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55%
55% -- crm project failure rate for CRM implementations (2025)
55% of CRM deployments fail to meet their planned objectives.
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55%
Unit
Percentage
Data Vintage
2025
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Sample Size
400
Evidence Quality
B
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Extraction
75
Source Trust
60
Citation Chain
20
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
Source
Johnny Grow
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Tier B
https://xillentech.com/crm-is-dead-data-points/ ↗
Source Article
CRM Is Dead — An Autopsy in 10 Data Points
CRM Is Dead — An Autopsy in 10 Data Points
The global CRM market hit $128 billion in 2024. It’s the largest enterprise software category on Earth. It’s been the largest since 2017. And it’s projected to surpass $163 billion by 2030.
So how can CRM be dead?
Because the thing that grew to $128 billion…
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Johnny Grow
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Johnny Grow CRM Failure Report, 400+ implementations
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CRM implementations: 55% crm project failure rate. Source: Johnny Grow (2025). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/crm-project-failure-rate
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