynote talk, followed by a deep dive into some emerging technologies with Chris Dinkel and Jag Bandla of Deloitte Consulting LLP. In his keynote, Mike Flannagan, Senior Vice President of Analytics, spoke on why he chose…

  7. Basis & SAP Administration 2017: One-on-One with Vivek Banerjee of Cintas

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    SAP Solution Manager has long been a critical tool for enterprises running SAP landscapes – and according to Vivek Banerjee, who works in the SAP Governance team at Cintas and is a long-time speaker at SAPinsider events, SAP Solution Manager 7.2 is taking on an even greater importance as organizations prepare to move to SAP…

  8. An Attendee Perspective: One-on-One with Drew Iacone of Hewlett Packard Enterprise

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    The heart of an SAPinsider event is its attendees. These attendees come from companies around the world and across industries, all with their own unique goals and projects to work on. They are the ones truly creating the value and energy of an event, and I was lucky enough to sit down with one during…

  9. BI 2017: One-on-One with Mark Cooper of British American Tobacco

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    Mark Cooper, Global Analytics Solution Architect at British American Tobacco (BAT), has been presenting case studies at SAPinsider events since 2011. His experience both as an SAPinsider speaker and as an analytics expert made for an in-depth and engaging conversation on site. Mark recently completed a five-year project that placed the entire company on one…

  10. Talk to Me, Goose — UX in a Bot World

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    Top Gun is one of my all-time favorite movies. My parents recorded a TV broadcast on VHS tape and I wore it out. It’s got everything you could possibly want in an 80s flick: two Toms (Cruise and Skerritt), popped collars on polo shirts, and a completely awesome Kenny Loggins soundtrack. If you hear the…