Justin McPherson, Director, Enterprise Architecture Optimization, is responsible for US Enterprise Architecture Strategy and consulting services at PriceWaterhouseCoopers.

He joined the firm in November 2005 from Sun Microsystems. At Sun, Justin managed the US Enterprise Web Services (EWS) Java Center and was responsible for professional services strategy and consulting practices including Service Oriented Architecture (SOA), Java Enterprise System (JES), Java Studio Enterprise and Creator, Java Centers of Excellence and the SunTone Architecture Methodology. He also led EWS solution development and planning for the Telecommunications Industry.

Prior to Sun, Justin was a market manager for Enterpulse, a leading software development firm that created B2B marketplaces for tradeshow industry buyers and sellers.

Presentation
Enterprise Architecture and Application Outsourcing - Sharing Performance Responsibility
Today, many companies are evaluating application outsourcing as a means of lowering cost and increasing resource focus on core business drivers. This session will walk through an example of a company that transformed its business by outsourcing several core applications to multiple third parties. We will review the enterprise architecture challenges and approaches involved in this transformation including budgeting, organizational change, data management, reporting, security model, and performance requirements to effectively execute on this new business model.

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