Strong Relationships Begin with Strong Communications
We learn a great deal about relationship management from our work and the people we work with. If our eyes and ears are open, we can also learn a lot from our personal lives. I’ve just returned from a short scuba diving vacation where one of the fundamental disciplines of Business Relationship Management was reinforced […]
Business Relationship Management Performance Assessment: Standards, Best Practices, and Practical Implementations
The March-April 2013 issue of the SupportWorld magazine, dedicated to performance measurement, features an article we wrote: “Business Relationship Management: Standards, Best Practices, and Practical Implementations.” In this article, we discuss the BRM role and corresponding performance evaluation criteria and compare them with the latest ISO/IEC 20000 standard requirements and ITIL best practices. We also […]
What Does Success in Your Business Relationship Management Role Look Like?
Those who’ve tried it know, the BRM role is tough! BRMs are torn between: Conflicting forces of strategic, longer-term thinking and the more tactical short-term demands Insatiable business demand and limited supply Two ‘bosses’ — one from the business side and one from the supply side (usually the CIO when the supply side is the IT […]
How Many Business Relationship Managers Should You Have?
A question that surfaces often is: “How many Business Relationship Managers should we have?” It’s an important question, but one that needs contextual clarity to answer meaningfully. Some of the key variables include: How are you defining the BRM role? How large is the organization the BRMs are supporting? What is the level of business […]