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Tim Harmon

Tim Harmon
Senior Analyst

Research Coverage

Build tools, create collateral, and orchestrate field mktg programs to improve sales performance, Craft engaging messages and a winning mix of B2B campaigns that drive business, Define, launch, and manage products and services that create value for customers, Establish a global brand that attracts opportunity and drives sales, Participate effectively in and deploy social networks to boost leads, Reach vertical, SMB, and global customers through advantageous channel structures

Research Focus

Tim serves Vendor Strategy professionals and helps them identify, develop, and communicate best practices, business plans, metrics, tools, resources, relationships, channels, and competitive intelligence in support of new markets, new business models, and strategic ecosystems. He is a leading expert on business intelligence, business process management, and enterprise applications technologies, particularly with respect to integration architecture and business technology adoption/utilization market trends.

Previous Work Experience

Prior to joining Forrester, Tim served in executive management and mentoring roles in the vendor, user, industry analyst, and venture capital aspects of the IT industry. He has been a featured speaker at many industry conferences involving business intelligence, data warehousing, performance management, and enterprise applications and has been published in Austin-American Statesman, BI Review, DM Review, and Intelligent Enterprise. Tim is a member of the Corporate Portfolio Management Association.

Education

Tim attended Iowa State University, majoring in computer science and math and business administration.

Latest Research

Planned Research

Demand Insights: The SMB Applications Market July 2009
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Learning Management for Channels October 2009
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The Impact of SaaS, Appliance, and PaaS Models on the SMB Market November 2009
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The Rise of the Channel VAP Partner August 2009
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The Consumerization of Business August 2009
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Did You Know?

Tim enjoys outdoor sports, boxing, reading, history of religion, and agriculture/food science.

Languages Spoken

English


Tim Harmon serves Technology Product Management & Marketing professionals.
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Recent Media Citations
ZDNet Between The Lines, "Dell Targets SMBs With Tiered-IT Services," April 14, 2009
Fortune Small Business, "Project Management Comes Of Age," April 6, 2009
Telephony, "Forrester: Get Ready For Tech-Savvy SMBs," March 11, 2009
CRN, "HP Evaluates Google Android For Netbooks," March 31, 2009
Fortune Small Business, "Task Masters," March 18, 2008