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  • 20 Oct

    CRM Project Evaluation


    CRM Project EvaluationAfter about 4 weeks of operation there should be a formal evaluation of the system to assess user-acceptance of the system and overall user-friendliness of the system.  The evaluation will highlight any misalignments, software bugs, ideas/needs for software enhancements and any further training required.  In addition, the overall project should be evaluated.

    Why 4 weeks?  Of course this is flexible. But time is needed for users to become familiar with the system and be in a position to comment constructively. And to long a delay may allow issues to “fester” and make it more difficult to recall details of the ...

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  • 08 Sep

    Business Process Change and CRM


    Business Process Change and CRMProcesses are at the heart of any businesses.  These processes need to change in order to be more productive and more competitive.  CRM can be a part of that change. The principles of Business Process Redesign can be applied to the design of CRM and XRM systems.

     

    Principles of Process Redesign

    The following theory and principles are taken from chapter 3 of “Redesigning Enterprise Processes for e-Business, El Sawy, Omar A. (2001)”

    Principle #0: Remove waste, simplify and consolidate similar activities. 

    This is common-sense management that should be the starting point of any change to Business Processes.  For ...

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  • 10 Aug

    Dynamics CRM, Change Management and the Leavitt Diamond


    Understanding of the Leavitt Diamond is essential for successful implementation of a CRM (or XRM) system.

    Dynamics CRM, Change Management and the Leavitt Diamond 

    Leavitt Diamond

    Dr Harold Leavitt was one of the great management thinkers of the 20th century. He wrote, Managerial Psychology in 1958, which is still a classic in management literature. Leavitt developed what came to be known as the Leavitt Diamond to illustrate the complex nature of social systems. In this model, every organizational system is made up of four main components: People, Task(s), Structure and Technology. It is the interaction between these four components that determines the fate of an organization. Leavitt’s ...

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