With the influx of both Salesforce projects and consultants, it can feel like the process of choosing a Salesforce consultant is as big a project as the actual implementation itself. This session will provide you with the tools to evaluate how closely the consultant fits your culture and requirements.
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26 questions for choosing a salesforce consultant
1. 26 Questions for Choosing a
Salesforce Consultant
Tal Frankfurt
Tal@cloud4good.com
@TalFrankfurt
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3. TAL FRANKFURT
• Founder/ CEO of
Cloud for Good and
CRM Market
• Previously a Director
of Development for a
NPO
• Salesforce MVP
• Certified Consultant
• User Group Leader
tal@cloud4good.com @TalFrankfurt
4. ABOUT CLOUD FOR GOOD
• Providing Salesforce
Solutions for 5+Years
• Over 700 Nonprofit
Salesforce CRM
Implementations
tal@cloud4good.com @TalFrankfurt
www.cloud4good.com
5. ABOUT CRM MARKET
CRM Market is a trusted community
marketplace for people and entities to list
projects, discover talent and implement
Salesforce solutions.
tal@cloud4good.com @TalFrankfurt
www.crmmarket.co
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6. Are you certified?
- The easiest way to validate knowledge
- http://certification.salesforce.com/verification
- Salesforce releases
tal@cloud4good.com @TalFrankfurt
7. What is your previous experience?
- How many similar projects have you
completed?
- Have many projects have you delivered
overall?
- What is the size of your overage client?
tal@cloud4good.com @TalFrankfurt
8. Do you have any references?
- How responsive is the consultant?
- How knowledgeable is the consultant about
Salesforce and your vertical?
- Would the customer recommend work with
this consultant again?
tal@cloud4good.com @TalFrankfurt
The best indicator of future
behavior is past behavior!
9. Are you focused on Salesforce?
- What percentage of your projects are
Salesforce projects?
- How long have you been a Salesforce
consultant?
- How long have you had a Salesforce
practice focused on my specific vertical?
tal@cloud4good.com @TalFrankfurt
10. Are you on Trailhead?
- Learn Salesforce for free and earn badges.
tal@cloud4good.com @TalFrankfurt
https://www.crmmarket.com/profiles/tal/
11. Are you a freelancer?
- How would you handle tasks that you are not
experienced with?
- Do you have any major events during the
timeline of the implementation?
tal@cloud4good.com @TalFrankfurt
12. Are you part of a firm?
- Are you a Salesforce partner?
- Is your firm on the AppExchange?
- How many certification do you have on the
AppExchange?
- How many devs? How many PMs?
tal@cloud4good.com @TalFrankfurt
13. What is your implementation
methodology?
tal@cloud4good.com @TalFrankfurt
14. Where are you based?
- Max 3 time zones away
tal@cloud4good.com @TalFrankfurt
Key Takeaway:We are a publicly traded company. Please make your buying decisions only on the products commercially available from Salesforce.
Talk Track:
Before I begin, just a quick note that when considering future developments, whether by us or with any other solution provider, you should always base your purchasing decisions on what is currently available.
This is the easiest and fastest way to validate that the consultant has the knowledge that is required to complete the relevant Salesforce certification. It also indicates that the consultant is relatively up to date on the Salesforce releases. 3 times a year., salesforce releases new system feature updates. In accordance with these releases all certified professionals are required to maintain their certification by taking the exam.
You want to work with someone who have been down this road before. This is the number one thing that you should evaluate.
The best predictor of future behavior is past behavior.
Salesforce is constantly changing and evolving. You want to work with a consultant who knows Salesforce and is focus on it. Sometimes we take the below questions for granted but you should know that some very large consulting firms have a very small salesforce practice.
The best predictor of future behavior is past behavior.
Salesforce is constantly changing and evolving. You want to work with a consultant who knows Salesforce and is focus on it. Sometimes we take the below questions for granted but you should know that some very large consulting firms have a very small salesforce practice.
The project scope should include the methodology. Could be agile or waterfall, make sure that it works for you and your timeline.
Salesforce is constantly changing and evolving. You want to work with a consultant who knows Salesforce and is focus on it. Sometimes we take the below questions for granted but you should know that some very large consulting firms have a very small salesforce practice.
The project scope should include the methodology. Could be agile or waterfall, make sure that it works for you and your timeline.
Don’t make a decision based on price. Expensive is not always best.