SESSIONS: KNOWLEDGE YOU NEED TODAY
There is something for everyone – from novice to senior leader – to learn at this conference. Breakout sessions are categorized into
the five topical tracks below. Attendees can move between tracks to choose the ideal combination of sessions to suit their needs.
ALIGNING FOR GROWTH
DRIVING DECISIONS WITH
DATA
MANAGING AND IMPROVING
PROCESSES
This track focuses on business
integration and supporting the
strategic goals of the organization. This track focuses on analytics
and managing organizational
performance to meet goals and
identify improvement opportunities. This track focuses on the optimization
of underlying processes and how to
achieve more efficient results.
Key Topics:
strategic alignment, organizational
strategy, governance, business
integration, critical knowledge, and
risk Key Topics:
benchmarking, performance
measurement, data management,
predictive analytics, and data-driven
decision making Key Topics:
defining and improving processes,
continuous improvement, process
frameworks, process maturity models,
and the value chain
PREPARING PEOPLE FOR
CHANGE
ALIGNING IMPROVEMENT TO
DISTRICT GOALS
This track focuses on overcoming
organizational resistance and
engaging the workforce in change
initiatives. This track includes the benefits of
process improvement and aligning to
the strategic goals in the education
industry.
Key Topics:
buy-in, communications, the change
journey, employee engagement, and
organizational resistance Key Topics:
process improvement, strategic
alignment, stakeholder engagement,
and continuous improvement
Visit
www.apqc.org/processconf17/breakouts
for a list of sessions offered and their
descriptions
Accelerated Knowledge Sessions
You’ve experienced a TED Talk, right? Taken from that same
format, our storytellers are given 20-minutes to grab your
attention by sharing their narratives, giving you ideas and
concepts that will be exciting and memorable. These are two
20-minute sessions that could change your processes!
JAMIE CAPEHART
Manager of Organizational Development
The Goodway Group
ADEEB BARQAWI
CEO
ProUnitas