Our 2010 business-modelling event will run from Tuesday–Wednesday
5–6 October at King’s College, Cambridge UK, and will
also celebrate the recent launch in June of Implied Logic as the new
owner of the STEM business-modelling software for networks.
The sessions will combine
a showcase of existing projects and solutions in the telecoms network,
energy supply and property development sectors with two live modelling
workshops and various technical and marketing strategy updates.
This popular, evergreen event is offered free of charge and presents an
ideal opportunity for new and prospective users across finance,
network, strategy and marketing functions to meet with and gain
valuable references from existing practitioners.
A capex and opex work-out for managers and modellers alike
Anyone who has ever built a spreadsheet business plan will be familiar
with the rigmarole of creating repetitive formulae to forecast capital
expenditure, and the chore of accommodating the related depreciation
tables. Or you may recall hours spent digesting and checking a random
path through a series of opex dependencies in someone else’s
spreadsheet! In contrast, the established STEM business-modelling
process helps users to quickly create and benefit from business
models where the bulk of the calculation logic is implied from a
clear and intuitive picture which they can create by themselves
on-screen or in a workshop environment.
The central focus of this 15th STEM User Group event is a series of
workshop sessions where our consultants will demonstrate standard
techniques and quite literally ‘work out’ solutions to issues
raised by the audience in real time. In the capex session we
will examine a number of advanced topics, including replacement
profiles (time/age), timing refinements for NPV analysis, and a
separation between initial project capex and subsequent replacement.
Often representing the majority of an operator’s costs, the
subject of opex has become a bit of a holy grail for business
modellers. We will look at generic models for planning,
implementation, maintenance and diagnostics, as well as more
general staff and overhead costs, vehicles and buildings. Finally
we will present a new, integrated solution to a longstanding
confusion surrounding the modelling of incremental implementation
costs.
| Morning (1) |
Morning (2) |
Lunch |
Afternoon (1) |
Afternoon (2) |
Evening |
| Showcase: modelling parallel technologies in telecoms networks and commercial or urban property developments |
Capex work-out: fixed assets and depreciation, and a timing review for cashflow, NPV and equipment replacement |
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Platform evolution: priorities such as smarter results browsing and Excel integration driven by recent consulting experience |
New market strategy: a small announcement to consulting partners with a potentially major impact on future growth |
Gala dinner at King’s College |
Outline session structure for day one, Tuesday 5 October 2010
Visiting partners are welcome to attend the sumptuous gala dinner
on the Tuesday evening which provides a relaxed opportunity to
catch up with other members of the group and to share frank
opinions on the realities facing the industry today.
| Morning (1) |
Morning (2) |
Lunch |
Afternoon (1) |
Afternoon (2) |
Evening |
| Showcase: jaw-dropping techniques, guest presentations and features from the energy sector |
Opex work-out: consistent planning of maintenance, support staff and overhead costs |
|
Technical spotlight: an end to confusion over incremental modelling of implementation costs |
Modelling clinic: live Q&A on current user roadblocks and some recent case histories |
Informal meal for overnight guests |
Outline session structure for day two, Wednesday 6 October 2010
Registration is now closed