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Jim Robinson
Sr Director Analyst
Jim Robinson is a Sr. Research Director in Gartner Research for the Energy and Utilities team in the CIO practice. His research focuses on enterprise field service management, including agreement management, operations, performance management and mobile workforce management. He also covers workforce engagement management, which includes contact center workforce optimization, quality management and employee recognition. In customer service use cases, Mr. Robinson covers machine customers, augmented reality, and customer empathy.
Mr. Robinson has over 20 years of field service experience, spanning ERP/field service implementation, development, business process re-engineering and executive leadership.
Previous experience
Before joining Gartner, Mr. Robinson headed Professional Services teams and business strategies with focus on improving time to value by offering innovative implementation methodologies, change management and technical services. He also drove product functionality prioritization, field service management integration with ERP, and migration to SaaS infrastructure.
Professional background
MSI Data, VP Product Management and Technical Services, 2 years
WennSoft, Director Advanced Services and Business Solutions Architecture, 18 years
Areas of coverage
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Business Buyer Insights
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Energy and Utilities Industry Technology Insights
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Create Tech Solutions for the Manufacturing Industry
Education
Certified Public Accountant, Department of Safety and Professional Services
Accounting, Marquette University
Top Issues That I Help Clients Address
What vendors can help better optimize field service preparation, scheduling and technician enablement?
How do I measure field service and customer service performance?
How does field service interact/integrate with CRM, ERP, GIS, CIS?
What technologies, such as IoT, HMDs, wearables, AI, drones should I be evaluating in field service?
What are the top capabilities of Contact Center Workforce Optimization?