What is the Forrester Wave?

What is the Forrester Wave?

The Forrester Wave™ is a guide for buyers considering their purchasing options in a technology marketplace and is based on our analysis and opinion. To offer an equitable process for all participants, Forrester follows a publicly available methodology, which we apply consistently across all participating vendors.

What does Forrester company do?

Forrester Research creates technology research reports and provides advisory services and technology conferences. The company also provides analysis in technology areas including computing, software, networking, the Internet and telecommunications.

What is Gartner and Forrester?

Gartner. Forrester and Gartner are categorized as Technology Research Services. Forrester has no unique categories. Gartner has no unique categories.

What is the Forrester New Wave report?

The Forrester New Wave uses a transparent methodology to compare the players in an emerging software, hardware, or services market so our clients can make well-informed purchasing decisions. The Forrester New Wave offers our analysis of vendors’ products and services, based on transparent criteria.

In our Forrester New Wave report, we assess the core capabilities and strategies of these products according to the needs of our clients. Our analysis of data collected from the market and the experience of our analysts drive our Forrester New Wave evaluations.

How can Forrester Consulting help you?

Forrester Consulting helps you see better so you can act faster in a market that rewards customer obsession, speed, and agility. By harnessing the full power of Forrester to assist you with your strategy, operating model, and technology decisions, we can give you a competitive advantage that translates to growth.

What happens during the Forrester Research phase?

During this phase, the Forrester research team will: Hold executive strategy briefings and demonstrations. The vendors follow the criteria laid out in the evaluation criteria and, potentially, scenarios developed by Forrester to demonstrate the functionality of each product.

What is a Forrester customer interview?

Interview customer references. Forrester will call or send a survey to the reference customers provided by the vendor. If necessary, the analyst will also speak with other customers about the vendor’s product. The goal is to verify the information given by the vendor collected during the briefing and demo session.