Press Releases
Contacts:
Diane Brundage, SVP Marketing & Volume Operations
TPSA
(408) 354-7136
dbrundage@tpsaonline.com
Technology Professional Services Association Executive Forum Provides Strategic Insight on Globalization of the Professional Services Workforce
Professional Services Industry Executives Validate Initiatives and Ideas with Peers and Academic Thought Leaders
SAN DIEGO, June 21, 2006 – The Technology Professional Services Association (TPSA) held its Executive Forum on the globalization of the professional services workforce last week at The Ohio State University Fisher College of Business.
“Providing a connection between global outsourcing and off-shoring strategies and the different functional areas of professional services was a key objective of the Executive Forum” said Thomas Lah, TPSA executive director. “Part of the TPSA mission is to provide collaborative learning and knowledge sharing environments. Our first TPSA Executive Forum allowed attendees to expand their viewpoints, share successes and challenges, and network to better understand the impact of emerging global resources on the process of delivering professional services."
Featured speakers included Thomas Lah, Executive Director of TPSA; Dr. Oded Shenkar, Ford Motor Company Chair in Global Business Management at the Fisher College of Business; Dr. Mohan Sawhney, Tribune Professor of Technology and Director, Center for Research in Technology and Innovation, Kellogg School of Management; Mark Sloane, Vice President, Professional Services Group, Convergys Corporation; and Dave Sligting, Executive Vice President, Rolta International, Inc.
"The TPSA Executive Forum shed valuable insight on the globalization of professional services for corporations who have a worldwide presence. American Power Conversion received significant benefit to understanding how the design work can be fulfilled today and in the future for Network-Critical Physical Infrastructure as the global competitive playing field flattens" said Steven Sebolt, World Wide Professional Services Product Manager, American Power Conversion Corporation.
Attendee companies included American Power Conversion, Aspen Technology, Avaya, CA, Convergys, Diebold, Lucent Technologies, Mentor Graphics, Mercury, Progress Software, QuickArrow, Rolta International, Schlumberger, and Sterling Commerce.
About TPSA
The Technology Professional Services Association (TPSA) is the first and only organization for executives who create, produce, deliver, manage, measure, and optimize technology services in the world’s leading corporations. Member companies represent a diverse group of market segments including hardware and software products, systems integration, on-demand hosted applications, and value-added solutions. Through membership collaboration and management expertise, TPSA provides the information, concepts, models, and best practices required for success in the critical professional services component of the technology enterprise.
Leveraging its influential membership, TPSA serves as a pre-eminent thought leader and issues advocate, providing insights and trends analysis to the media, industry and business community-at-large on all matters related to technology professional services. The organization recently announced its inaugural Benchmark Survey and The Service 50, an aggregation and analysis of publicly reported financial data, with a focus on trends in services revenues, margins, and contributions to total corporate revenue.
TPSA is part of the Point B group of associations. For over 16 years, Point B has successfully managed industry groups, including the Service & Support Professionals Association (SSPA). More information on TPSA can be found at www.tpsaonline.com.
# # #