keference L|st of a|| Stakeho|ders Sales Manager l1 AppllcaLlons Manager Sales erson (hone) Saleserson (lleld) ulrecLor of Sales v (ro[ecL Sponsor) CusLomer Servlce Manager CusLomer Servlce AgenL uest|onna|re
Market|ng and Sa|es Automat|on
1. Are Lhere are auLomaLed l1 sysLems belng used for Lracklng Lhe leads/cusLomer daLa and Sales acLlvlLles?
Ans. Sales Manager Cur sales Leam does all Lhe Lasks preLLy much manually. lollow-up wlLh prospecLs ls very dlfflculL due Lo lack of cusLomer daLa. lurLher, sales Leam work sLaLus and Lhelr performance measuremenL ls very dlfflculL due Lo lack of daLa. We need more lnslghL lnLo currenL opporLunlLles and deals a sales Leam may be worklng on -- for example, whaL's Lhe poLenLlal value of a deal, whaL are Lhe compeLlng companles LhaL may be vylng for Lhe same cusLomer, and whaL sLage Lhe deal ls ln. We do noL have lnslghL lnLo flndlng who our mosL valuable cusLomers are, agaln due Lo lack of daLa. Ans. Sales erson (hone) We do all acLlvlLles are currenLly done manually uslng excel spreadsheeL or some oLher flles on Lhe compuLers. CusLomer follow-ups are very dlfflculL as we do noL have enough daLa.
Ans. Sales erson (lleld) We do all acLlvlLles are currenLly done manually uslng posL lL noLes. CusLomer follow-ups are very dlfflculL as we do noL have enough daLa. Ans. ulrecLor of Sales We do noL have vlslblllLy lnLo hlsLorlc prospecLs and sales daLa for our glven reglon, as Lhere ls noL auLomaLlon on Lhe same aL presenL. lurLher, due Lo lack of hlsLorlc daLa, we are unable Lo make accuraLe forecasLs for our glven reglon, as well. We do noL have lnslghL lnLo flndlng who our mosL valuable cusLomers are, agaln due Lo lack of daLa.
Ans. v (ro[ecL Sponsor) We do noL have vlslblllLy lnLo hlsLorlc prospecLs and sales daLa for across Lhe organlzaLlon, as Lhere ls noL auLomaLlon on Lhe same aL presenL. lurLher, due Lo lack of hlsLorlc daLa, we are unable Lo make accuraLe forecasLs across Lhe organlzaLlon, as well. We do noL have lnslghL lnLo flndlng who our mosL valuable cusLomers are (Lop sales opporLunlLles), agaln due Lo lack of daLa.
2. WhaL are currenLly used markeLlng campalgns? Whlch of Lhem are mosL effecLlve? ls Lhere any way we can have measure on Lhe same?
Ans. Sales Manager lL ls aL Lhe momenL vla baslc emalls and messages. We are sendlng Lhe same Lypes of offers and messages Lo cusLomers and prospecLs ln very dlfferenL sLages of Lhe buylng process, as well as ln dlfferenL lndusLrles or geographles. We would llke Lo be able Lo ldenLlfy paLLerns ln Lhe cusLomers mosL valuable Lo our buslness, help us group Lhem by producLs and reglon, so LhaL we can sLarL reflnlng our efforLs.
Ans. ulrecLor of Sales Slnce Lhere ls no auLomaLlon ln place for Lhls, lL ls very hard Lo galn lnslghLs on advances from compeLlLlve forces. We do noL know Lhe dlrecLlon where ln our markeLlng and sales efforLs are golng.
Ans. v (ro[ecL Sponsor) ln addlLlon Lo whaL sales manager and dlrecLor of sales has already sLaLed, we need Lo conLlnually Lrack whlch markeLlng campalgns are mosL effecLlve. We do noL know LhaL as Lhere ls noL auLomaLlon bullL lnLo lL aL presenL.
Mob||e Capab|||t|es 3. WhaL moblle capablllLles LhaL are expecLed ouL of Lhe Lool so LhaL fleld sales Leam can use Lhem effecLlvely?
Ans. Sales Manager
l would llke Lo collaboraLe wlLh Lhe Leam vla moblle devlce. Also be ln a poslLlon Lo generaLe and asslgn forecasLs.
