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Top5
ReasonsCRM
ProjectsFail
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30-60%ofCRMprojectsfail
*Basedon13yearsofresearchbyGartner,Forrester,AMRResearch,Economist
IntelligenceUnit,NucleusResearch,DMNewsandSuccessAccelerators
CRMFailureRates 2001
2002
2005
2006
2007
2009
2012
2013
2014
0% 18.75% 37.5% 56.25% 75%
GartnerGroup
ButlerGroup
69%
AMRResearch
56%
ForresterResearch
NucleusResearch
69%
SuccessAccelerators
SellingPower
70%
50%
EconomistIntelligenceUnit
47%
DMNews
30%
31%
38%
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Knowingtheriskswillhelp
youavoidmakingmistakes
inyourownCRMproject.
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Lackof 

ClearGoals
1.
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“Ifyoudon’t
knowwhere
youaregoing,
you’llendup
someplace
else.”
—YogiBerra
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Beforespendinga
dimeonCRM,
makesureyouhave
therighttargetsin
yoursights.
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Askyourself… “Whatproblemare
wetryingtosolve
withthissystem?”
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Useyour
answersto
establishboth
short-termand
long-termgoals.
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Failingto
Involve
EndUsers
2.
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Disengagedor
resentfulusers
canputyour
CRMrolloutin
jeopardy.
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Lackofuseradoptionisresponsiblefor
70%
offailed
CRM
projects.
Source:ForresterResearch
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Involveend
usersearlyto
promoteasense
ofownership
andachieve

userbuy-in.
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Absenceof
anExecutive
Sponsor
3.
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Executivesponsorsshouldhaveavisionforwhatthe
companycanachievebyeffectivelyadoptingaCRM.
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“Ifsponsorshipisabsent,the
riskoffailureincreases
significantly.”
—WilliamBandinareport

forForresterResearch
Source:ForresterResearchReport“BestPracticesforCRMDeployment”
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DirtyData4.
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TheaverageU.S.company believes
25%
oftheir
datais
inaccurate
Source:ExperianDataQualityWhitePaper
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Theterm“dirtydata”refersto
recordsthatare:
• Incomplete
• Duplicated
• Inaccurate
• Missingentirely
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Dirtydatacanleadto:
• Ill-informedcustomerservice
• Inaccuraterevenueforecasting
• Misinformedstrategicdecisions
• MistrustfortheCRMsystem
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DisregardforIT
Implications
5.
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75%
ofallSaaS-buying
decisionsaremade
bybusinessunit
managersinstead
ofITmanagers
Source:PCWorldarticle“WebAppBuyersBypassIT,GartnerSays
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ConsiderITimplications,including:
• Integrationwithexistingsystems
• Customizationrequirements
• CRMsupportneeds
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Howdoyouknow
ifyou’veachieved
success?
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firstandlastapplicationyour
userscheckeveryday
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Top 5 Reasons CRM Projects Fail