Gartner Expert
Jeffrey Mann
VP Analyst
Jeffrey Mann is a Research Vice President for digital workplace at Gartner. Mr. Mann focuses on social software, cloud office, collaboration tools and vendor dynamics in the collaboration market.
Previous experience
Prior to joining Gartner, Mr. Mann was with META Group, where he served as a Senior Analyst covering e-business, collaboration, content management, portals, knowledge management and compliance. Previously, he was with Dutch software development vendor Uniface International, where he was the eighth employee. He continued with the organization after it was acquired by Compuware. During his 10 years there, he was documentation writer, support manager, product manager and director of product strategy.
Professional background
META Group
Vice President, EMEA
Uniface International/Compuware
Director of Product Strategy
Areas of coverage
Cloud Computing (retired)
Digital Workplace Strategy
Digital Workplace Applications
Education
B.A., Special Studies (Philosophy of Journalism), Davidson College, North Carolina, With Honors
Top Issues That I Help Clients Address
1Best practices for social software and collaboration adoption
2Planning for Office 365 or Google G Suite adoption
3How to create a collaboration strategy
4How to talk with LOB managers and senior executives about collaboration and cloud office
5Building organizational and executive support for social software