Ans. l1 AppllcaLlons Manager C8M Lool we have chosen does provlde moblle devlce capablllLy and we can provlde lL Lo predeLermlned seL of user/roles such as fleld sales.
Ans. Saleserson (lleld) We expecL Lo see Lhe Lasks for Lhe day and week, creaLe and Lrack Lhe leads lnformaLlon and also plan and lnlLlaLe meeLlngs on Lhe go. We would llke Lo collaboraLe wlLh Lhe manager and Leam vla moblle on Lhe leads and sLaLus. Ans. ulrecLor of Sales Agree wlLh Lhe speclflc needs sales people and sales manager have sLaLed.
Customer Serv|ce (ne|p desk- Ca|| center automat|on) 4. Are Lhere are auLomaLed l1 sysLems belng used for handllng cusLomer servlce, help- desk eLc. lf yes whaL are Lhose?
Ans. CusLomer Servlce Manager no l1 sysLem ls belng used aL presenL, for Lhls. Ans. CusLomer Servlce AgenL no l1 sysLem ls belng used aL presenL, for Lhls. WhaL are currenL numbers of defecLs, re[ecLs per monLh and also on servlce relaLed cosLs? Ans. CusLomer Servlce AgenL We don'L know exacL number of defecLs, buL lL could approxlmaLely be ln Lhe range of 10 defecLs and 13 re[ecLs per monLh. no number avallable for servlce relaLed cosLs. Ans. CusLomer Servlce Manager lor producL performance lssues, we are looklng Lo see producLs LhaL have conslsLenLly maxlmum number of reLurn or defecL lssues.
Co||aborat|on (Ior synchron|zed, efforts across a|| customer-fac|ng departments (for e.g. sa|es, market|ng, serv|ce, support staff) to share |nformat|on)
3. ln whaL exacL ways collaboraLlon amongsL Leams ls done aL Lhe momenL? WhaL ls expecLed way of collaboraLlon once Lhe C8M sysLem ls lmplemenLed? Ans. Sales Manager no auLomaLed sysLems. CollaboraLlon ls vla emall/phone or verbal buL noL ln any sLrucLured or formal way. We would llke Lo use lacebook llke collaboraLlve Lool so LhaL we can connecL and exchange updaLes wlLh our Leams and managers beLLer. AblllLy Lo creaLe collaboraLlve groups wlll help as well. We would especlally llke Lo have shared communlcaLlon when lL comes Lo sLaLus updaLes (such LhaL deal ls closed wlLh success) and lssues.
Ans. l1 AppllcaLlons Manager no auLomaLed sysLem aL Lhe momenL, aL Lhe same Llme C8M Lool we have chosen does provlde ln-bullL capablllLy Lo have such collaboraLlon amongsL varlous roles and Leams.
Ans. Sales erson (hone) no auLomaLed sysLems. CollaboraLlon ls vla emall/phone or verbal buL noL ln any sLrucLured or formal way. We would llke Lo use lacebook llke collaboraLlve Lool so LhaL we can connecL and exchange updaLes wlLh our Leams and managers beLLer. AblllLy Lo creaLe collaboraLlve groups wlll help as well. We would especlally llke Lo have shared communlcaLlon when lL comes Lo sLaLus updaLes (such LhaL deal ls closed wlLh success) and lssues. Ans. Saleserson (lleld) no auLomaLed sysLems. CollaboraLlon ls vla emall/phone or verbal buL noL ln any sLrucLured or formal way. We would llke Lo use lacebook llke collaboraLlve Lool so LhaL we can connecL and exchange updaLes wlLh our Leams and managers beLLer. AblllLy Lo creaLe collaboraLlve groups wlll help as well. We would especlally llke Lo have shared communlcaLlon when lL comes Lo sLaLus updaLes (such LhaL deal ls closed wlLh success) and lssues.
Ans. ulrecLor of Sales no auLomaLed sysLems aL presenL. CollaboraLlon ls vla emall/phone or verbal buL noL ln any sLrucLured or formal way. We would llke Lo use lacebook llke collaboraLlve Lool so LhaL we can connecL and exchange updaLes wlLh our Leams and managers beLLer. AblllLy Lo creaLe collaboraLlve groups wlll help as well. We would especlally llke Lo have shared communlcaLlon when lL comes Lo sLaLus updaLes (such LhaL deal ls closed wlLh success) and lssues.
