Robert Parker

Group Vice President

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As group vice president, Bob Parker is responsible for the research direction for IDC Energy Insights, IDC Manufacturing Insights, and IDC Retail Insights, three of IDC’s industry business units that provide global, fact-based research and analysis on best practices and the use of information technology that assists clients in improving their capabilities in key process areas.

Mr. Parker blogs regularly in the IDC Insights Community (http://idc-insights-community.com). His Twitter handle is roberteparker.

Before joining to IDC to oversee the launch of these business units, Mr. Parker spent six years with AMR Research as a research vice president covering emerging technology, enterprise software, and industry IT strategies. While there, he launched the e-commerce research program, the most successful new program in the company's history.

Before entering the research field, Mr. Parker spent twenty years in technology and operations management. He was Managing Director at TDI, a technology based company that included distribution, systems integration, and Internet Service Provider (ISP) business units. He was also corporate CIO at Eastern Technologies, a manufacturer serving the defense and commercial vehicle industries and division CIO at the Acoustic Research business unit of International Jensen, a publicly traded consumer electronics company. Mr. Parker began his career with Sanders Associates, a Fortune 500 defense electronics company, and also held a management post with publicly traded firearms manufacturer, Sturm, Ruger. Mr. Parker also spent part of his career as a turnaround consultant. In this capacity he served as acting CIO of two multi-store retailers including an apparel chain and a New England based confectionary retailer.

Mr. Parker holds an M.B.A., with a concentration in decision support systems, from New Hampshire College. His undergraduate work was done at Rivier College where he received a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science and Accounting.

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Research Authored by Robert Parker

Best Practices: Technology-Oriented Value Chain 2013–2014 Investment Guide Robert Parker,  Heather Ashton Sep 2013 - Doc # MI243084    Best Practices This IDC Manufacturing Insights report presents budget benchmarks for 2013 and 2014 for the high-tech/electronics (HT/E) industry.Bob Parker, group VP of Research for IDC Manufacturing Insights said, "The high-tech industry has made great s... purchase document

Perspective: E2open Acquires icon-scm Robert Parker,  Heather Ashton Aug 2013 - Doc # MI242819    Perspective This IDC Manufacturing Insights Perspective analyzes the recent acquisition of icon-scm by E2open. The addition of icon-scm's network planning and response management capabilities to the E2open Business Network will help to accelerate E2ope... purchase document

The Business Productivity Imperative Robert Parker Aug 2013 - Doc # 242766    Insight This IDC Insight offers IT executives with data and information that provide insight into key business drivers for IT investment. This document aligns investment in IDC's four pillars of technology — cloud, big data, mobile, and social busi... purchase document

Service Management Strategies: The Feasibility of Business Outcome–Based Pricing Bill Keyworth,  Robert Parker Aug 2013 - Doc # 242659    Insight This IDC Insight affirms the strategic industry direction of internal IT organizations and external service providers moving toward business outcome–based pricing for valuing IT services. It also affirms that business outcome–based pricing ... purchase document

Perspective: SAP HANA Moves into the Manufacturing Industry Suite Robert Parker,  Kimberly Knickle,  Amy Rowell,  Simon Ellis Aug 2013 - Doc # MI242496    Perspective This IDC Manufacturing Insights Perspective highlights our collective learning on how manufacturers can move forward (and are moving forward) with HANA, and the highlights are based on a couple of recently attended SAP events that provided ... purchase document

Dassault Systemes 2013 Update: Serving the Experience Economy Christopher Holmes,  Pierfrancesco Manenti,  Robert Parker Jul 2013 - Doc # AP9397214V    Perspective This IDC Manufacturing Insights Perspective provides a review of the recent Dassault Systemes (DS) Industry Analyst event held at its global corporate headquarters in Velizy, Paris.Last year, we discussed the message and vision of "If we as... purchase document

Perspective: HANA in Oil and Gas — Efficiency Gains Now, Optimization to Come Jill Feblowitz,  Robert Parker Jul 2013 - Doc # EI242439    Perspective This IDC Energy Insights Perspective discusses the use of the HANA platform in the oil and gas industry. IDC Manufacturing Insights and IDC Energy Insights recently attended a couple of SAP events that provided insight on the company's futu... purchase document

Pivot Table: Worldwide Product Life-Cycle Management IT Spending Guide, Version 2, 2012 Nina Bonagura,  Giuliana Folco,  Pierfrancesco Manenti,  Robert Parker,  Lorenzo Veronesi,  Gary Koch,  Christopher Holmes,  Chin Boon Lim,  Amy Rowell Jul 2013 - Doc # MI242377    Pivot Table This IDC Manufacturing Insights Pivot Table presents our best estimates and forecasts for the worldwide product life-cycle management (PLM) IT opportunity. This document provides IT spending forecasts for the following subindustries: automo... purchase document

The Service Management Office: A New Governance Approach Robert Parker Jul 2013 - Doc # 242314    Insight This IDC Insight looks at an emerging governance practice within IT: the service management office (SMO). Over the next five years, forward-facing IT organizations will transition away from being project-driven organizations that align them... purchase document

Perspective: HANA Moves into the Utility Industry Suite Marcus Torchia,  Robert Parker,  Jill Feblowitz Jul 2013 - Doc # EI242309    Perspective This IDC Energy Insights Perspective discusses HANA's move into the utility industry suite. IDC Manufacturing Insights and Energy Insights recently attended a couple of SAP events that provided insight on SAP's future direction. The first e... purchase document

Perspective: Oracle Retail CrossTalk Event — Innovative Products for Innovative Retailers Robert Parker Jul 2013 - Doc # GRI242235    Perspective This IDC Retail Insights Perspective provides a summary of the recent Oracle Retail CrossTalk event. purchase document

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