2018 BC USER GROUP

Tuesday, September 25th, 2018

2018 PSD User Group Agenda

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2017 was a pivotal year in municipal asset management capacity building in Canada. Gas Tax Funding deadlines for comprehensive asset management plans continued to roll out across the country, and some jurisdictions, like Ontario, introduced new asset management regulations. We also witnessed FCM’s Municipal Asset Management Program (MAMP) in full swing, with municipalities from all parts of Canada applying for grant funding for their asset management capacity building projects. This year, as we approach our annual BC User Group, we are witnessing increased momentum in the development of asset management maturity at the local level. Capacity challenges in asset management still exist for most municipalities, but by leveraging grant funding, building more collaborative asset management teams, and harnessing the full capabilities of asset management software, our clients are achieving greater and more sustainable outcomes for their asset management programs.

We are excited to present a User Group agenda for 2018 that will introduce you to the new features and enhancements to our technologies that will further support your municipality’s journey toward asset management maturity. Once again, workshops have been designed to facilitate hands on experience with the enhancements to our software modules. Of note this year is the launch of the new version of PSD’s Capital Planning & Analysis (CPA) tool – User Group attendees will have the chance to walk through CPA’s Project Builder functionality which supports strategic project-level capital and operating planning.

As always, the BC User Group will also serve as an opportunity to show our appreciation to our clients. In 2018 PSD will be celebrating its 15th anniversary. From our roots as a publication focused on PSAB 3150 compliance, to a firm providing municipalities with research, consulting and software to strengthen asset management and budgeting capacity, we are honoured to have the opportunity to continue working with passionate municipal practitioners across the country. We hope that you can join us to learn, share feedback, connect with your peers, and help us celebrate a fantastic 15 years in this industry.

Matthew Dawe

Vice President

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TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 25TH, 2018

7:45 am – 8:25 am Registration/Breakfast

8:25 am – 8:30 am Welcome & Opening Remarks

8:30 am – 9:00 am Product Roadmap

9:00 am – 9:30 am Asset Management – Municipal Case Study

9:30 am – 10:30 am Asset Manager – Top 10 Features You’re Not Using…And You Should Be!

10:30 am – 10:45 am Refreshment Break

10:45 am – 11:30 am Capital Planning & Analysis (CPA) New Version

11:30 am – 12:30 pm Lunch

12:30 pm – 1:45 pm Asset Manager – Financials, Reporting & Database Management

1:45 pm – 2:15 pm Works Overview

2:15 pm – 2:30 pm Refreshment Break

2:30 pm – 3:00 pm The (Underrated) Value of GIS

3:00 pm – 4:00 pm Working Session – CityWide AM, CPA, Works

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Sessions Details

Product Roadmap This session will take a look back at the software roll-outs from the past 12 months and a look ahead at what innovations are planned for 2018.

Asset Manager - Top 10 Features You’re Not Using…and should be! This session will highlight 10 major features clients may not be utilizing to their potential and how they can

enhance both your year-end financial reporting as well as your overall asset management program.

Capital Planning & Analysis (CPA) – New Version This session will take an in-depth look at the new version of CityWide CPA. We will walk through how to develop

a financial strategy to support your asset management plans as well as highlighting the new functionality called

Project Builder. Project Builder allows clients to develop a long-term strategic capital and operating plan down

to the project and asset level.

Asset Manager – Financials, Reporting & Database Management This working session will review database structure and classifications and ways to improve your data structure

to support financial reporting and asset management. We will also be reviewing and working through the

new reporting section that was launched earlier this year.

Works OverviewThis session will explore some of the top new tools and features that have been added to our work order / workflow over the past year. We’ll review how you can utilize these features to further customize Works to better fit your individual user and business process needs. We will also be discussing the future of existing

Works functionality and enhancements and changes in the upcoming year.

The (Underrated) Value of GIS Better decision making, improved communication and the ability to be more efficient through asset

visualization. These are just some of the benefits being realized by clients using CityWide’s GIS module. This

session will start by showcasing new features of the product and the product roadmap. Seamless workflows

into your Asset Manager inventory and Works operations (Service Requests and Work Orders) will be

demonstrated. It will wrap up with a comprehensive discussion on various integration options with other

common systems found within the Municipality.

Working Session – CityWide AM, CPA, Works This session is designed for clients to utilize our resources and ask any questions specific to your data. PSD Staff

will be available to work live within your database for any of our applications. Our resources can resolve issues,

help you implement additional features or make recommendations on any part of the system. Please come

with any questions or comments for this interactive session.

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Pricing

Individual Delegate

$445.00 + tax

+ 2 Delegates

$395.00 + tax

Location and lodging

We have arranged a room block at the Delta Hotels Burnaby

Conference Centre at a rate of $208.00 per night.

4331 Dominion Street, Burnaby, BC, V5G 1C7, Canada

When making your reservation please indicate that you are

attending the “PSD Western Workshop” to ensure that you

receive the correct pricing.

PLEASE REMEMBER TO BRING YOUR LAPTOP!

If you have any questions, please contact Tyler Tiffin.

ttiffin@psdrcs.com or 519-690-2565 x 2728

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