Intercontinental Hotel, Wellington, New Zealand

With the outlook for the New Zealand economy remaining challenging, agencies at every level of government are feeling the strain. When budgets are tight, managing the performance of your existing programs effectively – and accurately forecasting the impact of new initiatives – becomes more important than ever.

This is why many organisations are turning to integrated performance management systems, designed to meet their specific needs and keep costs under control.

Budgeting within the public sector is being transformed through:
- Need for improvements in structural and operational processes to create efficiencies
- Pressure of funding with competing projects
- Need for managing the process collaboratively across all divisions within agencies
Need for managing negotiations with Treasury over future funding

Specifically the budgeting pressures that Government agencies are facing today include:
- Creating a multi-year strategy budget to plan for government outcomes
- Managing the multi-year strategy to cater for changes in government policy and provide visibility over those changes
- Developing a detailed annual budget, sourced from the multi-year strategy, to monitor performance and take appropriate action

Register for the Oracle Public Sector Budgeting Seminar

Intercontinental Hotel, Wellington, New Zealand

Higher Education institutions are under extreme pressure to drive down operational costs while market demands are forcing business flexibility to adapt to the ever changing education landscape.

How do institutions like yours maintain regulatory compliance, 24/7 student access, flexible training models and changing business processes, all within budgetary requirements? They use the cloud!

Oracle is hosting an exclusive invitation only luncheon for senior executives within higher education representing various universities.

Join Oracle to learn how affordable cloud solutions can meet the needs of institutions whilst reducing the cost of ownership.

At this executive luncheon you will learn about Oracle’s Cloud Concepts:
- Transitioning from capital expenditures to operational expenditures
- Infrastructure-as-a-Service
- Application Managed Services
- Flexible per student per month pricing model
- Rapid deployment/rapid implementation methodology
- 24×7 self service for students, instructors and staff
- Managing NZQA regulatory requirements
- Managing the student lifecycle using Cloud CRM

Register for the Oracle Higher Education Seminar – Wellington

Wellington, New Zealand

FutureGov Forum New Zealand 2012 has finally arrived to showcase government leaders, seasoned international speaker line up, industry experts and world renowned practitioners all in one platform.

This 21st annual regional conference of FutureGov will give out real life case studies, keynote presentations, panel discussions and interactive roundtable sessions, highlighting how public sector is facing current challenges, strategies and recent technologies that exist in the local and international ICT market as they manage to save cost through enhancing their e-government efforts.

The FutureGov Forum New Zealand 2012 will focus:

- Building citizen engagement – Leverage citizen confidence by optimizing public electronic systems and information management practices
- ICT Infrastructures –Analysing the efficiency of data re-use and syndicated procurement in minimizing ICT expenditures
- Achieving transparent and open government – Making viable data available conveniently and easily understood.
- Leveraging cloud computing – How to do more with less IT resources and create effective applications and services for government officials and citizens?
- Optimizing e-services – How can emerging technologies answer the public service demands?
- Expanding information security – Mitigating the risks by balancing information accessibility versus sensitivity.

Register for the FutureGov Forum New Zealand 2012

Wellington,New Zealand

Hottest Topics for 2012
• IM systems and governance
• Local and international IM trends
• Customer research and self-service IM tools
• Iterative design and IA
• Avoiding common IM pitfalls
• Change management for IM
• Social Media and IM

Workshops
These in-conference workshops are new for 2012 and are interactive facilitated sessions run on the morning of day two. Choose which sessions you wish to attend and customise your summit experience.

Roundtables
In 2012 we are extending the popular Roundtable sessions. Choose two tables of 30 minutes each. Discuss and debate with peers and experts before hearing the main themes from all four tables in quick-fire wrap up presentations.

Register for the 10th Annual Information Management Conference

Auckland, New Zealand

We are glad to announce our upcoming 2 Day workshop on Certified Scrum Master (CSM) by Mike Beedle (Founder and CEO at Enterprise Scrum) In New Zealand,  Auckland on March 1st-2nd ’2012.

