ASUG Michigan Chapter Meeting
Thursday, November 5, 2015
Wayne State University
Oakland Center
33737 W. 12 Mile Road
Farmington Hills, MI 48331
Time 8:00-8:30
Registration, Networking, Continental Breakfast
8:30-8:40
Auditorium
130
Introduction to ASUG MI Chapter Volunteers
ASUG Michigan Chapter leadership team
8:40-8:50
Auditorium
130
Welcome to Wayne State University
Robert Forsythe, Dean, School of Business, Wayne State University
8:50-9:45
Auditorium
130
Making Gut Decisions: Not All Bad
Ina Felsheim, Sr. Director, SAP Analytics Solution Management, SAP America
9:45 – 10:00
Morning Break
10:15-10:40
Auditorium
130
Introduction to our Gold Sponsors
Protera Technologies, Industry Value Advisor
Intellicorp, Mark Patterson, Allison Denning
10:40 -11:00
Auditorium
130
Wayne State University - ERPSim
Students, Wayne State University
11:00 -11:50
Auditorium
130
The Value of Business Process Optimization
Floyd Scott, Senior Solution Architect, Worksoft
12:00-1:00
Lunch
Compliments of our Sponsors
Compliments of our Sponsors
Breakout Session #1:
1:00-1:55
General Track
Room: 156
SAP Change Management Using SAP Solution Manager and CHaRM
Cami Raju, SAP Release Manager and Testing Lead, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles
Mihaela Mndrea-Popovici, SAP COE Financial Application Support Manager, Fiat Chrysler
Automobiles
BI Track
Room: 160
Self-Service Strategy and Execution
Ina Felsheim, Sr. Director, SAP Analytics Solution Management, SAP America
Analytics workshop:
Room: 305
Computer Lab
Analytics Workshop – Hands On Experience
Thomas McGinnis, Professor, Grand Valley State University
Simha Magal, Professor, SAP Mentor, Grand Valley State University
ASUG Face-to-face Meetings: Education & Networking in Your Local Area
AGENDA PAGE: 1
Breakout Session #2:
2:00-2:55
General Track
Room: 156
Prepare SAP Systems for SAP HANA®
Mark Patterson, Regional Sales Manager – Mid West, Intellicorp
Allison Denning, Application Engineer, Intellicorp
BI Track
Room: 160
How to Bullet Proof Your Business Analytics Initiative
Andres Gonzalez, VP of Analytics, Softtek
Analytics workshop:
Room: 305
Computer Lab
Analytics Workshop – Hands On Experience
Thomas McGinnis, Professor, Grand Valley State University
Simha Magal, Professor, SAP Mentor, Grand Valley State University
Breakout Session #3:
3:00-3:55
General Track
Room: 156
Lessons Learned from Recent SAP HANA Migration Projects
Binoy James, Protera
BI Track
Room: 160
SAP BusinessObjects 4.1 – Learn How Haworth Uses BusinessObjects to Deliver Reports
Dawn Solomon, Sr. SAP Business Process Analyst, Haworth Inc
Analytics workshop:
Room: 305
Computer Lab
Analytics Workshop – Hands On Experience
Thomas McGinnis, Professor, Grand Valley State University
Simha Magal, Professor, SAP Mentor, Grand Valley State University
4:00-4:30
Room: 130
Wrap-Up and Sponsor Gift Raffle in The Auditorium
4:45-6:45
Closing/Networking Event WSU Oakland Center
Compliments of our Sponsors
Thank You to Our Sponsors
Platinum
Gold
ASUG Face-to-face Meetings: Education & Networking in Your Local Area
AGENDA PAGE: 2
Silver
ASUG Michigan Chapter also extends a special thank you to Wayne State
University for providing the meeting venue.
The WSU campus in Farmington Hills is one building and it has a dedicated parking lot right in front of the
building. Free, open, and ample parking. No permits required.
The WSU Oakland Center is located on the south side of 12 Mile Road, between Farmington and Drake.
Directions from I-696:
 Exit at Orchard Lake Rd
 Head North on Orchard Lake toward 12 Mile Road
 Turn left on 12 Mile Road, heading West
 Proceed on 12 Mile Road about one mile
 The Oakland Center entrance will be on your left (just beyond Farmington Road)
Map below:
There are also several hotels near WSU Oakland Center. We list a few that are within three miles and are
rated four stars or better.
