For Business Process & Applications Professionals (Length: 12 pages)

January 10, 2008

Field Service Best Practices Adoption

by William Band

with Sharyn Leaver, Mary Ann Rogan


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We surveyed 55 business and technology decision-makers and influencers to discover their strengths and weaknesses compared to 11 field service best practices capabilities. We found that adopting field service best practices challenges many organizations that have this function as part of their business model. About one-quarter of the respondents surveyed evaluate their capabilities to make effective field service scheduling decisions to be poor/below average. And about the same proportion believe their mobile field service capabilities to be subpar. Greater integration of field service in the demand and supply chain can drive the conversion of field service operations from a cost center to a profit center. How well does your organization stack up? Compare your organization to field service best practices, pinpoint the best opportunities for quick wins, and build an action plan to close the gaps.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

NOTES & RESOURCES

itemCustomer-Facing Process Improvement Initiatives Flounder Without Focus

itemWeak Field Service Practices Block Demand And Supply Chain Synchronization

recommendations

itemUse Best Practices To Turn Field Service Into A Tool For Customer Retention

itemSupplemental Material

For Forrester's August 2007 North American Field Service, Customer Analytics, And Customer Data Management Online Survey, 55 business and IT decision-makers and influencers from our ongoing CRM research panel were surveyed.

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

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