Please hurry up and register for Early bird price of USD 1299 instead of Standard Price of USD 1499.

Why this Specific Course?
• That’s easy: This is a unique, simulation and exercise based workshop rather than death by PowerPoint. Most attendees notice these differences from other courses they have taken.
• No boredom: fewer than 50 PowerPoint slides are used during the two days (and most of those are a picture and a few words!).
• Learn by doing: there are approximately 20 different exercises and simulations used during the workshop.
• High knowledge retention: Using accelerated learning techniques the workshop material is presented in ways designed to maximize learning AND retention.
• Whys before hows: workshop explores the principles and values which drive success before getting into successful practices – which allows attendees to understand the practices at a much deeper level.
• Add all this up and this workshop is one you shouldn’t miss!!

Learning Objectives:
• You will learn more than the basic Scrum framework. You will also leave understanding the underlying principles, basic practices and common techniques ScrumMasters need to know to help their teams achieve project success in a fast-changing world.
• The workshop covers all of the basics of Scrum as well as a significant amount of material devoted specifically to the skills necessary to become an excellent ScrumMaster.
• Facilitation, coaching and conflict management skills will be explored. Leadership and being a change agent will also be topics covered during the workshop.
• Every part of the course is designed to keep attendees engaged and having fun while learning the material.
At the end of the workshop you will be able to:
• Describe the Scrum framework to others.
• Explain the difference between the Scrum framework and other methods.
• Be a successful ScrumMaster for a Scrum team.
• Help a Scrum team plan successfully.
• Create a personal plan for the future.

What you will get?
• High quality training based on accelerated learning techniques for better retention.
• A CD containing a PDF of the course materials and other useful Scrum related content.
• A one-year membership in the Scrum Alliance (USD 50 value).
• A printed and bound copy of the course materials.
• PMPs: You can receive 14 PDUs for this course.

Attendance cost: USD 1299

Event organizer: Rebus

Register for the Scrum Master Certification Course

Wellington,New Zealand

CORE Education is pleased to announce that the 16th International Conference on Thinking will be held in Wellington New Zealand from the 21–25 January 2013.

The Conference will provide an opportunity for delegates to hear from cutting-edge thinkers, researchers and practitioners, as well as promoting cross-discipline involvement in the development of our capacity to think and learn in the areas of:

Education
Business
Healthy living
Sport and leisure
Sustainability
Working and living in a democratic and just society.

The conference theme: Expanding Global Thinking

The conference will promote cross-discipline involvement in the development of our capacity to think and learn. Speakers will address issues within the overarching theme of “Expanding Global Thinking”:

Future Survival – environment, science & technology, health, energy
Personal Futures – work & leisure, learning, arts & culture, aging populations
Future Society – indigenous development, societal institutions, social equity, evolving economies
These strands will provide a context for the overall focus on thinking. This includes reflective, creative, innovative, critical, analytical and organisational thinking, as well as learning about thinking, developing thinking skills, key paradigm shifts in thinking, understanding how we learn and how to promote lifelong learning, and the implications for education of recent research on the brain.

Delegates will be invited to use a personal lens to engage with these themes, and to join us to discuss, debate, and explore the issues.

An important aim of the conference is to acknowledge and value the culturally diverse range of concepts about, and approaches to, thinking and learning.
development of our capacity to think and learn.
Organized by: CORE Education

Register for the 16th International Conference on Thinking -ICOT2013

New Zealand, Auckland

PMP-blended learning (2 days classroom + 100days of online training on knowlegdehut.com LMS)

This Two-Day PMP Workshop will focus on thorough understanding of Project Management Framework & Methodology.

Knowledge learned in this program will lead to Project Management Professional (PMP®) certification from the Project Management Institute.

