For Business Process & Applications Professionals (Length: 13 pages)

February 21, 2006

Trends 2006: Customer Relationship Management

by William Band

with John Ragsdale, Liz Herbert, Christine Ferrusi Ross, Andrew Bartels, Ian Schuler


Executive Summary (This is a document excerpt)

Customer relationship management (CRM) is now a core element of enterprise competitive strategy. Investment in CRM continues, but with a focus on extracting more value and capability out of previous CRM spending commitments. Ten key trends will be sustained through 2006 as enterprises focus on process improvement to deliver better customer experiences, vendors re-architect their solutions, and professional service providers revamp their CRM deployment methodologies.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

NOTES & RESOURCES

itemCRM Grows Up

itemCRM Drivers

item2006 Trends To Watch

itemEnterprises Seek To Leverage Existing Investments

itemVendors Re-Architect Solutions

itemProfessional Services Providers Step Up To New Challenges

During the past 12 months, Forrester completed three e-surveys comprising 231 CRM business and IT decision makers to understand their business challenges and CRM technology purchase decision criteria. In addition, we interviewed 37 leading companies about their CRM deployment strategies. Forrester also received briefings from 45 CRM technology vendors and 20 CRM consultants and systems integrators to learn about their plans for product and service enhancements.

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Analyst: William Band
Technology: Customer Relationship Management, Packaged Applications
Geography: Asia Pacific, Europe, North America

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