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Acknowledgments
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Preface
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1 Customer Relationship Management
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What Are Your Industry Verticals?
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What Type of Business Are You In?
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Who Are Your Customers?
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What Are Your Products and Services?
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Which Channels Does Your Company Use?
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What Are Your CRM Business Needs?
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What’s Your Company Culture?
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How Big Is Your Company?
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Are You Global, Regional, or Local?
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Competitiveness of Your IT Infrastructure and Architecture
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Core CRM Principles
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Customer First
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Designing a Customer-First CRM Initiative
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Customized Product and Service Offerings for Customers
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Increase Customer Lifetime Value
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What Functionality Should Your CRM Application Provide?
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Conclusion
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2 SAP CRM Detailed Overview
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What Is SAP CRM?
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SAP CRM Strengths
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The Key Components of SAP CRM
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SAP CRM Solution Map
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SAP CRM Marketing
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SAP CRM Sales
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SAP CRM Service
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Analytics
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How Can SAP CRM Analytics Help Your Company?
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SAP CRM Solutions for Small and Medium Enterprises
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SAP CRM On-Demand Solutions
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Benefits of SAP CRM On-Demand for SMEs
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Conclusion
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3 SAP CRM Marketing
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SAP CRM Marketing Components
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Marketing Resource Management (MRM)
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Market Planning and Budgeting
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Segmentation
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List Management
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Campaign Management
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Trade Promotion Management (TPM)
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Lead Management
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Backend ERP Integration
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Marketing Analytics
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Case Study
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Conclusion
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4 SAP CRM Sales
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Discover SAP CRM Sales
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Accounts and Contact Management
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Activity Management
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Planning and Forecasting
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Territory Management
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Opportunity Management
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Product Configuration and Pricing
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Quotation and Order Management
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Billing and Contract Management
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Incentives and Commissions Management
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Time and Travel Management
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Sales Analytics
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Case Study
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Conclusion
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5 SAP CRM Service
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Discover SAP CRM Service
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Installed Base Management
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Warranty Management
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Contract and Entitlement Management
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Service Resource Planning
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Knowledge Articles
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Case Management
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Service Order and Service Request
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Incident Management
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Complaints and Returns
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In-House Repair
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Service Analytics
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Business Drivers
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Case Study
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Conclusion
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6 SAP CRM Interaction Center
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Interaction Center Strategy
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Consolidating Standalone Telephone, Email, and Chat Applications
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Customer-Facing Tools and Interfaces
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Telephone and Interactive Voice Response
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SAP CRM Interaction Center Capabilities
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Agent Desktop Productivity Tools
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Multi-Channel Integration
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SAP CRM Marketing Integration
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SAP CRM Sales Integration
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SAP CRM Service Integration
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Blended Business Scenarios
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Shared Service Centers
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Running Your Interaction Center: Operations and Administration
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Case Study
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Conclusion
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7 SAP Web Channel Experience Management Solution
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E-Marketing
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Demand Generation
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Catalog Management
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Personalization
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E-Commerce
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Interactive Selling
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Pricing
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Order to Cash
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Web Auctions
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E-Service
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Knowledge Management
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Service Management
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Web Channel Analytics
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Conclusion
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8 SAP CRM Mobile Applications
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Introduction to SAP CRM Mobile Technology
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SAP CRM Mobile Sales
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Mobile Sales Laptop
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Mobile Sales Handheld
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Mobile Sales Online: Multiple Support
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SAP CRM Field Service
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Mobile Service Laptops
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Sybase Mobile Sales for SAP CRM
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Sybase Unwired Platform
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SAP CRM Service Manager
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Micro Mobile Apps
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Case Study
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Conclusion
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9 SAP CRM Partner Channel Management
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Why Use Channel Partners?