 Radisson Hotel, 31525 W 12 Mile Road, Farmington Hills, MI 48334
 Fairfield Inn, 27777 Stansbury Boulevard, Farmington Hills, MI 48334
 Hawthorn Suites by Wyndham, 37555 Hills Tech, Farmington Hills, MI 48331-5705
ASUG Face-to-face Meetings: Education & Networking in Your Local Area
AGENDA PAGE: 3
Keynote: Making Gut Decisions: Not All Bad
Ina Felsheim, Sr. Director, SAP Analytics Solution Management, SAP America
Abstract: SAP Lumira® is more than an easy-to-use self-service application – it is a powerful analysis and
visualization business intelligence platform. With Lumira, business users can analyze, interact, and share their
insights with stakeholders inside--and outside--the company. Lumira also connects with the BI platform, so your BI
COE and administrators can govern use and security. We call this trusted data discovery. Trusted data discovery
helps the BI administrator provide the best BI system for their business users, providing them with the autonomy
they are asking for whilst keeping the overall costs low and maintaining their legal and regulatory obligations.
Trusted data discovery also helps the business user find the right information and trust the results of a
visualization—as well as very quickly developing beautiful visualizations that inspire the
team to action.
Meet Ina: Ina Felsheim is a Senior Director of Solution Management with SAP’s Analytics
products. She has been with SAP since 1997. Ina currently works on trusted data discovery,
SAP Lumira, and information governance. She has deep expertise in EIM, and enjoys bringing
the analytics and EIM capabilities together.
Business Analytics Workshops
Dr. Thomas McGinnis, Assistant Professor of Management, Grand Valley State University; and Dr. Simha
R. Magal, Professor of Management (MIS) and Director of the ERP program in the Seidman College of Business,
Grand Valley State University
Abstract: ASUG and the SAP University Alliances have partnered to deliver one-hour mini-workshops. The
workshops are designed primarily for non-technical business users, although technical resources will benefit from
the exposure to key topics and tools in the SAP Analytics portfolio. Each one-hour mini-workshop will focus on a
handful of key concepts and then attendees will be asked to complete exercises that require the execution of
those concepts with the live SAP analytics tools provided. Attendees will be provided with quick and easy exposure
to practical analytics concepts and tools, which is a great way to start your learning journey to a deeper
understanding of how these valuable business concepts and tools can add value to your SAP landscape.
Participants will have the opportunity to attend the following workshops:
 Slicing & Dicing Using SAP® BusinessObjects™ Analysis 2.1
 Data Visualizations Using SAP Lumira® (part of SAP Predictive Analytics)
 Predictive Using SAP Predictive Analytics
Meet the instructors:
Dr. Thomas McGinnis is an Assistant Professor of Management (MIS) at Grand Valley
State University. He received a Ph.D. in Business Computer Information Systems from
the University of North Texas, a Master of Science in MIS from Central Michigan
University and a Bachelor of Science in CIS from Bentley University (formerly Bentley
College). Before pursuing his work in academia, Dr. McGinnis spent over 16 years in the
chemical industry focusing on Enterprise Information Systems, and Business Process
Reengineering. His teaching interests are in Business Process Management, Business
Intelligence and Data Warehousing. His research has appeared in peer-reviewed journals
such as Information & Management, Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services,
Operations Management Research, book chapters, as well as numerous conference
proceedings.
ASUG Face-to-face Meetings: Education & Networking in Your Local Area
AGENDA PAGE: 4
Simha R. Magal, Ph.D. is Professor of Management (MIS) and Director of the ERP program in the
Seidman College of Business, Grand Valley State University. He received his Ph.D. from the
University of Georgia. Dr. Magal has taught graduate and undergraduate courses in business
processes and enterprise systems using SAP for over a decade. He regularly conducts seminars
and workshops on SAP including the TERP10 SAP certification academy, and has coauthored
three best-selling SAP books: Essentials of Business Processes and Information Systems (Wiley,
2009), Integrated Business Processes with ERP (Wiley 2012), Business Process Integration with
SAP ERP (Epistemy Press 2013). In 2013, he co-founded Epistemy Press, a digital publisher that
delivers cutting-edge SAP knowledge to both academia and industry.
ASUG Face-to-face Meetings: Education & Networking in Your Local Area
AGENDA PAGE: 5