Newsletter Feb 2009 - Wonderware Feb 2009~1.pdf · SAP testing roll-out. Highlights: Sales figures...
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Messages Sales Breakaway Training Schedule In the spotlight Social Committee Birthdays New member Gallium goes live Meet the team Quote of the month CONTENTS Message from Johan Cloete In a previous edition, I mentioned a spectacular half-year for the Gallium team, and yet again I want to thank this very special team of people for yet again having helped us to deliver another sterling performance. What makes it even more special is the fact that this happened amidst one of the worst economic downturns in history, current only second to the so- called great depression of the 1930’s. Haydn will share more details with you in his column, but again allow me to thank all of you. It really is an honour to be part of such a superb team of very special people. Now back to the other very current topic in our world as discussed in the previous edition; GLOBALISATION I mentioned previously about the progress made in the UK in the very short space of only a few months. Since the previous report, the full brunt of the global economic crisis struck Europe with an absolute vengeance, and the UK has now officially slipped into recession. For the less economically minded people amongst us, it means that the UK economy is officially shrinking, people are spending less than before, businesses are producing less product than before, unemployment is on the increase, many smaller businesses are taking strain and in many cases closing down, projects are being put on hold. In short, all major industries are under severe pressure to survive. In the context of the above, many a doom prophet might have predicted the same outcome for our small fledgling UK operation. However, I am extremely proud to announce that since then, the permanent staff complement has grown from 7 to 10, but not only that, our EOH Global Testing Services business landed an incredible order to deliver off-shore testing services to Centrica as part of our global partnership with Experior. GAZETTE February 2009 From only an idea in October last year, we managed to grow the GTS team from 0 to 15 people in the short space of only a few months, with significant further upside over the next few months. Not only that, we have also put in place the relevant structure to expand the business in conjunction with the local EOH Resourcing team in its quest to create EOH Global Resourcing. And to take our integrated global approach to even higher levels, David and a few of the UK team members also recently attended the Gallium Sales Kick-off in the Magaliesberg, an event that has created many a memory. In summary, what we do see is that with the right levels of strategic planning, direction and execution, we might even prove to turn the current climate into opportunity. Just imagine how strong we as an organisation can be in good times if we keep on prospering through tough times &
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Transcript of Newsletter Feb 2009 - Wonderware Feb 2009~1.pdf · SAP testing roll-out. Highlights: Sales figures...
•Messages
•Sales Breakaway
•Training Schedule
•In the spotlight
•Social Committee
•Birthdays
•New member
•Gallium goes live
•Meet the team
•Quote of the month
CONTENTSMessage from …Johan Cloete
In a previous edition, I mentioned a spectacular half-year for the Gallium team, and yet again I want to thank this very special team of people for yet again having helped us to deliver another sterling performance. What makes it even more special is the fact
that this happened amidst one of the worst economic downturns in history, current only second to the so-called great depression of the 1930’s. Haydn will share more details with you in his column, but again allow me to thank all of you. It really is an honour to be part of such a superb team of very special people.Now back to the other very current topic in our world as discussed in the previous edition; GLOBALISATION…I mentioned previously about the progress made in the UK in the very short space of only a few months. Since the previous report, the full brunt of the global economic crisis struck Europe with an absolute vengeance, and the UK has now officially slipped into recession. For the less economically minded people amongst us, it means that the UK economy is officially shrinking, people are spending less than before, businesses are producing less product than before, unemployment is on the increase, many smaller businesses are taking strain and in many cases closing down, projects are being put on hold. In short, all major industries are under severe pressure to survive.In the context of the above, many a doom prophet might have predicted the same outcome for our small fledgling UK operation. However, I am extremely proud to announce that since then, the permanent staff complement has grown from 7 to 10, but not only that, our EOH Global Testing Services business landed an incredible order to deliver off-shore testing services to Centrica as part of our global partnership with Experior.