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Channel Management and SAP
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Partner Management
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Partner Recruitment
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Partner Profiling and Segmentation
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Partner Training and Certification
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Partner Networking
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Partner Compensation
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Partner Planning and Forecasting
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Channel Marketing
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Partner Communication
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Catalog Management
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Campaign Management
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Lead Management
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Channel Marketing Funds
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Partner Locator
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Channel Sales
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Account and Contact Management
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Activity Management
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Opportunity Management
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Channel Sales Analytics
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Partner Order Management
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Quotation and Order Management
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Interactive Selling and Configuration
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POS and Channel Inventory
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Collaborative Showrooms
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Distributed Order Management
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Channel Service
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Knowledge Base
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Live Support
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Service Order Management
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Complaints and Returns Management
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Partner and Channel Analytics
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Case Study
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Conclusion
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10 The Technology and Tools Behind SAP CRM
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SAP NetWeaver Introduction
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Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA)
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SAP NetWeaver Integration
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People Integration
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Information Integration
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Process Integration
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Application Platform
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SAP NetWeaver for SAP CRM
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SAP NetWeaver Web Services for SAP CRM
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SAP NetWeaver Mobile for SAP CRM
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SAP NetWeaver Process Integration (PI) for SAP CRM
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SAP NetWeaver Java for SAP CRM
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SAP NetWeaver Portal for SAP CRM
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SAP CRM Technology
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SAP CRM Middleware
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Groupware Integration with SAP CRM
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SAP CRM Mobile
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Business Server Pages (BSP)
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SAP CRM Web Client
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SAP CRM Business Object Layer (BOL)/Generic Interaction Layer (GenIL)
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ABAP
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Case Study
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Conclusion
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11 Master Data
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Business Partner (BP) Master Data
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Business Partner Design in SAP CRM
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Business Partner Categories
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Business Partner Roles
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BP Classification
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BP Relationships
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Product Master Data
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SAP CRM Product Master Data Design
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Product Types
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Product Attributes and Attribute-Set Types
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Product Categories and Hierarchies
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Product Relationships
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Organizational Master Data
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Organizational Objects
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Organizational Attributes and Business Attributes
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Pricing Master Data
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SAP Internet Pricing and Configurator (IPC)
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Condition Technique and Condition Records
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Case Study
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Conclusion
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12 Working with SAP Industry Vertical Solutions
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Automotive
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Chemical Industry
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Consumer Products (CP)
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Brand Management
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Category Management
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High-Tech
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Oil and Gas
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Pharmaceutical
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Financial Services (Banking and Insurance)
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Leasing
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Media
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Professional Services
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Strategy and Planning
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Business Development
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Service Delivery
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Engagement Management
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Performance Management
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Public Sector
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Constituent Services
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Case Management
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Grantor Program Management
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Retail
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Telecommunications
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Utilities
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Interaction Center
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Campaign Management
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Contract Management
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Meter Reading and Billing
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Invoice and Revenue Management
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Case Study
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Conclusion
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13 SAP CRM Analytics
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Approaches and Scenarios
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Marketing Analytics
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Market Budget Planning
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Campaign Planning
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Target Group Optimization
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Market Plan Analysis
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Campaign Monitoring and Success
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Lead Analysis
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External List Cost and Revenue Analysis
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Sales Analytics
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Territory Management Analysis
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Activity Management Analysis
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Opportunity Management Analysis
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Sales Quotation and Order Management Analysis
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Contract Management Analysis
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Sales Pipeline Analysis
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Sales Funnel Analysis
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Sales Performance Analysis
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Billing Analysis
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Service Analytics
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Service Quality Analysis
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Customer Analytics
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Customer Migration Analysis
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Churn Management
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Customer Lifetime Value (CLTV)
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Customer Satisfaction and Loyalty Analysis
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Product Analytics
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Cross-Selling Proposals
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Product Profitability Analysis
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Interaction Channel Analytics
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Web Channel Analytics
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Interaction Center Analytics
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SAP CRM on HANA
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Conclusion
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14 SAP CRM User Access
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User Access Modes
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Desktop/Laptop
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Notebook Computers
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PDA Companion
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Tablets
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Handheld Devices
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Smartphone
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SAP CRM-Enhanced Usability
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Design Layer Customizing
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Conclusion
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15 Building an SAP CRM System
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Discover Your Business Needs
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Set Up a Team and/or Hire an SAP CRM Business Application Consultant
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Conduct Discovery Sessions
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Business Scenario Analysis
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Design and Development
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Functional Design
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Technical Design
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Implementation/Configuration/Development
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End-to-End Deployment
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Project Methodologies
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ASAP Methodology
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Cycle Methodology
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Conference Room Pilot (CRP) Methodology
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Conclusion
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16 Case Study: Canadian Blood Services
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Business Objectives and Goals
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Align to Strategies to Recruit, Schedule, and Retain Donors
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Support Current Collections, Target, and Future Business Model
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Deliver Efficiency and Productivity Gains
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Technology Challenge
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Solution Deployment
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Value Achieved
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Lessons Learned
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Looking Ahead
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17 Case Study: Yaskawa America, Inc.
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Business Drivers
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Operational Drivers
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Administrative Drivers
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Technology Challenges
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Solution Deployment
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Value Achieved
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Lessons Learned
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Looking Ahead
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18 Case Study: Intuitive Surgical
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Business Challenges
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Business Objectives
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Solution Deployment
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Value Achieved
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Lessons Learned
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Looking Ahead
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A Glossary
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B The Author
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Index
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