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Think IT AssociationMission: “To foster professional growth and development through the power of
networking and collaboration.”
• Think IT is a service of
• Think IT Association was founded in 2009. Each group meets regularly in an informal, roundtable format with a different member from the group facilitating each session.
• Each group consists of specific levels of leadership within the IT space and periodically, we will invite the entire membership to attend meetings such as the Quarterly Event!
• Additional Think IT Program:• Link to Leadership
• 6-month leadership development course that is designed and led by IT executives from across the metro
• Benefits Genesys Works-Twin Cities alumni through the Think IT Young Professionals Scholarship fund
• While there is no cost to be a member of Think IT, it is not FREE and we do ask that members invest their time and experience and be open to facilitating
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Barriers to Entry (B2E)
For more information, contact: Silvia Hinton at [email protected]
If you are interested in participating on a panel, becoming a coach, or a mentor, please let Anna or Rachel know!
A big thank you to the following companies who have hired our B2E students!
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You’re Invited!
What: 3rd Annual Business of IT Awards Presented by York Solutions
When: Thursday, November 14th
4:00pm-6:00pm
Where: York Golf Club
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A Proud Partner of
• To date we have raised a total of $605,104 for Genesys Works, through the Think IT Golf Invitational and our Link to Leadership program!
• Contact Anna Wischmann ([email protected]) if you would like to get involved!
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Thursday, November 7th – Women in Leadership Meeting
• Topic: Authentic Leadership
• Creating the soul-filling life you desire through development of the spirit, body, and mind at work
• Location: Cargill; Hopkins
• Facilitators: Anne Pryor, LinkedIn Trainer
Rise Kasmirski, Career Strategist
Friday, November 8th – IT Leadership Meeting
• Topic: Improving Supply Chain Visibility Using Data Service Model
• Location: Sleep Number; Minneapolis
• Facilitator: David Clemens, Sr. Director, Enterprise Analytics Platform at Sleep Number
Upcoming Meetings
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Consideration in Building the Business Case and Roadmap for
S/4HANA
Joe Ehrlich, Manager, SAP Landscape Health at CHS Inc.
Ingrid Ney, Senior Enterprise Architect at Medtronic
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What does Continuing the Discussion Mean?
• Understand where attendees are in the process
• What challenges are there
• Sharing ideas to overcome these challenges
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TODAY
• Introductions• Where are CHS and Medtronic
• Group DiscussionsWhy to make the move
When to make the move
• Next – What new features are most valuable (shiny objects) for the S/4 HANA
• Wrap up
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Where are you
1 2 3 4 5
Haven't Started - No formal
discussions
- Vague roadmap
- Low level of
awareness
Concept-had a few discussions
-Moderately clear S/4 is the
roadmap
-Raised awareness
marginally
Planning-Regular discussions
-Confident S/4 is the
roadmap
-No start/end date
-budget/technical talks
just beginning
Build-Budget/technical
discussion in flight
-Business is engaged
- transition/project
team is assembled
Implement-Budget
approved
-Project started
-you are on S/4
Medtronic Medtronic CHS
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Medtronic
• Are you considering a brownfield or greenfield approach?
• Are you considering other solutions before deciding on SAP migration
• and why?• What features are you most
interested in?• What are the benefits of the SAP S/4
migration?• How do you measure the benefits of
the SAP migration to S/4?• When are people considering starting?
• Do you need an SI partner, or will you do it yourself?
• What are the challenges to getting the project approved?
• How do you overcome those challenges?
• For those further down the path, have you seen the benefits?
Thank you to Medtronic for hosting and to Joe & Ingrid for facilitating!