Ans. CusLomer Servlce Manager no auLomaLed sysLems aL presenL. CollaboraLlon ls vla emall/phone or verbal buL noL ln any sLrucLured or formal way. We would llke Lo use lacebook llke collaboraLlve Lool so LhaL we can connecL and exchange updaLes wlLh our Leams and managers beLLer. AblllLy Lo creaLe collaboraLlve groups wlll help as well. Lspeclally when lL comes Lo lmmedlaLe sLaLus updaLes on servlce lssues/defecLs so LhaL Lhe defecLs geL closed asap.
Ans. CusLomer Servlce AgenL no auLomaLed sysLems. CollaboraLlon ls vla emall/phone or verbal buL noL ln any sLrucLured or formal way. We would llke Lo use lacebook llke collaboraLlve Lool so LhaL we can connecL and exchange updaLes wlLh our Leams and managers beLLer. AblllLy Lo creaLe collaboraLlve groups wlll help as well. Lspeclally when lL comes Lo lmmedlaLe sLaLus updaLes on servlce lssues/defecLs so LhaL Lhe defecLs geL closed asap.
Cvera|| Workf|ow Management (Lventua||y ass|sts w|th process f|ow]report|ng]ana|ys|s and forecast|ng) 6. We are looklng Lo lmplemenL speclflcally lead/cusLomer handllng process sLeps from #3 from Cap Analysls secLlon of 8uslness Case documenL. As operaLlonal sLakeholders, do you have speclflc lnpuLs by whlch we can deflne Lhe process more clearly, ln Lerms of lnpuLs Lo each sLep, ouLpuLs from each sLep and ul requlremenLs for Lhe same? We would also llke Lo know lf Lhere are speclflc servlce levels you are expecLlng as sLakeholder, for compleLlng each Lask? Ans. Sales Manager ln addlLlon Lo Lhe polnLs prevlously dlscussed ln Lhls quesLlonnalre, speclflcally for lead/cusLomer handllng process workflow managemenL, we would llke Lo have an ablllLy Lo creaLe/modlfy and malnLaln Lask based workflow wlLh baslc feaLures such as ablllLy for Lask asslgnmenL, remlnders on overdue Lasks, deflnlng lnpuL/ouLpuL and dlsplay elemenLs for each Lasks and alerLs and noLlflcaLlons. We can dlscuss ul elemenLs and SLAs durlng deLalled !Au sesslons. Ans. l1 AppllcaLlons Manager C8M Lool we have selecLed does provlde baslc capablllLy for workflow creaLlon and execuLlon. 1he feaLures sLaLed ln Lhe quesLlon seem feaslble as far as lmplemenLaLlon of Lhe C8M Lool ls concerned. Ans. Sales erson (hone) We would llke Lo check our workflow Lasks, geL noLlflcaLlons, alerLs and ablllLy Lo enLer deal updaLes Lhrough Lhe Lask ul. Ans. Saleserson (lleld) We would llke Lo check our workflow Lasks, geL noLlflcaLlons, alerLs and ablllLy Lo enLer deal updaLes Lhrough Lhe Lask ul.
Ans. ulrecLor of Sales
Same lnpuLs as sLaLed above ln Lhe quesLlonnalre Ans. CusLomer Servlce Manager ln addlLlon Lo Lhe polnLs prevlously dlscussed ln Lhls quesLlonnalre, speclflcally for defecL handllng process workflow managemenL, we would llke Lo have an ablllLy Lo creaLe/modlfy and malnLaln Lask based workflow wlLh baslc feaLures such as ablllLy for Lask asslgnmenL, remlnders on overdue Lasks, deflnlng lnpuL/ouLpuL and dlsplay elemenLs for each Lasks and alerLs and noLlflcaLlons. We can dlscuss ul elemenLs and SLAs durlng deLalled !Au sesslons.
Ans. CusLomer Servlce AgenL We would llke Lo check our workflow Lasks, geL noLlflcaLlons, alerLs and ablllLy Lo enLer deal updaLes Lhrough Lhe Lask ul.
7. WhaL are speclflc sLaLes you are looklng Lo see durlng Lhe flow of a lead or deal?
Ans. Sales Manager We are looklng Lo have followlng baslc sLaLes for a lead or deal durlng lLs workflow llfeLlme.
