Frank Scavo

President Strativa

  • Irvine CA

Vision and trends in enterprise IT strategy, IT management issues, and IT spending trends

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Biography

Frank Scavo is President of Computer Economics, an IT research firm, where he covers technology trends and heads up publication of the firm’s IT spending and staffing benchmarks. He is also the President of Strativa, where he advises end-user organizations in business strategy, IT strategy, and technology vendor evaluation. He was one of the first tech bloggers, beginning in 2002 as the Enterprise System Spectator.

With over 30 years of experience, he has led business strategy, IT strategy, and business improvement projects for organizations in a broad range of industries, including medical devices, pharmaceuticals, foods, consumer products, wholesale and retail distribution, high tech electronics, and information services. He is especially skilled at formulating business strategy, developing IT strategy, analyzing return on investment for key initiatives, and evaluating alternative technologies and solutions for enterprise-wide systems. Mr. Scavo is a accomplished public speaker and skilled at group facilitation.

Mr. Scavo is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania. He is a Certified Fellow in Production and Inventory Management (CFPIM) and is Certified in Integrated Resource Management (CIRM) by APICS, the professional association for supply chain and operations management.

Industry Expertise

Automotive
Information Technology and Services
Medical Devices
IT Services/Consulting
Computer Software
Management Consulting
Pharmaceuticals
Manufacturing

Areas of Expertise

Economic Trends
Cio Leadership
It Management
Technology Trends
Enterprise Software
Business Process Improvement

Accomplishments

One of the First Tech Bloggers

2012-05-30

Founded the blog, The Enterprise System Spectator, in May 2002, as one of the first blogs covering information technology in general and enterprise software specifically.

Certified Fellow in Production and Inventory Management (CFPIM)

1981-04-15

Certified by APICS--The Society for Operations Management, at the Fellow Level.

Education

University of Pennsylvania

Bachelor

Geology

1973

Affiliations

  • APICS

Event Appearances

How to Become a Chief Innovation Officer

Infor European CIO Advisory Council  Marinello, Italy

2011-10-25

Trends in ERP and How to Ensure Success

Keynote: The Manufacturing ERP Experience   Chicago, IL

2011-08-24

Best Practices for Benchmarking Your IT Spending and Staffing Ratios

IT Financial Management Conference  San Francisco, CA

2012-04-18

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Sample Talks

How to Become a Chief Innovation Officer

Many CIOs are, in fact, merely Chief Infrastructure Officers, spending most of their time, budget, and attention on maintaining existing systems and ongoing support. This presentation describes four key steps in reducing the cost and burden of ongoing support and becoming a leader for innovation.

Trends in Manufacturing ERP and How to Ensure Success

Many manufacturers are investing in new and expanded ERP systems, but the risk of failure is still high. This presentation offers five best practices to ensure success.
Video and slides at http://fscavo.blogspot.com/2011/08/twenty-years-of-erp-lessons-learned.html

Best Practices for Benchmarking Your IT Spending and Staffing Ratios

Benchmarking is a popular way for IT organizations to justify their IT budgets and focus their efforts for continuous improvement. But CIOs are often question the validity of the results. Based on direct experiences with clients, Frank Scavo outlines three complementary approaches to benchmarking. He then describes best practices for defining peer groups, selecting key metrics, understanding variations by industry and organization size, analyzing gaps, and translating findings into actions.

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Style

Availability

  • Keynote
  • Moderator
  • Panelist
  • Workshop Leader
  • Host/MC
  • Author Appearance
  • Corporate Training

Fees

$1000 to $15000
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