6. Conclusions
CRM (customer relationship management) can be
defined as a set of business, marketing and communication strategies and technological infrastructures designed with
the aim of building a lasting relationship with customers,
which involves identifying, understanding and meeting
their needs.
To tackle a CRM project successfully, it is fundamental
to have a formal methodology directing the development
and implementation process. However, the current paradigms
are not adequate, as they do not properly integrate
and complement the strategic and technological aspects
of CRM.
Within this framework, this paper has offered a description
of the methodology obtained as a result of the CRMIris
Project. This methodology considers various aspects of
a CRM system. Some of the most important are the definition
of a customer strategy, the re-engineering of customeroriented
business processes, human resources management,
the computer system, the management of change and
continuous improvement.