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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.
From Technology Foundations To Business Outcomes
Forrester sees six important trends unfolding in business technology (BT), where information technology will most directly and visibly affect business outcomes. Not having an initiative or effort...

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Executive Overview: The Emerging Technology Playbook
Emerging technology unlocks disruptive business opportunities for firms that are prepared; capitalizing on this should be a key element in your firm's innovation and growth plans. Technologies that...

Vision: The Open Innovation Playbook
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As the economic recession lingers on, marketers remain cautious. Forecasts show that budgets are on the rise, but marketers are reluctant to commit. A more pragmatic marketer is emerging who wants...
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Insights From Asian CIOs At Forrester's CIO Summit APAC 2012
CIOs in Asia face an inconvenient truth: transform or be overwhelmed by the forces of change. These forces include the consumerization of IT, "everything-as-a-service," enterprise mobility, big data,...
Continuous Improvement: The Email Marketing Playbook
This report for interactive marketers is part of Forrester's email marketing playbook and provides our current recommendations for how to continuously improve your email marketing programs. By...
How Firms Can Best Capitalize On Software Development And Configuration Opportunities In India
The continued economic viability of software development in India, whether by independent software vendors (ISVs) or "captive" business units, depends less on pure labor arbitrage and more on...

Ideation: The Innovation Playbook
Innovation is the number-one challenge for CEOs. And CIOs are increasingly asked to help solve the challenge by supporting innovation across the enterprise with new technology. The problem is that...

Executive Overview: The Open Innovation Playbook
Product innovation isn't just a nice-to-have; it's a must-have, particularly in light of the rapid changes taking place at the intersection of technology and consumer behavior. Product strategists...
Differentiate Between Continuous Improvement And Innovation
This report outlines Forrester's solution for sourcing and managing IT services providers. It is designed to help sourcing and vendor management (SVM) pros develop the appropriate contractual terms...

The Evolution Of Multitenancy In The Cloud Is Enabling True Business Technology Innovation
Cloud computing has changed the way that IT computing resources are being delivered and consumed, but this change has yet to really affect companies' underlying business models. Although today's CIOs...

How Vendors Will Drive Co-Creation Uptake By Product Strategists
Co-creation will become a pillar of product innovation by 2015. Although the market remains relatively immature, we have witnessed growing awareness of co-creation from our clients across a wide...
Asian markets are key for international brands: With 60% of the world's population and continuing economic growth, senior marketers are paying close attention to the region's potential. CMOs should...

The Burgeoning Set Of Connected Offerings Will Require New Skills
The era of the standalone product is over. More and more offerings are becoming intelligent, connected, and thus able to provide more engaging experiences for customers in business or consumer...

Vision: The Innovation Playbook
Now is a critical time for CIOs to focus on innovation. The pace of change is too fast, the opportunities too great, and the risks too dire to relegate it to the annual funding process. Digitally...
Executive Overview: The Innovation Playbook
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Just How Ready Is Your Company For Digital Disruption?
Digital disruption is enveloping businesses the world over, regardless of industry or category. Your company has two options: Disrupt yourself or be disrupted. This report introduces Forrester's...
Thrive With Sustained Innovation In The Empowered BT Era
Innovation has become a primary source of growth and competitive advantage, and the need for innovation underpins senior business leaders' top three issues. But how do CIOs help their firms realize...
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Consumer packaged goods (CPG) companies are facing a daunting challenge: finding ways to differentiate their products among a sea of competing offerings. Incremental changes will not suffice; nor...
Vision: The CRM Playbook
The only source of competitive advantage is the one that can survive technology-fueled disruption: an obsession with understanding, connecting with, serving, and delighting customers. But as...

How B2C Marketers Inspire Cultural Change
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