93      Robertson, J A (2013) Adopting a focused approach to strategic business improvement.  IT Web BPM Summit 2013, May 2013.

92      Priebatsch, R and Robertson, J A (2013) Doing things differently and better – ASCO Case Study – Creating Competitive Advantage.  IT Web BPM Summit 2013, May 2013.

91      Robertson, J A (2012) The Business Process -- Over rated and over stated.  IT BPM Summit 2012, April 2012.

88      Priebatsch, R and Robertson, J A (2010) A Strategic ERP Investment – African Sales Company Case Study.  Service Management Conference and Exhibition Africa, August 2010.

87      Robertson, J A (2010) Critical factors for strategic business improvement success.  Maintenance, Engineering Services and Technology Management Conference, June 2010.

85      Robertson, J A (2010) Precision configuration -- Information Technologies' orphan child.  Improve IT 2010, March 2010.

84      Robertson, J A (2010) ERP and IT In Strategic Management.  Strategic Management Conference, September 2010.

83      Robertson, J A (2010) Strategic Analysis and Design -- An Engineering Approach to Strategic Planning.  Strategic Management Conference, September 2010.

82      Robertson, J A (2009) A strategic approach to corporate planning, management and governance.  CIT Governance Conference, November 2009.

81      Robertson, J A (2009) Insights of Knowledge Management in a Global Recession.  Annual Knowledge Management & Intranets Conference, May 2009.

80      Robertson, J A (2010) Why your ERP is not delivering and how to fix it.  Information and Communication Technology Management Conference, February 2010.

Go to: Conference Presentations 80 to 99 -- 2009 to Present

79      Robertson, J A (2009) The Critical Factors for Technology Implementation Success. Ghana Institution of Engineers, Engineering the Oil and Gas Industry Conference, March 2009.

78      Robertson, J A (2009) The New South Africa -- Why Engineering Fails. Engineering Manager Conference, June 2009.

77      Robertson, J A (2009) A strategy focused planning system beyond traditional budgeting.  Africa Financial Controllers Conference, May 2004.

76      Robertson, J A (2008) The Problem of IT Mythology and Mystique - Bringing IT Audit Down to Earth.  2nd Annual IT Audit Challenge Forum 2008, May 2009.

75      Robertson, J A (2008) South Africa -- Engineering to Thrive.  Presentation to members of the American Society of Civil Enigeers, August 2008

74      Robertson, J A (2008) A moral and ethical dilemma -- systems that fail.  Improve I.T. Conference, September 2008.

73      Robertson, J A (2008) The Critical Factors for I.T. Success in a Declining Economy Professional Speakers Association of Southern Africa Success Factor Conference, October 2008.

72      Robertson, J A (2008) The essence of managing I.T. Projects on time that meet expectation.  IT Project Management Conference, September 2008.

71      Robertson, J A (2008) South Africa -- Engineering to Thrive.  SAICE Railways and Harbours Division, October 2008

70      Robertson, J A (2008) South Africa -- Engineering to Thrive.  Presentation to the Council of the South African Institution of Civil Engineers, April 2008

68      Robertson, J A (2008) Discovery: An Essential Element of SOA Implementation.  SOA Conference, June 2008.

67      Robertson, J A (2008) Improving your strategic involvement in the business by actively engaging in the day today running of your I.T. Systems and ensuring an effective I.T. Infrastructure is in place.  Third Annual I.T. Strategy and Governance Conference, May 2008.

65      Robertson, J A (2007) The REAL Issues in I.T. Audit.  Information Technology Audit Conference, May 2007.

64      Robertson, J A (2007) Engaging the Board in Strategic Information Technology Decisions.  Gordon Institute of Business Science Board Leadership Program, September 2007.

63      Robertson, J A (2007) Information Technology the Harshest Judge of Governance.  Information Technology Governance and Strategy Summit, May 2007.

62      Robertson, J A (2006) The Critical Factors for IT Investment Success – How to ensure that Software Assets deliver.  Software Asset Management Conference, July 2006.

61      Robertson, J A (2006) Analysing the Two most Critical Factors for IT Investment Success: Executive Custody and Strategic Solution Architecture, August 2006.

60      Robertson, J A (2005) Why Information Technology in Managed Healthcare does NOT Deliver what is Expected and HOW to Fix it.  4^th Managed Healthcare Congress, September 2005.

Go to:  Conference Presentations 60 to 79 --  2005 to 2009

59      Robertson, J A (2005) The Critical Factors for Information Technology Investment Success.  IT Service Management Forum SA, 6^th Annual Conference and Exhibition, August 2005.

