Research Report: CRM System Implementation for Vodafone Australia

This report presents a comprehensive analysis of CRM system implementation for Vodafone Australia. It begins with an executive summary and introduction outlining the benefits of a CRM system in managing customer data, improving sales, and providing actionable insights. The report then delves into the context of Vodafone Australia, including its mission, vision, and services, followed by an examination of its internal and external environments, identifying strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats. The core of the report justifies the choice of a CRM system, emphasizing its role in enhancing customer service and facilitating new customer acquisition. It includes a cost-benefit analysis and a feasibility study, covering schedule, planning, requirements, design, development, testing, implementation, and maintenance. Furthermore, the report details the design and analysis of the CRM system, the phases of development, testing, and implementation, along with post-implementation activities. Project management, risk management, and change management strategies related to the CRM system implementation are also discussed, concluding with a summary of the key findings and recommendations. The report utilizes Salesforce as the proposed software for CRM system implementation.

Running head: CRM SYSTEM IMPLEMENTATION
Covering letter to the sponsor 100
To,
The Sponsor,
Subject: Application for sponsoring for the CRM system implementation
Respected Sir/Madam,
I would urge to lend a helping hand by sponsoring for the CRM system
implementation in the organization of Vodafone Australia. The accomplishment of a CRM
system in this organization is very important as by the execution of this system would help the
company in enhancing the services which are provided to the respective customers as they form
the driving force as well as the potential for the organization. This system would also help in the
facilitation of the discovery of the fresh customers for the development of the company along
with incrementing the revenues of the entire customer base.
Thanking You,
Yours Faithfully,
Employee of Vodafone Australia.

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Research proposal: CRM System Implementation
Name of the Student
Name of the University
Author Note

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Table of Contents
1. Introduction..............................................................................................................................5
2. Body.............................................................................................................................................6
2.1 Context of the organization...................................................................................................6
2.2 Internal and external environments of operation...................................................................7
2.3 Opportunity/Problem for IS/IT..............................................................................................8
2.4 Justification of the choice of the proposed system................................................................9
2.4.1 Cost benefit Analysis......................................................................................................9
Figure 1: Cost benefit analysis..............................................................................................10
2.4.2 Feasibility Study...........................................................................................................10
2.4.3 Schedule Feasibility......................................................................................................11
Planning.....................................................................................................................................11
Requirements.............................................................................................................................11
Design........................................................................................................................................11
Development..............................................................................................................................11
Testing.......................................................................................................................................11
Implementation..........................................................................................................................11
Maintenance...............................................................................................................................11
2.4.4 Support of the implemented CRM system the main goals of the organization............11
2.5 Design and analysis of the CRM system.............................................................................12

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2.6 Development, testing and CRM system implementation....................................................13
2.7 Activities after the CRM system implementation...............................................................15
2.8 Project management related to the CRM system implementation.......................................16
2.9 Risk management linked with the CRM system implementation.......................................16
2.10 Change management associated with the CRM system implementation..........................18
3. Conclusion.............................................................................................................................18
4. References..............................................................................................................................20

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Executive Summary
A CRM system Customer Relationship Management system helps in the procedure of managing
the data of the customer. It mainly focuses on supporting the management of sales along with
delivering several insights which are naturally actionable. It involves the integration with the
social media and focuses on the facilitation of the occurrence of communication within the team.
This research proposal aims to discuss the context of the selected organization which is
Vodafone Hutchison Australia which is frequently known as Vodafone Australia. It is a company
of mobile telecommunications and they are providers of the internet services. This proposal aims
to justify the selection of the CRM system and how would it help this company in achieving all
their strategic goals. Next, this proposal aims to focus on both the design as well as the analysis
of the CRM system which is going to be implemented in this organization. It also aims to focus
on the development, testing and implementation phases of the CRM system. This proposal
purposes to focus on several kinds of activities which are associated after the CRM system has
already been implemented and has been set up for the real experiences.

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1. Introduction
A CRM system Customer Relationship Management system helps in the procedure of
managing the data of the customer. It mainly focuses on supporting the management of sales
along with delivering several insights which are naturally actionable (Abu et al. 2017). It
involves the integration with the social media and focuses on the facilitation of the occurrence of
communication within the team. Those systems of CRM which are based on the clouds provides
with complete amount of mobility with the accessibility to the entire ecosystem of several kinds
of indicated applications.
These kinds of systems help various kinds of businesses in keeping the details of contact of
all the customers updated. These kinds of systems also helps in tracking the interactions of each
and every customer along with focusing on the management of the respective accounts of the
customers. The types of systems are just designed with the aim of helping all the businesses for
improving the relationships of the customers along with the maintenance of CLV or customer
lifetime value (Alamgir and Shamsuddoha 2015). This becomes an essential as these types of
data are regularly generated are regularly generated by numerous businesses in higher amounts.
This research proposal aims to discuss the context of the selected organization which is
Vodafone Hutchison Australia which is frequently known as Vodafone Australia. It is a company
of mobile telecommunications and they are providers of the internet services (Alexander
Kracklauer and Seifert 2019). This proposal aims to discuss its external and internal
environments of operation along with the opportunities or the problems which are associated
with the ongoing information system of this organization. The software which would be utilized
in this scenario is Salesforce.

