IBM's ECRM Initiatives
	
 
		
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Case Details: | 
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						| Case Code | 
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						ITSY044 | 
						For delivery in electronic format: Rs. 
						300; 
For delivery through courier (within India): Rs. 300 + Shipping & Handling Charges extraThemes
						eCRM Project Implementation | 
					 
					
						| Case Length | 
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						11 Pages | 
					 
					
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						1997-2003 | 
					 
					
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						2004 | 
					 
					
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						Not Available |  
					
						| Organization | 
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						IBM | 
					 
					
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						IT | 
					 
					
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						US | 
					 
				 
Abstract:	
				
					
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 The case discusses the Customer Relationship Management (CRM) 
solution implemented by the US-based IT giant IBM. It discusses the 
circumstances which led IBM into conceiving and implementing CRM solution in 
association with the leading CRM software vendor - Siebel Systems.  
 
The case discusses in detail the process followed by IBM to implement the CRM 
solution describing its systems architecture. It also discusses the challenges 
faced by IBM in implementing the solution and the benefits reaped by the company 
after the implementation 
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				Issues:
» Understand the importance of implementing a CRM solution in a large 
multi-product, multinational company.
  
» Study the implementation process of a mega CRM project in a leading IT company 
in the world. 
 
» Examine the rationale for implementing a CRM solution.
  
» Study the challenges faced in a CRM project and identify ways to overcome 
them. 
 
» Appreciate the benefits which a company could reap after implementing a CRM 
solution. 
		Contents:
				
		
Keywords:
IBM, Customer Relationship Management, eCRM, Mega CRM 
Project, Channel Integration, Customer Segmentation, CRM Implementation, Partner 
Relationship Management, Systems Architecture and eCRM Applications 
 
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