1 Day Master Class

Information Management in Energy

24th September 2009

Room G408, Department of Information Management
The Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen

The IM masterclass that took place on the 24th September was designed for the upstream oil & gas sector of the energy market.

Presentations were driven by respected analysts from the Butler Group, which has just completed a merger with Ovum and Datamonitor, so will be known in future simply as Ovum. The four different sessions were intended as launch points for breakout sessions in which small groups of IM professionals from the oil & gas sector could study their own perspectives, issues and lessons learned.

The feedback from the forum members was very positive and full of ideas for the future, with everyone who completed the survey indicating that they would like to attend similar sessions in future and would recommend them. We found that there was considerable discussion amongst the whole group and in the smaller groups at each table - so one lesson learned is to allow more time for discussion and debate.

The overall content, presentations, speakers and day received a great response from the audience. We have taken onboard that at the next event more interaction would be useful, with less presentation time. Sharing information, validating direction and mingling with peers on the day were found to be very strong points of the day, along with discussing common issues. We are now incorporating suggestions for the next masterclass in March, such as more formality to the breakout sessions. Most people highlighted this as a useful addition to the standard presentations.

There is a lot to be done with IM in the Energy sector, so we need to give people the chance to go into detail on the topics of main interest. The objective was to foster an environment in which solutions can be developed and shared amongst the local IM community, drawing upon expertise from the corporate and academic sectors. RGU staff comprised the Head of Department for IM, senior lecturer and research co-ordinator. Attendance for our first group meeting was very good, with people travelling from Hull, London and Edinburgh as well as those local to Aberdeen.

Conference Agenda

9:00 - 9:30	Registration and coffee
9:30 - 9:45	Neale Stidolph, Director, Amor Group Opening address
9:45 - 10:15	Guest Speaker, Dept. of Information Management, Robert Gordon University Working with the corporate sector
10:15 - 10:45	Richard Edwards, Practice Director, Butler Group
10:45 - 11:15	Break out session 1 Information Management: Culture vs. Infrastructure
11:15 - 11:45	Coffee and networking
11:45 - 12:15	Analyst, Butler Group IM strategy
12:15 - 12:45	Break out session 2 IM strategy
12:45 - 13:30	Lunch and networking
13:30 - 13:45	Neale Stidolph, Director, Amor Group Shaping the IM Energy Forum programme
13:45 - 14:15	Richard Edwards, Practice Director, Butler Group Information Lifecycle Management: Email Management, Records Management, and Archiving
14:15 - 14:45	Break out session 3 Information Lifecycle Management: Email Management, Records Management, and Archiving
14:45 - 15:00	Coffee and networking
15:00 - 15:30	Analyst, Butler Group Establishing an Information Security Management System
15:30 - 16:00	Break out session 4 Establishing an Information Security Management System
16:00 - 16:15	Neale Stidolph, Director, Amor Group and Guest Speaker Dept. of Information Management, Robert Gordon University Closing statements
16:15 - 17:00	Drinks and networking
17:00	Close

Membership Benefits

Improve your service:

Gain industry insight - access and participate in sector specific research and publications.
Benefit from industry innovations and best practice - access information through the web portal when ever suits you and attend round tables, site visits and events throughout the year.
Learn about issues you’re interested in - the content of the programme is shaped by the members.
Opportunity to network - our events provide an opportunity for you to interact with your peers, industry experts, academics and technology providers.
Spread knowledge across the business - membership provides access to events for up to 3 people per organisation.

Overview

This information management master class is designed for the upstream oil & gas sector of the energy market. This event will give you the latest thinking from Butler Group's highly respected industry analysts. The presentations provide launch points for breakout sessions in which small groups of IM professionals from the oil & gas sector can study their own perspectives, issues and lessons learned. Our objective is to foster an environment in which solutions can be developed and shared amongst the local IM community. We will draw upon expertise from the corporate and academic sectors.

Key Take Aways

Insight into the future of the IM market
Examples of best practice gained from peers in the energy sector
On-going help with IM strategy, policies and processes through networking
New ideas generated through collaboration with IM academics and analysts