Cpen unquallfled Cuallfled Close Wln needs Analysls roposal negoLlaLlon Closed Won Closed losL
Ans. Sales erson (hone) Same as above
Ans. Sales erson (lleld) Same as above
Ans. ulrecLor of Sales Same as above
Ans. v (ro[ecL Sponsor) Same as above
8. ln whaL ways do you Lhlnk we can asslgn lmporLance Lo Lhe lead or deal?
Ans. Sales Manager We can have lL as Plgh Medlum Low. We would llke Lo assoclaLe chances of success as well per deal, ln some way, so LhaL we can work on Lhe mosL probable deals.
Ans. Sales erson (hone) We can have lL as Plgh Medlum Low
Ans. Sales erson (lleld) We can have lL as Plgh Medlum Low
Ans. ulrecLor of Sales l would llke Lo see probablllLy of success for Lhe deal.
Ans. v (ro[ecL Sponsor) l would llke Lo see probablllLy of success for Lhe deal.
9. Pow do you see lnLegraLlon wlLh emall markeLlng (englne) happenlng durlng Lhe workflow? ln oLher words aL whaL polnLs durlng Lhe cusLomer handllng workflow, emall lnLegraLlon wlll be necessary? Are you looklng Lo have any emall LemplaLes as well LhaL can be used durlng emall sendlng?
Ans. Sales Manager We need emalllng capablllLy from wlLhln lead or deal. We would llke lnformaLlon relaLed Lo Lhe pro[ecL and lead and user/role defaulLed on Lhe header of Lhe emall. lor emall conLenL, we need ablllLy Lo plck up from frequenLly used LemplaLes by sales and markeLlng and even cusLomer servlce Leam for LhaL maLLer. We can formallze Lhe exacL LemplaLe seL and conLenL durlng our !Au sesslons.
Ans. Sales erson (hone) Same as above
Ans. Sales erson (lleld) Same as above
Ans. ulrecLor of Sales Same as above
Ans. v (ro[ecL Sponsor) Same as above
10. Are you looklng aL speclflc securlLy/auLhenLlcaLlon/auLhorlzaLlon requlremenLs whlle handllng Lhe lead or deal?
Ans. Sales Manager We need secure access and role based reporLlng and have access Lo lnformaLlon sLrlcLly by predeLermlned roles.
Ans. Sales erson (hone) We need secure access and ablllLy Lo see Lasks as per glven user/role comblnaLlon
Ans. Sales erson (lleld) We need secure access and ablllLy Lo see Lasks as per glven user/role comblnaLlon
Ans. ulrecLor of Sales We need role based reporLlng and have access Lo lnformaLlon sLrlcLly by predeLermlned roles.
Ans. v (ro[ecL Sponsor) We need role based reporLlng and have access Lo lnformaLlon sLrlcLly by predeLermlned roles.
11. Pow do you see Lhe organlzaLlon's pollcy and premlum prlclng model/calculaLlons geLLlng lnLegraLed wlLhln Lhe Lool? ln whaL sorL of servlces Lhese models are currenLly avallable ln? We also wanL Lo know whaL ls Lhe posslblllLy for lnLegraLlng Lhem wlLh Lhe new C8M Lool?
Ans. Sales Manager
We have all Lhe pollcy premlum calculaLlons currenLly lncorporaLed as parL of our spreadsheeLs. no auLomaLlon ln place. We would llke Lo lmplemenL enLlre premlum calculaLor wlLhln Lhe C8M Lool, rlghL from Lhe offer sLage Lo close wln/lose.
Ans. Sales erson (hone) Same as whaL sales manager has sLaLed
Ans. Sales erson (lleld) Same as whaL sales manager has sLaLed
Ans. ulrecLor of Sales Same as whaL sales manager has sLaLed. AddlLlonally l would llke Lo be able Lo offer Lo cusLomers more Lhan one lnsurance package for comparlson. lL would mean anoLher package wlLh dlfferenL premlum raLe and beneflLs/coverage.
Ans. l1 AppllcaLlons Manager lL ls posslble Lo bulld premlum calculaLor wlLhln Lhe C8M package. lL would requlre some level of cusLomlzaLlon Lhough.
Ans. CusLomer Servlce Manager CurrenLly our premlum calculaLlons are noL LhaL opLlmlzed. We would llke our producL SML Leam Lo come up wlLh any flne Lunlng of Lhe calculaLlons as we go abouL lmplemenLlng Lhe auLomaLlon of premlum calculaLlons vla C8M Lool.