GAZETTEFebruary 2009
From only an idea in October last year, we managed to grow the GTS team from 0 to 15 people in the short space of only a few months, with significant further upside over the next few months. Not only that, we have also put in place the relevant structure to expand the business in conjunction with the local EOH Resourcing team in its quest to create EOH Global Resourcing. And to take our integrated global approach to even higher levels, David and a few of the UK team members also recently attended the Gallium Sales Kick-off in the Magaliesberg, an event that has created many a memory. In summary, what we do see is that with the right levels of strategic planning, direction and execution, we might even prove to turn the current climate into opportunity. Just imagine how strong we as an organisation can be in good times if we keep on prospering through tough times…
Message from … Jako Smith
Message from …
David Caddick
Hi everyone. It is great to be sharing with you who EOH Europe is, what we do and where we fit in. Thank you for inviting
our team to the sales breakaway and after a very ‘enlightening” 2 days with the Gallium team we can honestly say we look forward to many more.EOH Europe is a registered UK business. We started recruiting in May 2008 and are currently a team of 10, soon to be around 40 with our new GTS division.We are a wholly owned subsidiary of EOH and as such we are trying to create our own brand, value proposition & credibility.EOH Europe is an HP Platinum Partner and a company with an emerging client list, no company would be ashamed of.Our offerings include Business Service Management, Testing and Portfolio Management. Our immediate objectives is to focus on services and not just software.
PromotionsLeon Van Niekerk has been promoted to Practice Manager Quality Management Functional
Rob Hansen has been promoted to Practice Manager Quality Management Non Functional. Congratulations guys!The Cape Town office is very busy focusing on our various initiatives namely:Automation Framework; Performance Framework; Managed Services; Packaged Solutions ; Discovery and Configuration; IIA SM BTO Integration; BTO Assessment ; AOK OpenSource; SOA
Message from ... Haydn Pinnell
As we close off yet another successful financial period (Half Year) for both Gallium and EOH, it’s probably a good time to take stock of where we are in a market and economic climate that is
considered to be in turmoil…Gallium and EOH continue to move from strength to strength, EOH’s acquisitions of REO, HighveldPFS and CA have been some of the most significant acquisitions that the market has seen in a while, and strengthen EOH’s position in the market considerably. Gallium has had another solid half year, slightly behind on our projected revenue, but ahead in terms of our profitability, showing that we now have a management team in place that can run this business effectively. We continue to grow and expand, investing time, effort and finances in our business and in our people, and your management team are working very hard to deliver on KPI assessments, staff development plans, training and ultimately the delivery of our projects.The market in general is still very much on an extreme roller coaster, as the Rand continues to swing erratically against world currencies, companies like Anglo American are reeling from market pressures, and the petrol price hops around like a psychotic bunny, but the upside is that the repo rate has and looks set to drop further, companies like Discovery (and EOH) are still prospering, and our banks have been relatively well protected against the worldwide financial crisis. Add to this the fact that 2010 is just around the corner, and that our customers simply cannot afford to panic and stop spending money with us, and most importantly, that you all work for EOH, one of the most stable ICT businesses in the country right now, and just maybe the future for us is quite bright…It has taken a lot of hard work to deliver a good performance for the half year, so my thanks to each and every one of you for the commitment, effort and sometimes sacrifice that each of you contribute to our success, I know it isn’t always easy…•Jhb promotions: Congratulations Kribin Moodley for being promoted to Solution Delivery Manager.
On Tuesday 10 February the sales, pre-sales, and EOH Global teams met up at Nutbush Boma Lodge in Hekpoort for two days to go over the performance for the quarter, discuss ideas for the next quarter and share news and ideas regarding our various solutions, status on various clients and discuss skills plans. Sue Martin, Ronnette Fenton and Gillian O’Shea, our new marketing lead also joined. Carla, Group Marketing for EOH was also invited.Awards handed out by Haydn to:•Mike Dean for reaching 145% over target at half quarter•Ronnette Fenton for all her support and efforts with the staff•Pieter Wagenaar for his support of the sales team and maintenance on client accounts•Ursula Riemer for bringing in a deal on the last day of the quarter•Kleo received a car air freshener as he is in need of some blingin his life•And last but not least Johan Cloete received emergency triangles for always getting stuck with his car.
