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Supply chain disruption, an ongoing global pandemic, a challenging labor market, inflation, climate change, energy shortages. These challenges and more make 2022 a difficult time to be in manufacturing. Join analysts from Forrester's smart manufacturing team to hear how your peers are navigating the current environment and laying the foundations for the future fit organizations that will be required for growth.
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Generative AI (genAI) and agentic workflows are roiling technology services markets, overturning the 15-year stability of the prevailing business model. The era defined by time-and-materials pricing, agnostic technology positions, and people-driven business growth is no longer viable. Since the peak growth seen in 2021, the sector has become entirely different.Starting in 2022, four powerful forces began converging to disrupt the services status quo, forcing providers toward radically different choices and reshaping the sector to deliver what enterprises need now.Key takeaways: Learn how four forces shape technology service business models.Find out what separates winners from losers.Explore how, as a buyer of services, you can thrive in a reconstructed services economy.Target audience level: intermediate
CRM is a critical piece of technology infrastructure that underpins a firm’s ability to deliver next-generation financial services. It connects organizational silos to drive customer and business value. CRMs are integrating AI and adding intelligent agents to boost productivity and deliver personalized customer experiences at scale. This makes CRM an indispensable tool for financial services firms aiming to enhance customer experiences, streamline operations, and drive growth.Despite the benefits, we often hear that financial services firms struggle to justify the investment in CRM modernization, and firms that have done so say that they’re struggling to extract value. This makes it more important than ever to choose the right vendor. But the financial services CRM market is bifurcating, making vendor choice even harder.Key takeaways: Understand the financial services CRM market, key vendors, and common financial services use cases.Learn how AI (predictive, generative, and agentic) is transforming CRM and what it means for financial services firms.Uncover the mistakes that are leading to the underutilization of CRM by financial services firms.Identify the key considerations that should inform financial services firms’ CRM purchasing decision.Target audience level: intermediate and advanced
In today's fast-paced digital landscape, businesses must adapt to ever-evolving technological demands. Join us for an insightful webinar where we delve into the importance of business-optimized networks and how they can transform your organization's efficiency and productivity.Key takeaways: Understand business-optimized networks — what they are and why they matter.Discover benefits of optimization — enhanced performance, security, and scalability.Explore real-world applications — case studies and success stories.Learn implementation strategies — practical steps to optimize your network.Target audience level: beginner and intermediate
The ITIL™ framework has been a mainstay of IT operational discipline, emerging as an authoritative inventory of key IT practices in the mid-1990s and enjoying broad adoption through the mid-2000s. But the Version 3 rewrite proposed an unworkable process-centric operating model that leading organizations bypassed in favor of DevOps and related approaches. While Version 4 made some necessary adjustments, the framework is now wholly owned by PeopleCert, who have shut out longstanding partners and increased costs for those seeking to gain or maintain certification. IT professionals have more effective and current guidance available.Key takeaways: Understand why now is the time to find alternative approaches to managing services.Understand the dynamics that are influencing the future of IT service management.Target audience level: intermediate
B2C business leaders in the US are hungry for business growth in the double digits again. Yet today’s volatile markets and consumer purchase decisions are impacting this growth more than ever. The future of commerce requires a more distributed, dynamic, and intelligent approach.Key takeaways: Understand the factors and dynamics impacting B2C purchase behaviors in the US.Learn about common challenges that B2C business leaders face in creating commerce moments that drive business growth.Dive deep into three different strategies for commerce growth — distributed, dynamic, and intelligent.Discover what you can do as a business leader to embark on the strategies that make sense for your business.Target audience level: intermediate
In volatile times, marketing, customer experience, and digital leaders in consumer-facing businesses can’t let shifting winds and heavy currents push their business off course. Instead, these business leaders must keep a cool head, resist knee-jerk reactions, and fine-tune strategies precisely and creatively to adapt to only the meaningful and substantial changes in the market and business environment.Key takeaways: Recommit to - and invest in - growing customer obsession maturity across the organization.Reaffirm your brand, customers, and priorities to then take bold, not rash, steps: implementing “always on” scenario planning, staying creative, and communicating brilliantly.Master change management to keep your team energized and focused on delivering quality customer experiences.Ratchet up management of the risks in your control.Target audience level: beginner and intermediate