IMSUG Fall 2019 Meeting
When: Friday, October 25th, 2019 from 7:00 to 4:00 (US/Central)
IMSUG Fall 2019 Meeting
URL:https://lgug.workoutloud.com/Event/imsug-fall-2019-meeting

Sessions

 
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Friday - October 25th, 2019

Registration / Continental breakfast and Vendor Showcase
8:15 AM
7:30 AM
10/25/2019
Room: Lobby
Get checked in, enjoy some breakfast, and meet our vendors
Welcome
8:30 AM
8:15 AM
10/25/2019
Room: Parthenon Presenters: Jeremy Townsend
Welcome and overview
Infor Global User Group Update
9:00 AM
8:30 AM
10/25/2019
Room: Parthenon Presenters: Jeremy Townsend
Update from the Infor Global User Group (IGUG) board. This should be full of good information just coming out of Inforum!
Infor Update
10:00 AM
9:00 AM
10/25/2019
Room: Parthenon Presenters: Yvonne Cheslog and Mark Kolibas
Hear about the Enhancement Request System (ERS) from Yvonne Cheslog of Infor. Then also learn about why now is a good time to upgrade to CloudSuite Financials & Supply Management v11 from Mark Kolibas of Infor.
Break and Vendor Showcase
10:30 AM
10:00 AM
10/25/2019
Take a break and visit with all of our wonderful vendor sponsors to learn how they may be able to help your company make the most of your Infor investment.

Morning Breakout Sessions

Finance Breakout 1 - Roundtable Discussion
11:30 AM
10:30 AM
10/25/2019
Room: Athena Presenters: Aaron Epps of RPI
Come to this to ask any questions you have related to reporting & analytics for Lawson Finance. If you’re confused about the current state of financial reporting for Lawson and the path forward, this session will provide clarity on how the various reporting technologies work for Financial Reporting and answer common questions that many financial users have. Attend to discuss with your peers any tips, tricks, or issues you may have or need . This will be facilitated by Aaron Epps of RPI.
HR/PR Breakout 1 - GHR Payroll is Coming
11:30 AM
10:30 AM
10/25/2019
Room: Parthenon Presenters: Victoria Cleven
GHR Payroll is coming, no need to wait, start preparing now. This session will outline key topics and considerations for customers to prepare for a future GHR Payroll implementation.  In anticipation of GHR payroll, the customer community will benefit from lessons learned during GHR Payroll BETA implementations.  Customers can start preparing GHR, Benefits, and Absence Mgt data today in readiness for their transformation to GHR Payroll. Presented by Infor!
Tech Breakout 1 - AWS Cloud Options for Getting at your Data
11:30 AM
10:30 AM
10/25/2019
Room: Nashboro Presenters: Jake Michael of Intellias
AWS Cloud Options for Getting at your Data
Lunch and Vendor Showcase
12:30 PM
11:30 AM
10/25/2019
Room: Lobby
Grab a bite to eat and then visit with our Vendors

Afternoon Breakout Sessions

Finance Breakout 2 - The Evolution of Dimensionality:  Understanding the Impacts and Benefits of CSF Dimensionality
1:30 PM
12:30 PM
10/25/2019
Room: Athena Presenters: Kevin O'Toole - Sr. Client Partner and Customer Development at Avaap
Understanding the CloudSuite dimensional global ledger and determining what your organization wants to do with its dimensions is a critical step in an Infor CloudSuite (CSF) implementation. Join Avaap’s Jason Bueno for an in-depth session, explaining the role of Global Ledger dimensions in CSF and how attendees can leverage dimensionality to dramatically enrich reporting. This session looks at the challenges with determining dimensions, missteps to avoid, and the typical system integration patterns in healthcare, retail, and professional services organizations to show how customers have taken advantage of dimensionality in their system. Attendees will leave with an understanding of Infor CloudSuite dimensions, how they are used, how to expand the limits of CSF utilizing User Defined fields, and how to begin the journey in determining which dimensions are right for your CloudSuite Financials project.
HR/PR Breakout 2 - Quarterly & Year End Balancing - How Infor Services can help you!
1:30 PM
12:30 PM
10/25/2019
Room: Parthenon Presenters: Victoria Cleven
An amazing refresher for payroll pros and a must have for those new to payroll balancing. Participants will join a discussion with other payroll practitioners focused on strategies to track and balance quarterly and year end payroll reporting.  Hear recommendations on auditing and adjusting payroll exceptions as well as how to prepare your system for year end updates.
Tech Breakout 2 - CloudSuite Financials & Supply Management—Upgrade options overview for existing Lawson customers
1:30 PM
12:30 PM
10/25/2019
Room: Nashboro Presenters: Brenda White Mike LaCosse
We will discuss the upgrade options, tooling and methodologies available to existing Lawson customers to adopt CloudSuite Financials & Supply Management 11 (and Global HR/TM 11). We will cover release status, deployment options, upgrade options and how they differ from previous Lawson upgrades, and implementation methodologies and considerations.
Break and Vendor Showcase
2:00 PM
1:30 PM
10/25/2019
Take a break and visit with all of our wonderful vendor sponsors to learn how they may be able to help your company make the most of your Infor investment.
Title Sponsor Presentation - Case Study: Taking a Phased project approach to CloudSuite
2:45 PM
2:00 PM
10/25/2019
Room: Parthenon Presenters: Bails and Associates
Hear about Bails & Associates and John Soules Foods' journey with CloudSuite HCM, including a phased approach to implementing Global Human Resources (GHR) and the absence management and benefits modules, as well as goals, performance, compensation, manager space, and employee space modules—and more. You’ll also hear about John Soules Foods’ experience as an early adopter of Birst. Bails’ Kellie Gilbert , Senior Vice President Service Delivery of Bails will be co-presenting and will be sure to also share some pointers on a phased approach to implementing FSM as well.
Closing and Giveaways
3:15 PM
2:45 PM
10/25/2019
Room: Parthenon
Registration for this event is closed

Tags

Lawson
Infor
User Groups
Regulatory Enhancement Request
IPA

When & Where

Friday, October 25th, 2019

Friday, October 25th, 2019 from 7:00AM to 4:00PM (US/Central)
HCA Building 2
2515 Park Plaza
Building 2
Nashville,TN37003

Organizer

Jeremy Townsend
Roy Larsen
Loring Kaveney
Yvonne Cheslog
Amanda Adams
IMSUG Fall 2019 Meeting

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