CRM 2009 Forecast: How’d I Do in 2008? Gimme A High Four!

Usually, when I begin my forecast for the coming year, I like to look at how I did the previous year - which is usually disconcerting to say the least. So, in honor of my first non-intro post for this ZDNET blog, I’m going to be nakedly transparent and show you exactly how I did from last year - with some self-congratulation and some self-deprecation. Both richly deserved. Its late enough in the year that I don’t think anything earthshaking is going to occur in the last six weeks of this year, but then again that’s a forecast isn’t it? So maybe I’m right - or maybe not. Here’s the original blog post link for you but I’ll reproduce most of it here with my responses to my individual forecast items. The numbers in front were my attempt at probability of occurrence according to my gut, which after a period of non-exercise (you don’t want to know why that is) is larger than its been for awhile. You can read about my “methodology” on the original post.