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Andy is a member of Forrester's Business Technology Futures team, which serves CIOs and their business partners by predicting the long-term business impact of information technology. His research focus is on smart computing and analytics and tech-driven business transformation, analyzing the shifting economics of the industry, including spending, budgeting, and the influence of macroeconomic trends.
He also researches the growing customization of IT systems for industry-specific applications, especially in the utilities, energy, and professional services sectors. He is also a thought leader in the sourcing and procurement technology markets.
Andy has extensive experience in the technology market and in strategic planning, both as an analyst and a practitioner in the business world. He came to Forrester through its acquisition of Giga Information Group in 2003, where he had worked as a vice president and research leader since 1998. Prior to joining Giga, Andy held a variety of vice president positions at American Express in the chairman's office, technologies, strategic planning, and re-engineering. Before joining American Express, Andy worked as an economist, writer, and editor for various organizations, including Shearson Lehman Brothers; the US House of Representatives' Committee on Banking, Finance, and Urban Affairs; and the Council on Wage and Price Stability in the Executive Office of the President.
Andy has been a regular participant in Forrester's IT Forum conferences, delivering keynote addresses in 2006 and 2007 with colleagues on the future of software. He has also been a recurring presenter at Conference Board conferences on eProcurement and eSourcing. He has been quoted in leading business and technology publications, including BusinessWeek, The Economist, The New York Times, and The Wall Street Journal.
Andy earned a B.A. in philosophy from Haverford College and a Ph.D. in history from Johns Hopkins University.
Processes: The Mobile Banking Strategy Playbook
The critical question for many digital banking teams after they build mobile banking is how to encourage customer adoption and use. Forrester spoke to eBusiness executives at banks about the current...
As health insurance plans get more complex and members' responsibility rises, insurers struggle to meet members' needs for accurate plan- and member-specific cost estimates for medical services. In...

Forrester Applies Its Website Functionality Benchmark To The Sites Of Four US Online Grocery Stores
Forrester evaluated the grocery websites of the four most frequently used online grocers based on Forrester Consumer Technographics® data — AmazonFresh, FreshDirect, Peapod, and Safeway...

The right customer interactions, implemented the right way, don't just happen. Instead, they must be actively designed. This requires learning — and then sticking to — the steps in a...

The French Yellow Pages Firm Is Turning Mobile Market Disruption Into Competitive Advantage
Local and social trends are converging and are strong mobile catalysts: These factors have accelerated the importance of mobile to PagesJaunes and its customers. The French yellow pages company has...
Benchmarks: The Mobile Banking Strategy Playbook
We used our Mobile Banking Functionality Benchmark methodology to evaluate the retail mobile banking offerings of 15 retail banks in in North America, Western Europe, and Australia across more than...
Tools And Technology: The Mobile eBusiness Playbook
New phone features and capabilities are cropping up seemingly by the day. At the same time, this fast-paced change is dramatically affecting how eBusiness professionals interact with their teams and...

In just 18 short months, customer experience professionals at Rogers Communications (Canada's largest telecommunications company) developed and gained support for a new customer experience...
Assessment Framework: The Social Business And Collaboration Playbook
Companies have been investing in collaboration tools for 15 years or more, yet email is still the most commonly used tool. New social tools that dramatically improve the flow of information and...
Identifying Organizational Priorities For Creating New Digital Media Experiences
The media meltdown continues its slow burn across the media industries. Yet, enlivened by new devices like the iPad and audience enthusiasm for the content that new technologies have generated, many...
Assessment: The Customer Experience Ecosystem Playbook
Customer interactions are shaped by a complex set of interdependencies that Forrester calls the customer experience ecosystem. In order to make significant and long-lasting customer experience...
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Despite the fact that we are in the midst of a European crisis that could influence the insurance business dramatically, eBusiness and channel strategy executives in this region should be sensitive...
In the midst of the recession and ongoing sovereign debt crisis, only 29% of Europeans believe their bank acts in their best interest. However, some banks rank much higher than others in our customer...

Continuous Improvement: The Mobile Banking Strategy Playbook
Congratulations! Your mobile banking web, iPhone, iPad, and Android apps are live, and adoption has surpassed your wildest expectations. But what now? Digital banking teams need to test and optimize...

Gaming Analytics Illustrates The Path To Digital Intelligence Maturity
As consumers effortlessly move across digital touchpoints and as marketing campaigns span channels, the need for comprehensive analytics has never been greater. But practitioners struggle to break...

Ten Trends Drive Planning For Service And Support Process Transformation
Organizations of all types strive to differentiate themselves through delivering an outstanding customer experience. Customers know what good service is and demand it from each interaction they have,...
eBusiness Has A Key Role In The Understanding And Usage Of Social Media
Forrester recently published an analysis of the social habits of financial service customers along with a scan of current regulations and existing social marketing efforts. Overall, social media...
Social media is transforming the way European online buyers interact with each other and consume content. Online buyers are using social media to connect with their peers and, to a much lesser...
These data charts are based on the Q2 2011 Global Forrester/IQPC Business Process Maturity Online Survey.
Forrester's research shows that a key driver of customer retention and deeper customer relationships is a trait we call "customer advocacy," the perception by customers that a firm does what's best...
B2B Social Technographics® Data For Q1 2011 Confirms That Social Media Usage In Europe Continues At A High Level
Forrester has completed its Q1 2011 US And European B2B Social Technographics® Online Survey For Business Technology Buyers, which marks the third year we've conducted this survey As in the US,...