Programme Day 2


 

TIME

~ STREAM A: Field Service Management ~

~ STREAM B – Mobile and Flexible Working ~

08:00

 

Registration, refreshments and checkout

 

08:55

 

Chairman's Opening

 

09:00

 

Maintaining engagement in the field to improve productivity and business performance

•  Understanding the importance of employee engagement

•  Establishing an effective feedback mechanism

•  Measuring engagement successfully

•  Knowing the needs of remote field based staff

•  Action Planning in response to feedback

 

Christopher Weeks, Head of UK Accident Repair Centres, RBS Insurance

09:50

 

Case Study: Key considerations of running a Field Service Project

•  How to use mobile applications to drive improvements in business processes

•  How managing devices effectively can reduce costs and downtime

•  How to create a flexible mobile platform for ease of adoption to changing needs and changing devices

 

David Steven, Practice Manager, Solutions Leadership Group, Fujitsu

 

Case Study: Challenges and solutions for managing a real-time field service operation

•  Introducing what ABB Product service support is

•  Identifying our customer expectations

•  Our involvement in community working

•  Identifying the challenges in managing remote staff around the clock

•  Continuous improvement in operational efficiency and effectiveness

•  Understanding the importance of digital reporting

 

Neil Ritchie, Manager, Drives & Instrumentation Service The ABB Group

 

10:40

 

One-to-one business meeting / Networking

 

11:10

 

One-to-one business meeting / Networking

 

11:40

 

Case Study: Discovering how the effective implementation of your mobile workforce can benefit your business

•  Increased profits through decreased spending

•  Greater autonomy and flexibility together with improved lone worker security

•  Improvements in productivity

•  A rise in customer satisfaction rates

 

Paul O'Reilly, Principle Consultant, valueadding.com

 

Case Study: How Whitbread Property has Achieved More Efficient Working by Adopting Mobile Estates Management and Workflow

•  Realising the potential benefits of mobile working

•  Searching for a bespoke mobile solution

•  Implementing Whitbread's chosen mobile solution

•  Benefits from the mobile working project

 

Andrew Hilton, Estates Project and Program Manager,, Mike Bonaker, Project and Program Manager, Whitbread PLC

12:30

 

One-to-one business meeting / Networking

 

13:00

 

Lunch

 

14:00

 

One-to-one business meeting / Networking

 

14:30

 

Case Study; Welcome to a New Perspective on Mobility

•  Digital Pen Technology

•  Bluetooth Keyboards

•  Send back the laptop - everything on a Blackberry device!

 

Graeme Clark, Email/Collaboration Manager, ISOS Web Services , Standard Life Employee Services Limited

 

15:10

 

One-to-one business meeting / Networking

 

15:40

 

Close of event

 

 

 

 

Field Service & Mobile Workforce Management 2008
03 - 04 June 2008 Whittlebury Hall Northants