Feedback from Feedback from
sales breakaway Feb 2009sales breakaway Feb 2009
Karina Krul, Project Manager on ABSA, recognised for her contribution and commitment to this account.
Hennie Pieterse, Project Manager BSM Division chatting ‘strategy’ with Ronnette Fenton.
Joanita Van Staden, Test Analyst, Ezanne Grobler, Test Manager and Sean Beesting, Head of Testing EOH Europe, collaborating on how we are going to take over the world.
Jako Smith, MD Cape Town Jacques Vermeulen and Leon Van Niekerk, Senior Consultant competing for “Face of the Company 2009”
Targets: License
R50mR95m Pipeline
PSR24mR60m Pipeline
MaintenanceR15.8m
PBITR25m
Feedback from Feedback from
sales breakaway Feb 2009 continuedsales breakaway Feb 2009 continued……
David Caddick, MD EOH Europe, Karina Krul, Yvonne Blignaut, Chantal Camera
Vivian Leeuwner, Dries Erlank, Jako Smith, Francois Joubert
Jacques Vermeulen, Chantal Camera, Joanita Van Staden, Kleo Georgiou, Yvonne Blignaut, Ursula Riemer, Samantha Krog
We were very lucky to have our EOH Europe team with us in the form of David Caddick, John Goodall and Sean Beesting and they shared exciting news pertaining to their Centrica deal and the launch of GTS, the Global Testing Services which is going live from our offices in Johannesburg as we speak with a SAP testing roll-out.
Highlights: Sales figures YTD:
Budget Actual Variance
License R 31,001,999.00 R 22,954,357.00 -R 8,047,642.00Services R 28,327,712.00 R 25,164,504.00 -R 3,163,218.00Maintenance R 12,241,754.00 R 14,480,668.00 R 2,239,094.00
PBIT R 6,881,194.00 R 8,559,054.00 R 1,677,861.00
Training ScheduleTraining Schedule
5 MayQuality Centre for Test Designers
26-27 Mar2
Software Testing Fundamentals
4 May1Quality Centre for Testers25 Mar1
LoadRunnerHands on lab
28-29 May2
Quick Test Pro Advanced30 Apr1
LoadRunnerHands on Lab
23-24 Mar2
LoadRunnerVugen
27-May1
LoadRunnerHands on Lab
28-29 Apr2
LoadRunnerVugen
19-20 Mar2
Quick Test Pro Advanced
25-26 May2
LoadRunnerVugen
23-24 Apr2
Quick Test Pro Advanced
16-18 Mar3
Quick Test Pro Using
21-22 May2
Software Testing Fundamentals
20-22 Apr3
Quick Test Pro Using
11-13 Mar2
Quality Centre Admin
18-20 May3
Quick Test Pro Using
15-16 Apr2
LoadRunnerFundamentals9-10 Mar1
LoadRunnerFundamentals
13-15 May2
Quality Centre Admin
7-9 Apr2
Quality Centre Admin 6 Mar2
Quality Centre for Test Managers
11-12 May1
LoadRunnerFundamentals6 Apr
Quality Centre for Test Designers4-5 Mar2
Quality Centre For Test Analysts
8 May2Quality Centre Test Managers
2-3 Apr2
Quality Centre for Test Analysts3 Mar
Quality Centre for Test Designers
6-7 May2
Quality Centre for Test Analysts1 Apr1
Quality Centre for Testers2 March1
Quality Centre for Testers
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Training Schedule March 2009 - May 2009
IN THE SPOTLIGHT THIS MONTH
NameJayesh Rama
Job TitleJunior Consultant
TeamABSA and Liberty
FamilyMum, Dad, 3 Brothers & 2 Sisters. (Yeah my parents didn’t have a television back in the day)
Favorite FoodNandos and a lekker potjie
Favorite TV ProgrammeHeroes and the cooking channel.
