Track: Treasury Operations

Treasury Business Continuity Issues During Technology Transitions

Wednesday, October 22, 2008
9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
Room: 403 B

This presentation will highlight the issues addressed and the solutions used to install and maintain a business continuity plan when implementing new systems or upgrading system hardware or applications.

Speakers:

• William J. Luehrmann
  Director, Treasury Services
  Occidental Petroleum Corporation

• Bryan P. Laroche
  Consultant, IT Technical Services
  Occidental Petroleum Corporation

Objectives

• Describe a business continuation solution in use at a major corporation and how it was developed
• Define the business continuation issues and the factors involved when implementing new systems or changing application structure in a major system upgrade

Pre-Requisites

• Working understanding of the different types of applications and systems involved in delivering treasury services

Take-Aways

• Schematic representation of a treasury system with redundant servers
• System Upgrade Checklist, including business continuation issues

CPA Field of Study: MAS