57      Robertson, J A (2004) The Critical Factors for Information Technology Investment Success.  Colloquium at the School of Information Technology at the University of Pretoria, May 2004.

56      Robertson, J A (2004) Seamlessly Integrating Information Technology Into the Business.  Information Technology Service Management Forum of South Africa Annual Conference, May 2004.

55      Robertson, J A (2003) Evaluating Current Medico Legal Practices to Determine Whether or Not they are Conducive to Effective Health Management.  The 2nd Annual Medico Legal Symposium 2003, July 2003

54      Robertson, J A (2002) A  Holistic View of Information Systems as a Context to Business Intelligence Business Intelligence Symposium, October 2002

53      Robertson, J A (2002) Some Thoughts On Is An Engineering Maintenance Manage­ment Methodology Coupled With A Radical Rethink About Clinical Data Code Design The Answer To Radically Improved Health Care In The New Millennium?  2^nd Annual Clinical Data Management Symposium 2002, July 2002.

52      Robertson, J A (1998) I.T. Management for Non-I.T. Managers.  Two Day Course for AIC Training, June 1998.

51      Robertson, J A (1997) I.T. Management for Non-I.T. Managers.  Two Day In-house Course on Behalf of AIC Training for Shell and B P Refineries, July 1997.

50      Robertson, J A (1997) How to Develop an Effective Contractual Framework for Purchas­ing Informa­tion Technology Related Services to Overcome the 70% Project Failure Rate.  Seminar and Workshop on Effective I.T. Service Purchasing, Rand­burg, May 1997.

49      Robertson, J A (1997) The Real Issues in Information Technology (Why 70% of Corpor­ates are Dissatisfied with their I.T. Investments).  Paper presented at the Informa­tion Technology Management Forum '97, Sandton, June 1997.

48      Robertson, J A (1997) Effectively Integrate the IT Strategy into the Vision and Strategy of the Business.  Paper presented at the Information Technology Manage­ment Forum '97, Sandton, June 1997.

47      Robertson, J A (1997) FMIS Renewal as a Platform for Re-Engineering.  Paper pres­ented at the Conference on Financial Management Information Systems, Sandton, May 1997.

46      Nelson, J and Robertson, J A (1997) Insourcing : Restructuring the I.T. Depart­ment for Better Business Focus and Increased Effectiveness.  Armscor Case Study. Paper presented at the Outsour­cing Information Technology Conference, Johannesburg, March 1997.

45      Robertson, J A (1997) Determining the Most Effective Type of Outsourcing for your Strategic Requirements Paper presented at the I.T. Function Confer­ence, Pretoria, February 1997.

44      Robertson, J A (1996) Use of IT to Create and Manage Market Driven Strategic Plans Presenta­tion to the Marketing Information Systems Confer­ence, Johannesburg, Septem­ber 1996.

43      Robertson, J A (1996) How Effective are your Performance Measurement Systems  Presenta­tion to the Financial Controllers Conference, Johannesburg, August 1996.

42      Robertson, J A (1996) Learning From The Reasons Why 70% of Corpor­ations are Dissat­isfied With I.T. : Client Server Applications in a Mainframe Environment  Presenta­tion to the Compu­ware Conference, Tel Aviv, June 1996.

41      Robertson, J A (1996) Why 70% of Corporations are Dissatisfied With I.T. : How to Avoid Dissatisfaction in Your Organization  Presentation to the Compuware Confer­ence, Tel Aviv, June 1996.

40      Robertson, J A (1996) Outsourcing Information Technology : A Construc­tion Industry Model  Presentation to the Outsourcing Conference, Johannesburg, April 1996.                                                     

Go to:  Conference Presentations 40 to 59 -- 1996 to 2005

39      Robertson, J A (1995) What the Taxpayer and Business Expects From You Presen­ta­tion to the Forum for Financial Managers and Depart­mental Account­ants, Pretoria, February 1996.

38      Cohen, J R and Robertson, J A (1995) Identifying and Sourcing Strategical­ly Significant Information  Paper presented at the Business Intelli­gence Confer­ence, Johannesburg, February 1996.

37      Robertson, J A (1995) The Reasons Why More Than 70% of Corporations Are Dissat­isfied With Their I.T. Investment : How Senior Management Can Respond Proactively to Overcome This Syndrome in Their Organizations Presentation to the Compuware/Uniface Executive Forum, Munich, Octo­ber 1995.

