Microsoft has officially announced that it will be retiring Skype for Business Online. Initial rumblings about Teams replacing Skype came at the Ignite conference in September of 2017, however, we didn’t know exactly when Microsoft would retire the product.
Well, now we know.
Read MoreThe Public Sector I.T. Leadership Meetup brings engaging thought leadership to leaders in public sector information technology. Our meetups are designed to enlighten and share actionable ideas that can help departments and agencies in the public sector leverage technology investments to improve efficiency and reduce costs. This meetup has been designed for IT leaders and emerging leaders in the public sector. We intend to share proven best practices and valuable insights in our series of events, both live and virtual.
Expert perspectives on collaboration, data analytics and business transformation.
Join Kiefer Consulting for a session that tackles the topics that state and local government I.T. leaders are most interested in. Our first session tackles 3 topics that are top of mind for CIOs, CTOs and Directors in the public sector. Each segment will provide practical and actionable advice that will help your organization address the new challenges and opportunities presented by new technologies.
11:30 – 11:40: Welcome
11:40 – 12:00: Data Analytics & Leveraging Data: The 5 Things All IT Leaders NEED to Know
Lunch is Provided (Sign up by August 19 and we’ll have a box lunch for you at the session)
12:00 – 12:20: The Future of Collaboration: The Trends and How to Stay Ahead of Them
12:20 – 12:40: Business Transformation Takes Guts: Leveraging Against the Objections of Change
12:40-12:55: Questions for the Panel
12:55 Wrap-Up / Closing
1:00: Conclusion
SESSIONS:
Data Analytics & Leveraging Data: The 5 Things All IT Leaders NEED to Know
Presented by Scott Roberts
Five things IT leaders should know about leveraging data and creating an approach that allows your organization to make data-driven decision, discover trends and create a data culture within your organization. See a few examples from the Kiefer Data Analytics and Visualization Practice Group.
The Future of Collaboration: The Trends and How to Stay Ahead of Them
Presented by Peter Allen
Get an introduction to the tools and approaches that are revolutionizing the public-sector and creating a modern digital workplace. Our team will share trends and technologies that are changing how people work and allowing organizations to ditch legacy paper-based and manual processes in favor digital workflows.
Business Transformation Takes Guts: Leveraging Against the Objections of Change
Presented by Andy Coyle
Many organizations want to transform and adopt digital processes, but there are a lot of things standing in the way. In this session learn how organizations leverage against objections and barriers to bring new levels of collaboration and efficiency to an organization focused on transformation.
At the recent Microsoft partner event, Microsoft CEO, Satya Nadella, spoke about a philosophy that is driving Microsoft’s approach. This philosophy is called tech intensity.
Read MoreWe have been working with clients for many years to assist them in building an intranet experience that meets the needs of their users.
Sometimes, this work requires that our team build a new intranet from scratch, while other times, it’s modernizing a legacy intranet that no longer meets the needs of the users.
Read MoreKiefer Consulting has been building applications in SharePoint since 2003. With the broader adoption of Office 365 over the last several years, many organizations are looking to SharePoint Online as a solution to solve collaboration and communication challenges.
Read MoreWell, it appears that Microsoft is ready to introduce Office 365 Business and Office 365 ProPlus users to Microsoft Teams. We have heard that users haven’t already been given access to Microsoft Teams can expect to see Microsoft’s collaboration application automatically activated by July 9, 2019.
Read MoreIn 2018, Kiefer’s award-winning SharePoint practice was rolled into a larger practice area that we call the Modern Workplace. As a Microsoft Gold Partner, Kiefer was seeing Microsoft make changes in how they were approaching digital business transformation and the more ambitious vision they were sharing with Microsoft customers and partners.
Read MoreJoin Kiefer Consulting and Nintex for an interactive workshop and learn how automating everyday business processes with Nintex can transform your business!
Read MoreSharePoint supports two basic User Interfaces (UI) designs; The “Classic” experience, and the “Modern” experience.
Read MoreIt’s time for my annual year in review. Every year I like to take this opportunity to reflect upon what I learned this year, what we as a company were able to achieve, and share my predictions on what we think 2019 might have in store for our company and our customers. The year in review blog has been a tradition at Kiefer, and I look forward to this opportunity to share my thoughts.
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