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Making the Case for
Tech-enabled Meetings
Presenter Attendee
Agreement
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Safe space to agree, disagree,
ponder, question, plug or bash
About Me
@VelChain
You’re stranded at an airport for
days. What one device do you
hope you have with you?
Share one major technology
decision you must make for 2015
1. Understand the 3
primary areas where
meeting tech can
drive the greatest
business results.
2. Gain insight on
major tech mistakes
made by others that
you don’t want to
repeat.
3. Explore advanced
principles of
developing a
persuasive tech
business case.
Your Turn:
Which learning
objective is most
important to YOU?
1. Understand the 3
primary areas where
meeting tech can
drive the greatest
business results.
1. Attendee Experience
2. Improved Process & Efficiency
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Which technology decision have you
made that impacts these three
drivers best?
2. Gain insight on
major tech mistakes
made by others that
you don’t want to
repeat.
1) Considering full
array of requirements.
3) Overthinking
your digital
plumbing.
Attendee experience
always trumps
staff efficiency.
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4) Digging
shiny objects
and bandaid
fixes.
Tech solutions
need three years to
yield optimal ROI
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5) Ready, Fire, Aim!
Phase your roll-out.
Create a business case
& report back.
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What lessons learned can you
share about past technology
decisions and implementation?
3. Explore advanced
principles of
developing a
persuasive tech
business case.
ROI = (Gain from Investment – Cost of Investment)
Cost of Investment
Hardware
and
Software
Costs
Implementation Expenses
Re-occurring Expenses –
Maintenance/Support
Anticipated Expense Reduction
Gains from Improved Productivity
Share success or disaster stories on actual vs. anticipated ROI.
Making the Business Case