SIM Advanced Practices Council Brochure
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The Advanced Practices Council is an elite forum for senior IT executives who bring transformational solutions to their organization by commissioning research and sharing cross-country industry perspectives in an intimate, candid atmosphere. The APC combines the benefits of leading-edge practical research, global and strategic perspectives of peers across multiple industries and an intimate network of trusted advisors.
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“I thought APC was absolutely fantastic. The
insights gained after just one meeting have
spurred me to re-evaluate our IT
strategic plan and create a vision of where we should
be in a few years.”
Rich Simmons, CNL Financial Group
APCADVANCED PRACTICES COUNCIL
APCADVANCED PRACTICES COUNCIL
Since 1992, APC has been
helping organizations such as
Pfizer, UnitedHealth, Allstate,
Moody’s, Bristol-Myers Squibb,
International Monetary Fund,
NASA and BP to stay ahead of
emerging trends and leading
practices in leveraging IT for
competitive advantage.
WHAT SETS THE APC APART FROM OTHER RESEARCH-BASED PROGRAMS?
Intimate, trusted network of cross-industry
senior executive peers
Customized research on subjects you choose by the best researchers
world-wide
22 YEARSOF SPONSORING CUTTING-EDGE
RESEARCH
“I find value not only
from APC research and
experts, but especially
from the network of
CIOs. The APC is an
incubator for new ideas
that members can apply
to their companies. I find
myself both energized
and exhausted by the
amount of content
packed into each
session.”
Pat Coffey Allstate Insurance
Company
SHAPE YOUR COMPANY’S FUTURE WITH…INTIMATE, TRUSTED NETWORK OF CROSS-INDUSTRY SENIOR EXECUTIVE PEERSIntimate dialogs among members and researchers at in-person meetings
Year-round sharing of best practices
Mentoring of direct reports
Members are CIOs of organizations in every industry
CUSTOMIZED RESEARCH ON SUBJECTS YOU CHOOSE BY THE BEST RESEARCHERS WORLD-WIDE Research selected by members on topics most relevant to them
Topics range from strategic to operational
Researchers from best research institutions world-wide including Harvard, MIT, IMD
Access to researchers year-round
Research reports to share across member organizations
33 MEMBERSIN OUR TRUSTED NETWORK
OF CIOS FROM LEADING COMPANIES
PRACTICAL RESULTS FOR YOUR ORGANIZATIONBASED ON KNOWLEDGE FROM APC RESEARCH AND MEMBER SHARING:• A member saved the $250,000 she was just about to commit to a consulting firm.
• A member built a product that has already achieved $30 million in revenue and is on a high growth trajectory, increasing market share by 10%.
• A member spurred a company-wide culture shift that now values innovation through multiple awards and recognition.
• A member transformed software development on over 90% of projects, reducing time to market by 50%.
• A member implemented a mobility service offering for more than 10,000 scientists and engineers.
• A member streamlined key business processes by removing unnecessary complexity.
“What I find valuable about the APC is
camaraderie with peers in different industries.
We’re all trying to solve the same problems
and the ability for us to come together to
listen to researchers, to discuss our issues
across companies and to ultimately identify
challenges that we can all solve together has
been the biggest value I’ve seen with the APC.”
Robert V. BrownPfizer 4
IN-PERSON EVENTS PER YEAR
6 ON-LINE
EVENTS PER YEAR
APC research has been cited in many well-respected
publications:
CIO MagazineCIO Insight
MISQECIOZone
InformationWeekBaseline
Information ManagementForbes
UPCOMING RESEARCH TOPICS INCLUDE:New strategies and business models
Leveraging external relationships for IT business value
Improving IT management and business complexity
Managing risks in deploying mobile apps
Process mining using process analytics and big data
Innovation with emerging technologies
Leveraging data, information and knowledge to support fact-based decision making
Predictive analytics and business intelligence
Profiting from digital data streams
Crowd sourcing
Profiting from business analytics
12 RESEARCH TOPICS
COVERED EACH YEAR
OVER45
PUBLISHED RESEARCH REPORTS
DISCOVER SOLUTIONS TO YOUR CHALLENGES AND NEW OPPORTUNITIES
THE VALUE OF MEMBERSHIP
HOW TO GET STARTED
1. EMAIL APC’S DIRECTOR,
Madeline Weiss, at [email protected]
2. TRY BEFORE YOU BUY!
Come as a guest to our next in-person meeting or attend an
on-line webinar.
3. MAKE THE STRATEGIC DECISION
to join this exclusive network of senior IT executives.
Society for Information ManagementTel: 856.380.6873
Email: [email protected] | apc.simnet.orgAPCADVANCED PRACTICES COUNCIL
