DocumentCode
3198617
Title
Customer relationship management for a small professional technical services corporation
Author
Fan, Wendy ; Luck, Robert ; Manier, Katy ; Pierce, Jaclyn ; Pool, Lauren ; Patek, Stephen D.
Author_Institution
Dept. of Syst. Eng., Virginia Univ., Charlottesville, VA
fYear
2004
fDate
16-16 April 2004
Firstpage
243
Lastpage
248
Abstract
Customer relationship management (CRM) products and services attempt to produce a better connection between businesses and their customers. These tools are being employed in all fields of business and information technology industries. We focus on the development of one very specific CRM tool to serve the needs of a small consulting and software development corporation. Though specialized for one company, many aspects of this CRM tool can be generalized for the wider range of small and midsized consulting businesses, which are becoming software development firms. These midsized companies deal with very specific issues in customer interactions. This CRM system solves some of the most common struggles companies in this category have keeping their customers satisfied. Primarily this system provides a conduit for businesses along with their clients and customers to deal with support and service problems. We have developed the necessary database schema and structure to support a Web-based CRM system and front-end portal for both the clients and employees to access, input, and transfer information. This CRM tool shows how customer service systems can work for small consulting and software businesses
Keywords
DP industry; Internet; consultancies; customer relationship management; portals; relational databases; software houses; Web-based CRM system; business technology industry; customer relationship management; customer service system; front-end portal; information technology industry; professional technical services corporation; software development corporation; Business communication; Companies; Customer relationship management; Customer service; Industrial relations; Marketing and sales; Programming; Project management; Prototypes; Recruitment;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Systems and Information Engineering Design Symposium, 2004. Proceedings of the 2004 IEEE
Conference_Location
Charlottesville, VA
Print_ISBN
0-9744559-2-X
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/SIEDS.2004.239940
Filename
1314687
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