SaaS Accelerator Workshop

 

The software industry is going through a period of disruptive change. Technology enablers including cloud computing and rich web client capabilities, combined with new commercial models built around internet economics have created a likely tipping point towards web delivered applications and the Software-as-a-Service model. Independent Software Vendors of all sizes need to assess these developments and position themselves for success in a very different future. But getting there is not necessarily easy or straight forward.

That is because the shift to a SaaS model (both technicaly and commercially) is so profound. It changes almost everything – the relationship and responsibilities of the client and vendor, the client base and market size, the underlying technology, the fundamental business model, the structure and skillset of the vendor organisation and the entire partnership ecosystem that surrounds them. Any software business considering moving towards a SaaS model, as they should, must fully understand all of the implications this involves.

In order for any software business to make an informed, timely, decision about whether, how and to what degree they should embrace a SaaS model they need to take on a new knowledge base and apply it to their own specific situation. With this in mind we have created our SaaS Accelerator Workshop. This workshop condenses all of the important information and knowledge that business leaders need to quickly assess and plan their own SaaS strategic direction. The workshop touches on every key area of the SaaS model from the business models, customer and market changes, technology requirements and implications, organizational development, partnerships, migration strategies and immediate next steps to consider. The target audience is business leaders (preferably the leadership team) from the CEO to CTO, CFO, COO, CMO, Sales directors and others who make important decisions on behalf of the business.

We understand that time is a precious resource for busy executives and so have condensed the entire workshop down to a single day. The workshop is delivered either on your business premises or in a professional conference setting in a suitable location. In addition to the face to face instruction, the accelerator workshop is supported by our innovative Servitizer Platform. All course material is made available online for participants to access once the course has been completed along with additional elearning content related to servitization and SaaS. Course participants will each receive an individual account to access the platform and can interact and ask clarfication questions on any aspect of the workshop content with the course expert for one month after the workshop.

The high level overview of course subject matter is shown below:

  • Software Industry Service Models
  • Software-as-a-Service - A New Service Model
  • SaaS - The Customer Perspective
  • SaaS - The Vendor Perspective
  • SaaS - The Industry Perspective
  • The SaaS Business Model
  • SaaS Market Dynamics
  • SaaS Marketing & Sales
  • Organisational Development
  • SaaS Support & Maintainance
  • SaaS Delivery Models
  • SaaS Architecture
  • The Infrastucture Layer
  • The Platform Layer
  • The Application Layer
  • SaaS OSS/BSS

To find out more or to receive a quote for a workshop for your business please complete the following form.