HobbiesPlaying sport and watching Soccer (Liverpool all the way).
First JobComputer Operator
Proudest AchievementMy proudest moment was been selected for the South African Volleyball Team and been able to put on the famous green and gold and represent my country.
What I enjoy most about my jobI enjoy the challenge and the opportunity to meet new people.
Life`s Philosophy If at first you don't succeed, dust yourself off and try again.
Launch of Social CommitteeGallium is growing from strength to strength and with growth, such as we have experienced, the challenge becomes how do we stay in contact with everyone out in the field, share news and communicate successes and operational issues.
One of the ways to tackle this is via our new website but on a social level we thought it would be a great idea to establish a social committee to ensure we all meet from time to time and stay in touch. There are over 130 people working for Gallium so this is a challenge.
Ursula Riemer, Key Account Manager has been nominated (☺ ) as chairman of the committee but we are looking for people interested in becoming members and assisting in our various initiatives.
Please email if you are interested in getting involved in the organising of these initiatives by emailing gillian.o’[email protected] and together with Ursula she will arrange the first member meeting so we can plan our fun events for 2009.
Dec, Jan and Feb, March
Birthdays past:
Upcoming Birthdays
January23ConsultantBINNEMEERCHRIS
January01Account ManagerKROGSAMANTHA
January28Test AnalystANNANDALETARINA
January31Lab InternPIETERSELUAN
January20 ConsultantWOLHUTERHERMAN
January28Test AnalystMEYERENGELA
January21Junior ConsultantWEBSTERDEAN
January13 ConsultantJEFFREYCAROL
February23ConsultantJV RENSBURGDE WET
February15TrainerMARTINSUE
February25Technical ConsultantPHALATSEKGOLA
February13Test ManagerGROBLEREZANNE
February27ConsultantMOOLMANCHRISTIAAN
February28ConsultantDE VILLIERSCHARLES
December9ConsultantBLIGNAUTYVONNE
December12Lab InternNHLAPHOSIBUSISO
December11Junior ConsultantREISNINO
December10ConsultantSMITJACO
December27Project OfficeBORNMANADELL
December12Junior ConsultantBOUMANALASTAIR
March12Pre-SalesLAMBERTGERRIT
March15ConsultantFOURIEWERNER
March20Junior ConsultantMADUNAVUSI
March13 Senior ConsultantXUNDUVULI
March3Junior ConsultantGAMASIPHO
March30ConsultantISOMJANICE
March9Technical Account ManagerJOUBERTFRANCOIS
March16Senior ConsultantLAWRENCECURTIS
Welcome to the new members of Gallium
9/1/2008Project ManagerSMITHRENIERGALLIUM-JHB - PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
9/1/2008ConsultantMORELLIMARIOGALLIUM-JHB - PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
9/1/2008ConsultantSHUINLEANDERGALLIUM-JHB - PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
9/1/2008Program ManagerKRULKARINAGALLIUM-JHB - PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
9/1/2008Junior ConsultantRAMAJAYESHGALLIUM-JHB - PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
9/1/2008ConsultantNELGIDEON GALLIUM-JHB - PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
9/1/2008Junior ConsultantVAN DER WALTGAVINGALLIUM-JHB - PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
9/1/2008Senior ConsultantGERBERLEONGALLIUM CT PS
9/1/2008Junior ConsultantMALANHENDRIKGALLIUM CT PS
8/1/2008ConsultantLEEUWNERVIVIANGALLIUM-JHB - PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
8/1/2008Lab InternPIETERSELUAN GALLIUM-JHB - PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
8/1/2008ConsultantHOWARDRICHARDGALLIUM CT PS
8/1/2008ConsultantCOETZEEBARRYGALLIUM CT PS
6/1/2008ConsultantDU PREEZCHRISTOGALLIUM CT PS
