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Year 2000: Where Does Outsourcing Fit?

Thousands of companies are now waking up to the complexities and realities of the Year 2000 problem. Even top management understands that Y2K compliance is not an option — it is a matter of business survival. By necessity, applications development and maintenance outsourcing is rapidly becoming the viable option, as corporations worldwide scramble for the critical resources needed to address the situation. This track will address the use of Y2K compliance outsourcing from the user, vendor, and marketplace perspective, including the ever-expanding use of overseas contractors.
Critical Success Factors: Benefits:
* Learn about the strengths and weaknesses of Y2K support resources available in the marketplace
* Develop an understanding of the benefits, costs, and risks associated with outsourcing applications maintenance and Y2K compliance work
* Understand how process measurement applies to managing the overall applications maintenance project, including key metrics for effective outsource management 		* Enhance the decision making process for the sourcing of critical resources needed to address your Y2K compliance project
*Reduce the cost of Y2K conversions through the use of external resourcing.
* Control your Y2K project costs by understanding and measuring the process, and how the use of outsourced resources impact that process
  1. From Theory to Planning — Getting a Taste of the Project
    Peter de Jager, Speaker and Consultant, de Jager & Company

  2. Application Maintenance Outsourcing: Year 2000 and Beyond
    Wayne Adams, President, Outsourcing Solutions

  3. Legal Issues Arising Out of the Year 2000 Computer Problem
    Jeff Jinnett, Counsel, LeBoeuf, Lamb, Greene & MacRae, L.L.P.

    1. From Theory to Planning — Getting a Taste of the Project

    Peter de Jager, Speaker and Consultant, de Jager & Company
    Wednesday, 10:00-11:50 a.m.
    The problem with the Year 2000 projects is its sheer size. It’s bigger than anything we’ve tackled in the past and responsible for more thought-lock than any other project we’ve encountered. Where do you start? This session attempts to simulate the project planning process required to get a grip on the ultimate project involving your entire applications.

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    2. Application Maintenance Outsourcing: Year 2000 and Beyond

    Wayne Adams, President
    Outsourcing Solutions
    Wednesday, 2:00-2:50 p.m.
    This presentation highlights the issues encountered and strategies used by clients as they consider outsourcing of legacy system maintenance and the impact of the Year 2000 on those decisions. Experiences from various clients will be summarized to highlight the areas that should be considered before embarking on this kind of outsourcing.

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    3. Legal Issues Arising Out of the Year 2000 Computer Problem

    Jeff Jinnett, Counsel
    LeBoeuf, Lamb, Greene & MacRae, L.L.P.
    Wednesday, 3:00-3:50 p.m.
    This presentation will highlight the legal issues arising out of the Year 2000 computer problems as they impact outsourcing arrangements, both in regards to contract terms, conditions and potential legal liabilities for the failure to perform contracted for data processing due to Year 2000 problems.

    Key Issues:

    • How contract terms in traditional outsourcing agreements may expose outsourcing providers to liability for Y2K corrective costs
    • How contract terms could limit the outsourcing provider's liability for Y2K problems
    • Why litigation is pending in state and federal courts dealing with the impact of the Y2K problem on outsourcing arrangements
    • What is the potential liability of directors, CIO's and other top management for failure to solve the Y2K problem
    • What is the impact of Y2K insurance
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