Making it Happen

I noticed, on a wall in Crows Nest recently, some writing that truly brings home the success of any SugarCRM system.

Systems make it possible. People make it happen.

After working with SugarCRM for some time, and thinking about SugarCRM success stories, the difference between these and those deployments that don't quite take hold becomes obvious. The people.

I often tell clients that "the system is only as good as the data within it". But this should be abstracted to a higher level to cover the people that actually enter the data. Why? Data comes from various sources. And, even if a system has data being directly imported and synchronised from other reliable sources, if people don't actually log in to the system to make useful decision based on this information, and, in turn add to the information, then the system is no better then a whiteboard that hasn't been used for so long the marker does not rub off.

The success of not only a CRM system, but any system being integrated into a working environment, is not the technology, it's not the infrastructure, it's not even the data. It's the people.

People make the system a success by using it. Entering and updating information, adding historical data to aid in future decisions, viewing the information added by other people, using the system to make valuable, informed decision to grow the business. As a result, the system will be used more and more and grow to become more and more valuable as a tool within your organisation. It will become an integral part of how you do business rather than an "unnecessary expense" twelve months later.

Taking this a step further, it can be seen that "success" starts with "change". Out with the old (unorganised, disconnected, ad-hoc way of doing business) and in with the new (single unified system to perform your sales, collaboration and customer support needs).

SugarCRM from Insightful CRM is your key to change. Your key to customer activity. Your key to people. Your key to success.

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