The document discusses customer journey mapping to improve the customer experience. It notes that most firms expect to compete on customer experience by 2016, but only 20% of organizations consider their customer experience initiatives advanced. The document defines customer experience as the collection of all customer interactions that influence their perception of and relationship with a brand. It presents a model of the customer journey showing where a customer's needs, goals, and life changes intersect with a company's products, services, channels, people, processes and technology at moments of engagement.