36      Robertson, J A (1995) The Reasons Why More Than 70% of Corporations Are Dissat­isfied With Their I.T Investment : How to Improve Sales Success With Uniface  Presenta­tion to the Compuware/­Uniface Sales Meeting, Munich, October 1995.

35      Cohen, R (1995) Applying the Financial Management Information System (FMIS) for Strategic Gain  Paper presented at the Financial Controllers Confer­ence, Johannesburg, September 1995.

34      Robertson, J A (1995) The Information Environment - Delivering Informa­tion Effectively  Presenta­tion to Compuware, London, September 1995.

33      Robertson, J A (1995) Shaping the Future - Information Technology and Strategic Change  Presentation to the Strategic Planning Society Special Interests Group and the British Computer Society, London, September, 1995.

32      Robertson, J A (1995) Conceiving and Building a More Flexible and Diverse Organiz­ation  Paper presented at the Re-Engineering the Human Resource Func­tion Conference, London, September 1995.

31      Robertson, J A (1995) Issues in Enterprise Development  Presentation to the Compu­ware Client Server Development Conference, Johannesburg, August 1995.

30      Robertson, J A (1995)  Positioning Your Information Services Department as a Strategic Value Adding Business Function  Presentation to the I.T. Perform­ance Management Confer­ence, Kempton Park, July 1995.

29      Cohen, J R and Robertson J A (1995)  Linking the Information Warehouse to your Business Strategy  Presentation to the Data Warehousing Conference, Sandton, June 1995.

28      Robertson, J A (1995)  The Information Environment : Delivering Informa­tion Effectively  Keynote Address  Paper presented at the Annual Congress of the South African Institu­tion of Civil Engineers, Port Elizabeth, April 1995

27      Robertson, J A (1995)  Getting the Financial Re-Engineering Project Off the Ground  Paper presented at the Financial Re-Engineering Conference, Sand­ton, March 1995.

26      Speer, K and Robertson, J A (1995)  Information Architecture and Design of FIS : Rennies Group Limited Case Study  Paper presented at the Financial Informa­tion Systems Conference, Johannesburg, March 1995.

25      Robertson, J A (1994) A Practical Approach to Implementing Integrated Informa­tion Systems in Real Companies  Presentation to SAICE IT Confer­ence on Integrated Informa­tion Solutions in Engineering Practice, Johannesburg, October 1994.

24      Robertson, J A (1994) IT in Strategic and Competitive Manage­ment, Presen­ta­tion to Transnet: Trans-IT'94 Conference, Johannesburg, October 1994.

23      Robertson, J A (1994) Identifying Your Key Business Objectives to Develop a Coordinated FMIS Strategy That Meets Your Specific Needs  Paper pres­ented at Financial Management Information Systems Conference, Johannesburg, September 1994.

22      Robertson, J A (1994) Managing Systems Integration Within a Framework of Business Process Re-Design (BPR)  Paper presented at Systems Integration Confer­ence, Johannesburg, September 1994.

21      Robertson, J A (1994) Successful Implementation of EIS: The Holistic Business Paradigm  Paper presented at Executive Informa­tion Systems Conference, Johannesburg, August 1994.

20      Robertson, J A (1994) The Financial Implications of Developments in Information Technol­ogy for Education  Presentation to the Eighth Annual Conference of the Bursars Associ­ation of the Independent Schools Council of South Africa, Kwa Maritane, August 1994.

Go to:  Conference Presentations 20 to 39 -- 1994 to 1996

19      Robertson, J A (1994) Using Activity Based Financial Management Systems to Achieve Self Auditing Capability for Increased Audit Precision and Reduced Costs  Paper presented at Conference on Devel­op­ing and Measur­ing the Effec­tiveness of Inter­nal Audit, Johannesburg, June 1994.

18      Paton, G J and Robertson, J A (1994) Designing and Implementing an Inte­grated Risk Management System that Effectively Minimizes your Exposure  Paper pres­ented at the Risk Management Confer­ence, Johannesburg, June 1994.

17      Robertson, J A (1994) The Real Issues in Outsourcing  Paper pres­ented at the Outsourcing Information Technology Confer­ence, Johannesburg, June 1994.

16      Robertson, J A and Cohen J R (1994) Information Warehousing: A Means of Catering for Changing FIS Requirements  Paper pres­ented at the Finan­cial Informa­tion Systems Confer­ence, Johannesburg, May 1994.