PMP Training: 08th & 09th Dec, 2011

Course kits:
•Course materials in sync with PMI and PMBOK4th edition standards
•100 days subscription for online training to our digitized course content
•35 PDUs course completion certificate
•Project Management templates provided as a part of the package
•Unmatched post program support
•Assistance in PMI application form

Mailto: support@knowledgehut.com Ph No: – 1-469-442-0620

Attendance cost: Standard Fee: 1299 USD Early Bird Price: 1199 USD

Event organizer: Knowledgehut

Register for the PMP Exam prep Workshop in New Zealand, Auckland

Auckland, New Zealand

This inaugural conference of the Australasian Business Ethics Network will provide an opportunity for academics, students and practitioners from Australia, New Zealand, the Pacific region and beyond, to discuss contemporary issues in business ethics practice, research and/or teaching. The conference will run from Friday morning through Saturday afternoon. The theme of this inaugural event is “Business Ethics: Expectations and Disappointments”. We invite all contributions that relate to the conference theme, as well as papers which address more particularly the following topics:

Indigenous Business Ethics
Spirituality and Business Ethics
Teaching Business Ethics
Myths in Business Ethics
Business, Society and Policy

Organized by: Auckland University of Technology

Register for the Australasian Business Ethics Network (ABEN) Conference

Up to two thousand educators from NZ and around the world will gather in Christchurch from October 19th to the 21st to hear leading thinkers discuss the latest developments and trends in the fields of e-Learning and Education.

Register now to share in the numerous pre conference sessions, workshops, plenaries and forums where more than 400 speakers will share their knowledge and experiences concerning the current situation in NZ and overseas.
Whether you have been in education for years, or are just starting your journey, come and take part in this showcase of New Zealand & International educational talent.

ULearn10 will provide a package of professional learning that can be effectively and directly applied in teaching and learning environments. Catering for all educators, from early childhood, primary, secondary, and tertiary education, ULearn10 is a highly relevant, inclusive and practical conference that includes a comprehensive programme of pre-conference workshops.
Renowned for attracting top quality speakers, the ULearn10 organisers, CORE Education, have ensured New Zealand and International delegates hear from leading practitioners from New Zealand and around the world.

ULearn10 gives delegates the much sought-after opportunity to meet and share with fellow educators from all over New Zealand and overseas. The common ground often discovered can form the basis of ongoing and rewarding collaboration to explore the issues and ideas that emerge in their professional practice.

Register for the Ulearn12 Conference

Idea behind the workshop:
The Foundation Level of the ITIL Qualification Scheme focuses on providing knowledge and comprehension of the key concepts, structure, terminology and processes of ITIL.

This entry level certification offers candidates a general awareness of the key elements of the ITIL V3 Service Lifecycle, including the linkages between Lifecycle stages, the processes used and their contribution to Service Management practices.

Upon successful completion of the education and examination components related to this certification candidates can expect to gain knowledge and understanding in the following areas:

Service Strategy: designing, developing and implementing service management as a strategic asset to align with Business processes.

Service Design: The design and development of service and service management processes.

Service Transition: The building, testing, authorising, documenting and implementing new and changed services into operation.

Service Operation: The day-to-day support and management of live services

Continual Service Improvement: Creating and maintaining value for customers through monitoring and improving services, processes and technology throughout the lifecycle.

Successful completion of the Foundation certificate also fulfils the pre-requisite entry criteria for the next level of study within the ITIL qualifications scheme, the ITIL V3 Intermediate Level.

For details on the day-wise course content:
Day 1

Day 2

Day 3
◊ This course is presented on behalf of iCMG by Helix SMS Ltd who is an
EXIN Accredited Training Provider’.
◊ ITIL® is a Registered Trade Mark of the Office of Government Commerce
in the United Kingdom and other countries.
The Swirl logo™ is a Trade Mark of the Office of Government Commerce

Attendance cost: NZD 1819

Event organizer: iCMG Enterprise Architect

Register for the ITIL V3 Foundation Course in Auckland