Our 2010 business-modelling event will run from Tuesday–Wednesday 5–6 October at
King’s College, Cambridge UK (in a slight departure from our usual September tradition).
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.
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Morning (1)
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Morning (2)
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Lunch
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Afternoon (1)
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Afternoon (2)
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Evening
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Showcase: modelling parallel technologies in telecoms networks
and commercial or urban property developments
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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
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New market strategy: a small announcement to consulting partners
with a potentially major impact on future growth
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Gala dinner at King’s College
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Outline session structure for day one
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.
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Morning (1)
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Morning (2)
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Lunch
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Afternoon (1)
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Afternoon (2)
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Evening
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Showcase: jaw-dropping techniques, guest presentations and features
from the energy sector
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Opex work-out: consistent planning of maintenance, support staff
and overhead costs
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Technical spotlight: an end to confusion over incremental modelling
of implementation costs
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Modelling clinic: live Q&A on current user roadblocks and some
recent case histories
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Informal meal for overnight guests
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Outline session structure for day two
Registration is now closed