15      Robertson, J A (1994) Fundamentals in Designing a Finan­cial Information System For Corporate Decision Support  Paper pres­ented at Financial Infor­mation Systems Conference, Johannesburg, May 1994.

14      Robertson, J A (1994)  A Market Focused Approach to Developing an Informa­tion Technol­ogy Strategy  Paper presented at Informa­tion Systems Manager Confer­ence, Johannesburg, March 1994.

13      Cohen, J R and Robertson J A (1994)  Network Systems in Support of Business Strategy  Paper presented at the Networking '94 Con­ference, Johannesburg, February 1994.

12      Robertson J A (1993)  Differentiating between Strategic, Tactical and Operational Informa­tion Systems  Keynote Presentation to Com­puter Society of South Africa Strategic Informa­tion Delivery SIG, Johannesburg, July 1993.

11      Barry, R M and Robertson J A (1993)  The Benefits of Manage­ment Informa­tion Systems to the Professional Practice  Paper pres­ented at the SAICE 15th Annual Conference on Comp­­uters in Civil Engineer­ing, "Bene­fits of Information Technol­ogy", Cape Town, September 1993.

10      Robertson J A (1993) Cross Platform Information Integration  Paper pres­ented at Business-Led I.T. Strategies Conference. Johannesburg, May 1993.

9        Robertson J A (1993) Integrating Strategic Information Systems with Oper­ational Systems. The Corporate Command Centre  Paper pres­ented at Busi­ness-Led I.T. Strategies Conference.  Johannesburg, May 1993.

8        Robertson J A (1992) Effective Implementation of Executive Infor­mation Systems  Paper presented at Executive Information Sys­tems Confer­ence.  Johannesburg, March 1992.

7        Robertson J A (1992) Enhancing Information System Effectiveness : The Human Element  Paper presented at Executive Information Systems Confer­ence.  Johannesburg, March 1992 and South African Institution of Civil Engineers Confer­ence May 1992.                                                                      

6        Robertson J A (1992) The Challenge of Applying Computers to Make Engineers More Innovative, Productive and Profitable  Paper pres­ented at 1992 SAICE Con­gress. Pretoria, April 1992.

5        Robertson J A (1991) What Is Your Time Really Worth?  How to Manage Your Practice to Earn a Living Wage  Published in the October 1991 issue of the South African Veterinary Medicine jour­nal - Vetmed. 

4        Robertson J A (1991) Experience with the Introduction of an Inte­grated Practice Manage­ment System into a Number of Large Consult­ing Engineering Prac­tices  Presented at the SAICE Com­puter Divi­sion 13th National Sympo­sium on "Comput­ing in Civil Engineering", Port Elizabeth, May 1991.

3        Robertson J A (1990) Computerized Management Informa­tion Systems for the Consulting Practice: A Structural Busi­ness Model with the Objective of Improving Profitability  Presented at the SAICE Computer Division 12th N­ational Sympo­sium on "Com­puting in Civil Engineering into the 1990's", Mid Rand, May 1990, published in the October 1990 issue of the Civil Engineer in South Africa.

2        Robertson J A (1990) The Management of Computer Resources in the Business Environment with Particular Reference to the Pro­fessio­nal Practice  Presented at the SAICE Computer Division 12th National Sympo­sium on "Computing in Civil Engineering into the 1990's", Mid Rand, May 1990, published in the October 1990 issue of the Civil Engineer in South Africa.

1        Robertson J A, Greyling A J and Middleton B J (1989) An Inte­grated, Inter-active Pro­fessio­nal Practice Man­agement and Accoun­ting Infor­mation System  Pres­ented at the 11th Annual Confer­ence on Computers in Civil Engineering, "Informa­tion Systems in Civil Engin­eer­ing", Bloemfontein, May 1989.

 03     Robertson J A and Kirsten H A D (1988) Computer Literacy and Interac­tive Use of Computers to Improve Engineering Productiv­ity and Technical Stan­dards  Presented at the 10th Annual Confer­ence on Computers in Civil Engineering, "Computing into the 90's", Durban, May 1988.

02      Robertson J A (1986) Programming Techniques to Improve User Productiv­ity  Presented at the 8th Annual Conference on Comp­­uters in Civil Engineer­ing, "Com­puters '86", Cape Town, May 1986.

01      Robertson J A (1989) Critical Limit State Hazard Management as a Tech­nique to Control the Stability of Slopes in Mining  Paper pres­ented at the South African National Group of the Society for Rock Mechanics, Johannesburg, March 1989.

Go to:  Conference Presentations 01 to 19 -- 1989 to 1994