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In her role as an analyst, Roxana focuses on technology's impact on the market research industry. She tracks emerging and innovative research methodologies, such as social market research, mobile research, neuroscience, and prediction markets, and helps clients understand how to incorporate them into their research mix and combine them with traditional research methods. In addition, she leads all the data innovation efforts at Forrester, where she tests and seeks to understand which data sources, research methodologies, and frameworks are appropriate to help clients gain an intricate, 360-degree view of the consumer.
She is also an expert on Latin American consumer behavior and technology adoption and is responsible for managing Forrester's Latin American Technographics® research. She frequently advises clients on entering the Latin American market, understanding Latin American consumer segments, and increasing their visibility in this fast-changing region.
Roxana has spoken at numerous Forrester events and market-research-focused conferences, such as the Insights Innovation Exchange, Future of Consumer Intelligence, Market Research in a Mobile World and The Market Research Event. In addition, she has spoken at several conferences specializing in understanding the Latin American market, including ESOMAR's Latin American conference, Portada's Pan-Regional Advertising and Media Summit, and Ciab FEBRABAN. Her research has been cited in AdAge, the UK's Research, and was also highlighted in the book Latino Link: Building Brands Online with Hispanic Communities and Content.
Since she started at Forrester in 2006, Roxana has specialized in advising research and clients on sound survey design and data collection methodologies and on using advanced analytic tools on our Consumer Technographics data as well as on custom research surveys. Prior to her current role, Roxana was a senior survey manager and previously a data advisor with Consumer Technographics. In both roles, she used her expertise to deliver value to clients of all industries, from consumer electronics to advertising and media companies, through customized analysis and application of Consumer Technographics data.
Roxana received her B.S. in psychology from The Florida State University and an M.A. in psychology from The College of William and Mary.
Portfolio Management: The Innovation Playbook
While many organizations believe that they can generate innovative ideas, few have defined processes to empirically evaluate the ideas and make the proper funding decisions on a case-by-case basis....

That’s one of the questions we’re asking in our survey of business innovation practices, organizations, and technology use. For the last few weeks, Forrester has been fielding a...
Many organizations have seen large swings over the past two years in IT spending on technology, business spending on technology, and the way that IT and business interact to best manage business...

Changing Business Requirements Require Flexible Technology Options
In today's competitive environment, it is crucial to have the flexibility to react to rapidly changing market conditions. Companies obtain flexibility by creating options — to scale up or down,...
The IT portfolio represents the collection of projects, expenditures, and existing technology investments. IT portfolio management includes oversight, management, and control of the current and...

Business capabilities define what your organization does to execute its mission or support its position in the marketplace. These capabilities, such as "customer management," "product development,"...
The role of today's CIO is less that of a technology steward and more that of an investment portfolio manager — trusted with the management of a considerable portion of an enterprise's funds to...
In today’s technology-fueled marketplace, the underlying systems, automated processes, and communications channels become crucial to continuing and growing your company’s revenue stream...
Risk, as it pertains to technology development and operations, comes in many guises and requires different mitigation strategies. Unfortunately, many organizations apply a set of imprecise,...
Performance Management: The BT Strategic Planning Playbook
The ultimate judges of any strategic planning process are the business technology (BT) users who need to produce business benefits with the technology. The goals, desires, and needs of this group are...

I have. During the holiday break, I had the opportunity to spend a week on the beach in the Turks and Caicos islands (but that's another story). One of the books I brought with me and...
A Road Map For CIOs To Succeed In An Empowered World
Many pundits are writing the CIO's obituary. Your employees and the business are no longer relying on IT to provision and deliver technology. They are using technologies like social, mobile, cloud,...

Road Map: The BT Strategic Planning Playbook
The early stages of the business technology (BT) strategic planning framework identify business strategies and associated technologies to support the business cycle. These stages involve identifying...

Budgets, Planning, And Measurement Of Customer Satisfaction Reside Outside Of IT Today
In today's technology-fueled marketplace, CIOs must provide the underlying systems, processes, and communications channels for interacting and engaging with the company's customers. CIOs that...

Build/Buy Capabilities: The Innovation Playbook
Few firms have the resources and wherewithal to go it alone in the face of the current climate of almost continual business disruption. Just as a firm may look to partners and suppliers to complement...
CIOs Expect 20% To 50% ROI For Investments
There never seems to be enough money to fund all of management's desired initiatives. Different departments jockey for funds within the corporate budget, and individual projects vie for pieces of the...
I am periodically asked whether a business case should be required for those projects that fall into the "must do" category - projects such as those required to meet regulatory or auditing needs,...
Charles Newhouse, head of strategy and design in the enterprise IT services group at BAE Systems in the UK, felt that IT's traditional quarterly operational reports were not serving IT or the...
The Future IT Organization And Its Implications For CIOs
The empowered era has brought about a paradigm shift for IT organizations. Employees and customers are no longer relying on IT to provision and manage technology. They are using social, mobile,...

Underlying any investment is the ever-present question of "What am I going to get for my money?" To answer this question, Forrester developed the Total Economic Impact™ (TEI) methodology. TEI...
Quantifying And Selling The Value Of A Business Technology Investment
For every major IT project or initiative, CIOs should demand a business case that outlines the business reason(s) for the investment, the expected benefits of the initiative, the costs to make it...
I had an interesting conversation with a Forrester client in response to an inquiry about the definition of “time to value” for technology solutions. When I received the...
Measure Expectations As Well As Satisfaction
Although spending on IT may be up a bit from past years, there is by no means any money to waste. CIOs must carefully prioritize initiatives and allocate scarce monetary and human resources to...
I recently had the distinct pleasure of moderating a panel discussion on innovation at Forrester’s Forum For CIOs, where I was able to share the stage with Lawrence Lee, Sr. Director of...
This self-assessment workbook will help IT leaders assess the current state of their BT portfolio management leadership maturity and will serve as a tool to guide the organization’s development...