Program Content
Doing more with less is one of the major challenges facing state and local governments today. Budgetary pressures are compounded by rising costs, increasing constituent expectations and legislative scrutiny. Ultimately, organizations must decide how to provide the right constituent services with the appropriate resources, while attaining strategic goals and managing performance.
Attend this Webcast to learn how to use your key resources in the most efficient way possible.
Learn from our host, Dr. Peter Turney, as he discusses how to:
- Understand the true cost of services.
- Identify and improve high cost processes.
- Make the right outsourcing decisions.
- Develop organization-wide goal alignment.
- Establish a culture of accountability.
- Monitor and predict performance.
- Improve budgeting accuracy and efficiency.
- Minimize total cost of equipment ownership and carbon footprint.
- Enhance organizational transparency and knowledge transfer.
- Enable quick and knowledgeable decision making.
Participant level of understanding
This program is intended for participants with a basic or intermediate level of understanding on the topic.
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About Dr. Peter Turney, President and CEO of Cost Technology, Inc.; Minti Ray, Director of Strategy and Business Development at Cost Technology, Inc.; Michael Cook, SAS
Dr. Peter Turney, Cost Technology, Inc.
As the current President and CEO of Cost Technology, Inc., Dr. Turney has been an innovator and thought leader in the field of analytics for more than twenty years. His accomplishments span foundational work in activity-based costing to designing today’s integrative analytic solutions.
Dr. Turney is a frequent presenter to management groups and has published numerous works including the best-selling book Common Cents, a classic in the performance management field. He has also written for Harvard Business Review, Sloan Management Review, Financial Executive, Cost Management, and many other leading publications.
Minti Ray, Cost Technology, Inc.
Minti Ray is the Director of Strategy and Business Development at Cost Technology, Inc.. She is currently responsible for developing, marketing, and deploying the company's performance management solutions. Her market insights are coupled with prior hands-on experience as a consultant implementing the company's solutions. Ms. Ray brings with her an analytical approach to solving business challenges and a wealth of knowledge in business strategy, financial modeling, advanced mathematics, and econometrics through her previous experience in investment banking, venture capital, and corporate finance. Ms. Ray graduated from Duke University in Economics and Mathematics.
Michael Cook, SAS
Michael Cook is a Sales Specialist in the Performance Management Division at SAS. He is a tenured professional in the Performance Management space and has worked in various capacities from Sales to Consulting since 1997. In his current role Mike is responsible for the sales of SAS For Performance Management solutions in the western region (California and Hawaii). His customer focus and market insights are coupled with a consultative approach to helping organizations. Mike is a graduate of Business Administration and Finance from the University of Southern California.
