Learn how to sell 2007 Microsoft Office Systems to your customers by attending Business Productivity Infrastructure Optimization University (BPIO U) 2008.

What is BPIO U? The Business Productivity Infrastructure Optimization (BPIO) University is a comprehensive sales and technical readiness training that will enable Microsoft Partners with the knowledge, resources and tools to win, drive and grow BPIO solution opportunities.  This 3-day instructor-led training teaches partners how to position the 2007 Microsoft Office System in business conversations with customers—driving to a higher close rate.

Overview

Focused on the 2007 Office system and the Business Productivity Infrastructure Optimization (BPIO) campaign, this program will help you:

• Enhance customer acquisition

• Increase the depth of your relationship with customers so that you become a trusted advisor

• Develop new sales methodologies

• Extend your relationship with customers

Outline

• Day 1: Sales simulation; Selling architecture; Develop new sales methodologies; Unified Communications (UC)

• Day 2: Enterprise Content Management, Enterprise Search and Collaboration

• Day 3: Business Intelligence (BI) and  Enterprise Project Management (EPM)

BPIO University Sales Training

All training begins at 9:00 AM and ends at 5:00 PM local time.

Location	Start Date	End Date
Alpharetta, GA	January 8, 2008	January 10, 2008
Downers Grove, IL	January 8, 2008	January 10, 2008
Irvine, CA	January 15, 2008	January 17, 2008
Mountain View, CA	January 15, 2008	January 17, 2008
Waltham , MA	January 22, 2008	January 22, 2008
Washington, DC	January 22, 2008	January 22, 2008
Bloomington, MN	January 29, 2008	January 31, 2008

 

Register on Metro. Go to the Office System–Applications track. Inspect Office System Events. Click the plus next to United States Area, then Country.