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This proposal aims to justify the selection of the CRM system and how would it help this
company in achieving all their strategic goals. Next, this proposal aims to focus on both the
design as well as the analysis of the CRM system which is going to be implemented in this
organization. It also aims to focus on the development, testing and implementation phases of the
CRM system. This proposal purposes to focus on several kinds of activities which are associated
after the CRM system has already been implemented and has been set up for the real
experiences. At the end, this proposal focuses on change management, risk management along
with the management of the project which is linked with the process of the CRM system
implementation.
2. Body
2.1 Context of the organization
Vodafone Australia is a company of mobile telecommunications which serves as the
providers of internet services by which the brand of Vodafone in Australia is operated. The
mission of Vodafone Australia consists of trying to make several things execute in a very
different manner for all their respective customers ranging from very simple plans to ending of
the bill stock. This organization strongly focuses on transforming the procedure by which the
entire industry of mobile operates. It mainly focuses on enriching the lives of their customers via
the unique mobile communication power.
The vision of Vodafone Australia is to be the leader of communication in a world whose
connectivity is going on incrementing with each passing day. Their vision also comprises of
being a leader inside the industry with respect to responding to the concerns of the public
connected with masts, heath and mobiles as well.

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This organization focuses on connecting with people, things along with places and supports
various kinds of organizations to achieve their goals in a successful manner in a world which is
becoming digital with every single passing day (Badwan et al. 2017). On the other hand, it also
considers both safety and health as an essential part of their regular business processes and not an
extra process (Alt and Puschmann 2015). Various types of services are managed by the
organization such that people find it easy for collaborating with other in a much effective
manner.
2.2 Internal and external environments of operation
Strengths
 Strong recognition of brand along
with the awareness of the brand.
 Diversified offerings of services
(Chang, Wong and Fang 2014).
 Strong background of advertisement.
 Presence and preference of this
particular brand all over the world.
 Huge base of the subscribers are
possessed by this organization.
Weaknesses
 Lack of presence of this brand in the
numerous rural areas.
 Fall in the valuation of the brand.
 The rates of success of this brand is
very limited outside of the core
business (Dave 2017).
 Huge debt is also possessed by this
particular brand.
Opportunities
 Emergence of numerous markets
where this particular brand is preferred
more.
Threats
 The only threat which is possessed by
Vodafone is that higher levels of
competition is faced by this brand

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 The levels of penetrability has become
better in the rural markets.
 Improved coverage of the network.
 Higher levels of increment of both
internet as well as the mobile users
(González-Benito, Venturini and
González-Benito 2017).
(Farhan, Ellatif and Abed 2017).
In addition to this, Vodafone Australia has been ranked to be as the second best network
of Australia. It also holds the place of second biggest network of 4G just after Telstra. Vodafone
also outplayed Optus in terms of the expansion of the network. The industry in which is
organization operates in is the industry of mobile telecommunication.
2.3 Opportunity/Problem for IS/IT
Opportunity for IS/IT: Nowadays, technology has become a driving factor for each and
every business, The interaction of every single client along with several internal processes is
heavily reliable on the information systems. Various opportunities related with information
system is that it possesses capabilities of providing of appropriate information and data to all its
users (Josiassen, Assaf and Cvelbar 2014). An important part is played by this particular data and
information which are provided by the information system in completing numerous variations of
task in an effective method and it suits the users in best ways possible.
Problems for IS/IT: The problems associated with the information system constitutes of
meeting up of all the needs of the organization. The reason behind this is an essential role is

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played by the information systems along with the presence of the professionals who heavily stay
reliable on the technology for each and every operational aspects. Here what happens is reports
on the ongoing activities are pulled up by the team of management before making or fixing any
kind of decision regarding that aspect for the aim of ensuring the utilization of these facts rather
than making some educated as well as logical guesses regarding the information system.
Next problem comprises of the absence of certain solid strategies among the members of
the team would could build strategies for the information. Next problem comprises of lack of
capabilities for both retaining as well as attracting top and fresh talents for handling of the
information system (Khodakarami and Chan 2014). Integration of new and advanced
technologies as it leads to much complications along with the utilization of the updated versions
of the software is also a problem.
2.4 Justification of the choice of the proposed system
This particular system is selected for this organization as the utilization of the system of
CRM helps in enhancing the service which is provided to the customers in a much better manner.
In addition to this, several kinds of strategic advantages could be provided to this organization by
the process of implementing the system of CRM. It is responsible for the facilitation of the
discovery of the new customers (Luc 2018). It additionally helps in incrementing the revenues of
all its customer’s base. So, the implementation of this system is important for the organization
for satisfying the needs of the customers along with maintaining a strong customer base.
2.4.1 Cost benefit Analysis
Cost benefit analysis or normally indicated to be CBA is defined as one of the essential
procedure which is utilized by all kinds of businesses for the aim of analyzing several kinds of

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decisions. The analyst of the business who is accountable for performing these kinds of tasks
sums all of the benefits of a given action or a situation. After this, the entire costs linked with it
taking of the action gets subtracted. It additionally helps in the process of making of decisions.
Figure 1: Cost benefit analysis
(Created by Author)
2.4.2 Feasibility Study
In simple words, feasibility study is referred to as a typical kind of assessment for
measuring of the levels of the practicality of the proposed procedure or plan.

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2.4.3 Schedule Feasibility
Schedule Feasibility is termed as the method required for evaluating that by how much
time does all the essential tasks get completed within the deadline while covering of all
constraints which occurred for impacting the change.
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March
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April-May May-June June-July
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Maintenance 
2.4.4 Support of the implemented CRM system the main goals of the organization
The CRM system implementation helps in supporting the strategic goals of the selected
organization as it helps the organization in making the relationships with the client better than
earlier (Meyliana, Hidayanto and Budiardjo 2016). This is very essential as clients are the