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George Lawrie

Vice President, Principal Analyst serving Application Development & Delivery PROFESSIONALS

Blog: Application Development & Delivery Blog

George serves Application Development & Delivery Professionals. He brings to Forrester more than two decades of experience deploying global enterprise resource planning (ERP) applications in complex multinationals. During his five years with Forrester, George has led research into topics such as SAP deployment best practices, ERP consolidation, IT investment prioritization, global data synchronization, and trade promotion management.

George has been quoted in general business media such as the Financial Times and specialist publications such as Retail Week. He is a popular speaker and has appeared on the BBC and Sky. He has led sessions at user conferences for vendors such as IRI and Progress Software and well-received sessions at Forrester events.

Previous Work Experience

George was a senior analyst at Forrester Research from January 2003 to November 2005, publishing and advising clients on consumer goods value chain topics. Prior to joining Forrester, his 20-year IT career included senior implementation and customer service, product management, and business development roles in firms such as MSA, Digital, SSA, and Mapics. Prior to rejoining Forrester in April 2007, he was general manager in one of BT's enterprises, building a portfolio of convergence applications and services for large enterprises.

Education

George has a bachelor's degree in economics from Exeter University and a master's degree in operational research from Warwick University Business School. George has been the architect and lead implementer for global ERP, supply chain, and financial implementations for multinationals operating in B2C and B2B markets. He holds APICS CPIM certification and is a Goldratt Institute-certified Jonah. He is a CIMA-qualified accountant and a certified management consultant. He is member by examination and professional experience of the Chartered Institute of Marketing and of the British Computer Society.

Research Coverage:

CSC, Capgemini, Enterprise Resource Planning Applications (ERP), IBM, Infosys Technologies, Oracle, Packaged Applications, SAP, Salesforce, Supply Chain Management, Tata Consultancy Services, Wipro

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Christine Ferrusi Ross

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Report:Inquiry Spotlight: Sourcing Strategy, Q1 And Q2 2010
Christine Ferrusi RossAugust 25, 2010
Forrester's inquiry analysis shows that sourcing and vendor management (SVM) professionals are thinking more holistically and strategically about their role. Forty-two percent of the 966 inquiries...
- Downloads: 373
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Report:IT Services Firm Changes: What SVMs Must Know
The Coming Upheaval In Tech Services
Christine Ferrusi RossOctober 21, 2010
Since the end of 2008 and continuing today, sourcing and vendor management (SVM) professionals have been telling Forrester that they are rationalizing the number of providers they use, renegotiating...
- Downloads: 426
For Sourcing & Vendor Management Professionals
Tool:High Priority Topics For Sourcing Professionals In 2010
Christine Ferrusi RossAugust 25, 2010
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Charts & Figures:SVM Clients' Sourcing Execution Questions Span Several Key Areas
Christine Ferrusi RossAugust 13, 2010
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Tool:SVM Professionals Face A Variety Of Vendor Management Concerns
Christine Ferrusi RossJuly 26, 2010
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Client Inquiry:Remote Sourcing Vendors
Christine Ferrusi RossAugust 18, 2010
What should be our number of preferred remote sourcing vendors?
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Report:SVMs Need To Work Harder To Understand Stakeholder Needs
A Fact-Based Approach To Workforce Technology Needs Assessment
Christine Ferrusi RossOctober 13, 2010
How well do you know your stakeholders? Business users today expect consumer-like usability and functionality from their work tools. And much of what they want to use can be purchased with a credit...
- Downloads: 118
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Report:Inquiry Spotlight: Growing Demand For Vendor Management, Q1 And Q2 2010
Christine Ferrusi RossJuly 26, 2010
The vendor management office (VMO) is becoming an increasingly important competency in well-run IT organizations. Forrester tracked all of the inquiries sourcing and vendor management (SVM)...
- Downloads: 510
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Tool:SVM Clients' Sourcing Execution Questions Span Several Key Areas
Christine Ferrusi RossAugust 13, 2010
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Client Inquiry:How Can We Use Forrester's Contract Negotiation Framework To Construct One For Our Firm?
Christine Ferrusi RossSeptember 07, 2010
How can we construct a negotiation framework like this within our organization? What it might look like? And how it would be used in conjunction with a sourcing strategy?
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Report:Inquiry Spotlight: Sourcing Execution, Q1 And Q2 2010
Christine Ferrusi RossAugust 13, 2010
Forrester's sourcing and vendor management (SVM) clients frequently ask, "What are my peers doing?" To help SVM professionals gain insights into their peer group, we tracked all of the inquiries...
- Downloads: 267
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Report:Building An Effective Vendor Risk Plan For Emerging Technology Suppliers
Christine Ferrusi RossJanuary 10, 2011
Sourcing and vendor management (SVM) clients tell Forrester that vendor risk is becoming a critical issue. Most firms have intense due diligence processes when hiring providers, but those processes...
- Downloads: 503
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Report:SVM Glossary Of Terms
Christine Ferrusi RossOctober 11, 2012
Sourcing and vendor management (SVM) teams can use this document to standardize understanding of common sourcing and vendor management terms across their organizations. SVM executives may also find...
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