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Connie 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. Her research focus is on smart computing and analytics.
Connie came to Forrester through its acquisition of Giga Information Group in 2003. She has more than 25 years of experience in the IT industry and has been an analyst for 19 years. Most of her research focuses on business process management and business optimization. Prior to joining Giga, Connie managed BIS Strategic Decisions' European IT consulting group, headquartered in the UK. Before then, Connie was vice president of product marketing at TDC (now part of BancTec), a manufacturer of high-end document capture systems. She was also a manager with Andersen Consulting (now Accenture), specializing in document management, document imaging, and end user computing. Earlier, Connie was with Wang Laboratories, where she managed Wang's technical support resources for the US Department of Defense and intelligence agencies. She began her career in IT and management at Mathematica Policy Research.
Connie was the co-champion of Forrester's 2009 Business Technology Forum, with its theme of "Lean: The New Business Technology Imperative." Connie also co-championed Forrester's 2007 Technology Leadership Forum, with the theme of "Design for People, Build for Change," and Forrester's 2008 Technology Leadership Forum, themed as "Embrace Technology Chaos, Deliver Business Results." Connie is a widely sought speaker. She has keynoted at many industry events, chaired 10 business process and workflow conferences in Europe and the US, and co-chaired Giga's "Leveraging Knowledge" conference. Connie also served as a director of AIIM International, the premier association for the content management industry, and is a member of the Association of Business Process Management Professionals.
Connie attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and holds a B.A. in political science and history from East Carolina University and an M.B.A. in information systems from George Washington University.
Analysis Of Resourcing Models Across 186 SAP Customers
Forrester clients investing in SAP solutions frequently ask us questions about how many resources they should expect to need for SAP projects and ongoing SAP support. These SAP shops want to know how...
Oracle's long-awaited Fusion Applications are still very much in their infancy, which means that buyers have many questions about how they can take advantage of this emerging Oracle product line and...

A Total Economic Impact™ Analysis Uncovers Long-Term Value In Cloud Apps
Cloud applications continue to gain momentum in enterprise applications as buyers are attracted to fast deployment speeds, low upfront costs, and ongoing flexibility to scale up or down as needs...
What are some examples of SaaS availability metrics?
Smaller SAP Partners Provide Flexible, High-Value Alternatives To Larger SIs
Most SAP clients have heard of the major global systems integrators (SIs) — like Accenture, Deloitte, IBM, Infosys, and TCS. But many of our clients ask Forrester for information about...
How To Sift Through A Crowded Field Led By Accenture, IBM, And Infosys
Forrester evaluated 14 leading global services providers in the Oracle applications market to assess strengths, weakness, and differences in strategy. This report will help Oracle application buyers...

Software-As-A-Service (SaaS) Products And Business Models Will Have Selective Impact
Software-as-a-service (SaaS) is an important new set of capabilities and engagement models in the IT industry, particularly in the emerging world of cloud computing. We project that SaaS offerings...
Does Forrester have any longer-range projections for software-as-a-service (SaaS) uptake in the market over the next three to six years to help us plan our application strategy?
What are some enterprise resource planning (ERP) success stories and metrics?
The cloud continues to get a lot of attention — and scrutiny — from IT buyers. Most IT buyers have accepted the value of the cloud for process areas such as human capital management and...

This tool is a self-test to determine where a software-as-a-service (SaaS) solution could be a fit and to assess organizational readiness for successfully adopting SaaS within a potential category....
Forrester Sees Spike In Inquiries On Pricing, SLAs, And Vendor Viability
Software-as-a-service (SaaS) contracting has become more important to organizations; firms are now scrutinizing deals before signing. Why the extra attention? SaaS agreements matter more than ever...

A Self-Test For Identifying Readiness To Gain Value From SaaS
Enterprise software-as-a-service (SaaS) usage is proliferating across categories as companies see benefits such as business agility, rapid time-to-value, and pay-as-you-go pricing models. But...
Smaller Oracle Partners Provide Industry Expertise And Niche Skills
Most Oracle clients have heard of the major global systems integrators (SIs) — like Accenture, IBM, Deloitte, Infosys, and TCS. But many of our clients ask Forrester for information about...
Findings From 42 Firms That Leveraged Third-Party Help In SaaS
Forrester recently surveyed 42 clients that are using third-party systems integration support for rollout of software-as-a-service (SaaS) solutions such as salesforce.com, Workday, and Google Apps....
Are there any studies that compare the trends of software-as-a-service (SaaS) versus traditional perpetual software licensing and/or the right to use licenses?