10/1/2008Junior ConsultantSOLOMONSYUSUFGALLIUM CT PS
10/1/2008Junior ConsultantGALANTRIEDEW AANGALLIUM CT PS
10/1/2008Junior ConsultantHENDRIKSHISRAAMGALLIUM CT PS
10/1/2008Junior ConsultantJV RENSBURGDE WETGALLIUM CT PS
10/1/2008Sales ConsultantDE JAGERAMYGALLIUM CT PS
2/1/2009Senior ConsultantDE WETRIAN GALLIUM-JHB - PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
2/1/2009Junior Test AnalystBRUWERADELEGALLIUM-JHB - PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
1/1/2009ConsultantWOLHUTERHERMANGALLIUM-JHB - PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
12/1/2008ConsultantJONESVERNONGALLIUM-JHB - PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
11/17/2008ConsultantKINGCLAYTONGALLIUM-JHB - PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
11/1/2008Junior ConsultantNHLAPHOSIBUSISOGALLIUM-JHB - PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
11/1/2008Project OfficeBORNMANADELLGALLIUM-JHB - PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
10/1/2008Project ManagerCARLSONNEVILLEGALLIUM-JHB - PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
*list is a reflection of new members since last newsletter in May 2008
Welcome to the new members of Gallium continued…
2/1/2009GTS - Test AnalystNORMANLUCIENNE
GALLIUM - GLOBAL TESTING SERVICES
2/1/2009GTS - Test AnalystBALOYIYVONNE
GALLIUM - GLOBAL TESTING SERVICES
2/1/2009GTS - Test AnalystPHANDLE
PHAMBANISO
GALLIUM - GLOBAL TESTING SERVICES
1/1/2009GTS - Test AnalystCOETZEEJEHAN
GALLIUM - GLOBAL TESTING SERVICES
11/1/2008GTS - Test AnalystMTATIAMANDA
GALLIUM - GLOBAL TESTING SERVICES
11/1/2008GTS - Test AnalystMEKGWECLAUDINAH
GALLIUM - GLOBAL TESTING SERVICES
11/1/2008GTS - Test AnalystCHUENELINA
GALLIUM - GLOBAL TESTING SERVICES
11/1/2008GTS - Test AnalystPOUNADUNATASHA
GALLIUM - GLOBAL TESTING SERVICES
11/1/2008GTS - Test AnalystNKUNAWONDER
GALLIUM - GLOBAL TESTING SERVICES
11/1/2008GTS - Test AnalystNTLHAMUJACK
GALLIUM - GLOBAL TESTING SERVICES
11/1/2008GTS - Test AnalystMHLUNGUSIMPHIWE
GALLIUM - GLOBAL TESTING SERVICES
2/1/2009KAM - MarketingO'SHEAGILLIANGALLIUM JHB SALES
4/1/2009Senior ConsultantVILJOEN
GIDEON (DEON)
GALLIUM-JHB - PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
4/1/2009Senior ConsultantFEBRUARIERONALD JGALLIUM CT PS
Gallium goes live
Thank you to Carla, Group Marketing Manager for EOH for all her efforts in launching our very impressive EOH Gallium website.
We are in the process of populating the contents and this will include all our offerings, testimonials from clients, staff news and case studies.
Any feedback and ideas are welcome. Please email Gillian.o’[email protected]
We will also be using the website for sharing our internal news; ideas, social events etc and everyone will be able to log in to read updates. You will be notified via email when there are new updates.
Meet the team:
Test Factory Vodacom working hard playing hard
Carika, Ilze, CarienTarina & Ezanne,
Walked the “Cat-Walk” on the Development
( predators) Team’s Ground!!
Hale Hale your majesty!
Carika, Engela, Robert & Venkata READY for
action at Greensleeves!!
Spring Day - Erick, Robert, Vivian and Venkat – Always
Team Players!!
• Excellence can be attained if you care more than others think is wise, risk more than others think is safe, dream more than others think is practical, expect more than others think is possible.•There is no limit to the amount of good that people can accomplish, if they don't care who gets the credit.•Treat people as if they are what they ought to be, and you help them to become what they are capable of being.
Courtesy Mike Ervin
Quote of the month:
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