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5 Rules for a Lean CRM - Keep it real

Post four of a series of five in which we focus on how to implement and maintain a lean, functional CRM. Five simple rules to set you up for an effective customer relationship management system that will provide you lasting benefits. We have addressed how to keep the system simple and consistent, an...

Matt Koopmans
11.06.18 02:07 PM - Comment(s)
5 Rules for a Lean CRM - Keep your team engaged

Post three out of five - five rules for a lean CRM - today we explore how to keep the team engaged. CRM can be a dull environment where sales people register their leads, opportunities, and account activities. CRM can be a good communication tool for what happened, is happening, and is likely to hap...

Matt Koopmans
04.06.18 05:22 PM - Comment(s)
Expectations 2: Cost and Value
No matter the construct of the program - there is a finite amount of money that can be allocated to the program. For that money, one has to balance speed (time to value), specification (functionality) and quality (ability and longevity to realise value).
Matt Koopmans
22.04.18 06:03 PM - Comment(s)
Expectations 1: adding the fifth wheel with customisation
Well over 70% of implementations are still deemed "a failure" by either not meeting the budget, scope (specification) or time (to value). In the vast majority of these cases, it is the expectation mismatch that is the root cause.
Matt Koopmans
22.04.18 06:03 PM - Comment(s)
Taming the Governance-monster
Governance - Without it any program or project is destined to fail. Is it the secret sauce for success? How much governance, and when is it too much?
Matt Koopmans
22.04.18 06:03 PM - Comment(s)
The services industry is changing. What are the challenges faced in the rapidly changing cloud application market, and how can mixing "gig-economy" with the traditional delivery practice alleviate these challenges?
Matt Koopmans
22.04.18 06:02 PM - Comment(s)
Why traditional RFx processes result in a bad deal - rethinking the RFx in a transforming industry
The RFx process has its intents and purposes on both sides of the contracting partners. Unfortunately, they are not the same in a fundamental way. The table below shows the different perspectives that typically arise in this process.
Matt Koopmans
22.04.18 06:01 PM - Comment(s)
The customer-centric services practice
In this article we explore the customer centricity in a software services practice and compare the elements against the more "traditional" ways of delivering software services.
Matt Koopmans
22.04.18 06:00 PM - Comment(s)
The increasing scope of Customer Success Management
The Customer Success teams are a way to bring some form of control back to the vendor, helping to forge the quickest path to success.... in theory at least, as the Customer Success teams have no contractual engagement on the implementation project, other than advisor.
Matt Koopmans
22.04.18 06:00 PM - Comment(s)
High performing teams - perception is not always reality
A high performing team - we want to work with one, lead one, and be in one. Everyone wants to be on the winning team! But is a winning team automatically a high performing team? Or in the reverse - if the team does not win, is there something wrong with the team performance?
Matt Koopmans
22.04.18 06:00 PM - Comment(s)