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Vikram leads the forecast team, which is responsible for producing all forecasts within M&S research. He is focused on the consumer commerce areas including retail, travel, and financial services. He is keenly involved in understanding the evolution of consumers' online behavior and technology adoption.
Vikram came to Forrester Research through its acquisition of Jupiter Research, where he started in July 2000. Prior to Jupiter, Vikram worked at IRI, a leading market research company, where he worked closely with some of the leading CPG companies.
Vikram often appears on TV, radio, and comments in the press on the US online retail and travel industry. He has been quoted in The L.A. Times, Business Week, The New York Times, CNN Money, and American Banker. He has also appeared on CNBC, Bloomberg TV, and Radio, NPR, Fox Business News, and ABC.
Vikram earned an M.B.A. from Virginia Tech and a B.Com from N.M College in Mumbai, India.

Forrester Forrsights For Business Technology
Many CIOs are on the hot seat to innovate by delivering increasingly critical applications more quickly. To keep up with the accelerated pace of business, CIOs and application development and...
Are you still using prescriptive, template-driven business analysis and requirements approaches? Do you continue to see projects delivered late and over budget? Incomplete or incorrect software...
The Need For Speed, Services, And SaaS Is Shaping The Integration Future
Integration remains a high priority for enterprises in 2011 to 2012, leading Forrester to mine client inquiries and interview industry experts for insight into the latest integration trends....

In Q3 2010, Forrester Research and the International Institute of Business Analysis (IIBA) partnered to survey 1,461 business analysts (BAs), systems analysts, software requirements engineers, and...
SMBs' strong adoption of cloud computing is well known. What is less well understood is how SMBs are adopting cloud for various technology categories relative to one another.

Looking At The Opportunity Beyond The Obstacle
Concerns about security are the most prominent reasons that organizations cite for not adopting cloud services. Therefore, creating more comprehensive security capabilities is a prerequisite for...

Business Vision: The BT Strategic Planning Playbook
CIOs and IT strategists participating in strategic planning must bring to the discussion an understanding of emerging business trends. This section of Forrester's BT Strategic Planning playbook...

The IT Services Opportunity In Systems Of Engagement
Mobile is more than just a pretty face. New platforms will usher in a whole new class of systems focused on engaging customers, employees, and business partners. The move to systems of engagement and...

Mixing Agile Methods And Systems Integrators Requires An Artful Approach
Agile methods have become popular because, on average, they produce better outcomes. Agile's focus on learning by execution and a condensed set of engineering practices increases the cadence of...
Vision: The Business Applications Playbook
This report outlines the vision aspect of Forrester's solution for application development and delivery (AD&D) professionals working on business applications strategy. It summarizes the key business...
