Speaker: William (Bill) Swanson
Host: Michelle Parvin
Date and Time of Session
This session will be conducted from 2:15 PM till 3:30 PM on Monday October 26, 2009
Session Track: REFINE
Session Description:
Join us and witness the new world of strategic enablement. The world of customer tangible benefits and cost-conscious decision making, exposed “only” by using modern analytics. You will explore real-world examples, assess and refine change, then predict future outcomes as they apply to the P&L, Customer Satisfaction, and resource allocation.
Session Objective / Value
Participants will consult in or have interest in: Mergers &Acquisitions due diligence; Turn-a-Rounds; Crisis Management; Growth Advisory; General Advisory for Strategic Directional Planning, Future State Modeling, Optimization of Strategies, or Integration of Joint Venture and or Acquisition Planning; Cost Reduction and or Cost Avoidance Planning; Project Feasibility Analysis; Consensus Building; or Exit Strategies for Business Valuation and Negotiations.
The format will include a general overview exposing the power of good analytical methods and properly executed plans within the decision making process. This is followed by an inter-operable audience participation example of how to make a decision when looking at an analytics based business scenario and picture. We rap up by presenting a “dashboard” for an example project and present how you can alter a company’s future state given different environmental business variables and how change affects a company’s resource allocation process.
The presentation is heavy on capability enrichment and increasing your knowledge base of business technologies available [today] to drive growth with profit.
Speaker Biography
Bill Swanson, founder of Why Six Sigma, is a Certified Six Sigma Black Belt, University of Michigan. His focus is using analytics at the strategic level to achieve growth with profit for client companies.
Bill’s specialty is applying advanced analytics and methodologies to Sales & Marketing. He holds a BS from the School of Mechanical Engineering & Technology, Bradley University; MS in Business Management from Marylhurst University; and is the only authorized Six Sigma Consultant in Southern California for Oracle. Bill is trained in certificate programs: Baldridge Business Process; Motorola Best Practice; ISO 9000-1994 & 9000-2000; Quality, Function, Deployment; and LEK Alcar – Strategic Management.
Bill’s leadership roles included: Director of Worldwide Sales and Marketing, Sales and Marketing Manager, and Division Marketing Manager; with full management team responsibilities. These B2B and B2C high-technology manufacturing divisions achieved revenues between $4M and $200M. Bill’s direct P&L responsibility ranged from $500K to $2.5M; his M&A background includes reviews from $2 million to $105 million Net Asset Value.
Speaker Web Site: www.WhySixSigma.com
