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Rupesh Bhatia
Salesforce Architect | Salesforce MVP
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Deep dive into the
world of Pre-Sales
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• What is Pre-Sales?
• RFI vs RFP vs RFQ
• RFP Life Cycle
• RFP Stages
• RFP Layout
• Implementation Approach
• Implementation Methodology
• Estimation Techniques
• Project Timeline + Staffing Model
• Change Management
• RFP Orals
• Project Life Cycle
• Developer2Consultant #D2C
Agenda
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Pre-Sales….?
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It is a process or a set of activities/sales normally carried
out before a customer is acquired, though sometimes
presales also extends into the period the product or
service is delivered to the customer.
Pre-Sales
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Pre-Sales Life Cycle
Discovery of
pain points &
your value
adds business
case
development
Product
Demonstrations
Tailored PoC’s
Assistance with
sales Closure
Prepare for
hand-off to
delivery team
Participation in
Implementation
and later
maintenance &
Support
Assistance with
RFI/RFP
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Pre-Sales Professional : The Match Maker
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Pre-Sales Professional - Responsibilities
• Understands what the customer needs
• Develops an initial view of the solution the customer needs
• Tailors the product or service of his company to meet what the customer needs,
• Explains (or helps sell) this solution to the customer
• Helps close the deal or sale
• Hand over to the delivery team or product specialists
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Universal Containers management decides to move away
from their legacy CRM solution to the state of art CRM
solution i.e. Salesforce. They would like to empower their
Sales, Service, Partners and Customers with an integrated
solution with their backend ERP
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RFI vs RFP vs RFQ
• Request for Information (RFI) is
most times to collect capabilities
of various vendors
• Likely to be followed by an
RFP/RFQ
• Request for Proposal (RFP) is
when purchaser seeks
solutions on their needs and
has strict procurement rules for
content, timeline and vendor
responses.
• Would like to start the program
as soon as possible.
• Request for Quote (RFQ) is
commonly used when
Purchaser has the detailed
requirement and would like
which vendor can meet their
requirements with acceptable
timeline and cost.
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RFP Stages
RFP Received
Go/No-Go
decision
Initial
Questionnaire
RFP Tracker
RFP
Response
documentation
RFP Internal
Review
Legal Review
RFP
Submission
Orals/Demos Negotiation Won/Lost
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Stakeholders
Account
Manager
Consultants
Functional
Consultant
Manager
Architect
Developer
Engagement Team Offshore Delivery Team
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Go/No-Go Decision
• Nature of the ask (Green Field/Support/Resource Aug)
• Relevant experience/capabilities
• Value Proposition
• Availability of resources
• Client relation
• Competitors
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Questionnaire Format
• Document Name
• Section Name/Number
• Page Number
• Requirement description
• Question
• Answer
• Documented by
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RFP Tracker
• Action/Section name
• Owner
• Deadline
• Review date
• Reviewer
• Submission date
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RFP layout
• Executive Summary
• About Us
• Business Objectives
 Expectation Vs Our value add
• Our Understanding
• Scope of Work
 Sales
 Service
 Communities
 Integration
 Data migration
 Scope Exclusions
• Proposed Solution and Delivery approach
 Mapping business requirements
 Solution architecture – As Is Vs To Be
 Implementation approach
 Implementation Methodology
• Project plan and timeline proposal
• Key Assumptions
• Proposed Team Structure
 Roles and Responsibilities
• Governance Model
 Project Management
 Escalation process
 Change Management
• Training
• Prior Experience (Case Studies)
• Risks & Mitigation
• Commercials
• Acceptance
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Implementation Approach
Describe how your team would
implement the CRM solution
and address the business
objectives stated earlier
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Image credit - https://blog.ganttpro.com
Implementation Methodology
Scope and business needs drives which
method you want to apply
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Phases
Estimates(Man Days)
Standard Salesforce Setup Fixed number of days
Pre-Game 2-4 weeks
Total SFDC Design + Build + Unit Testing (does not
include Integration and Data Migration Effort)
Sum of line item level estimates
Data Migration 15%
Integration Build and Unit Testing
20%-30%
Internal Validation Testing/Pre-UAT
10%
UAT Support 5%
User Training 5%
Documentation 5%
Deployment 2%
Post Go Live Support/Hypercare 10%
Local India Management 5%
Sample Guess Estimates
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• Line item level estimation - High Medium Low
• Story Points based estimation – 1,2,3,5,8,13,21+
• T-Shirt Sizing based estimation – S, M, L, XL, XXL
Estimation Techniques
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Phases/Timeline
Wk1
Wk2
Wk3
Wk4
Wk5
Wk6
Wk7
Wk8
Wk9
Wk10
Wk11
Wk12
Wk13
Wk14
Availability for all weeks Person Days = Wk * 5
Person Hours = Wk * 5 * no.
of working hours
SFDC Design
SFDC Build + UT
Integration Build
Offshore Testing
E2E Preparation testing
E2E Testing
UAT Support
Deployment
Post Go Live Support
Resource Planning
SFDC Lead 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 24 120 960
SFDC Admin 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0.5 0.5 0.5 15 75 600
Sr. Developer 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 16.5 82.5 660
Developer 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 24.5 122.5 980
Sr. Tester 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 15.5 77.5 620
Jr. Tester 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 11 55 440
Total FTE( in a week) 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 3.5 3.5 3.5 106.5 532.5 4260
Management 0.5 0.5 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0.5 0.5 0.5 16.5 82.5 660
Total FTE( in a week) 7.5 7.5 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 4 4 4 123 615 4920
Public Holidays 1 1 1 1 1 5 25 200
Person Days per week 32.5 32.5 40 40 40 35 40 40 35 40 35 20 20 20 590 590 4720
Sample Project Timeline + Staffing Model
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Effective Change Management – 9 Steps
1. Get a Release strategy
2. Engage an executive sponsor
3. Collect input from end-users
4. Define scope and impact
5. Prioritize
6. Configure and test
7. Communicate and train
8. Deploy
9. Follow up & Support
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RFP Orals Scenario
Introduction
Business Objectives
Our Understanding
Our Approach
Technical Solution
As-Is Vs To-Be Architecture
Tools & Accelerators
Value Proposition
Resource Experience and Skills
Estimates
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Negotiations !!
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Project Awarded!!
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Project Implementation Life Cycle
• Discuss and
Capture day
to day process
• Validate the
business
requirements
• Finalize the
scope
• Data Model
• Security
Design
• Configuration
Design
• Technical
Design
• Prototype
• Data Migration
• Integration
Design
• Config &
Build
• Sample Data
Migration
• Unit Testing
• Refresh
Mgmt
• Release
Mgmt
• Customer
UAT
• Sign off
• Data
Extraction
• Data
Mapping
• Data
Transformat
ion
• Data Loads
• Data
Validation
• End User
Training
• Admin
Training
• Training
Manuals
• Production
Deployment
• Go-Live
Communicati
on
• HyperCare
Requirement
Gathering
Design Build UAT Migration
User
Training
Go Live Support
• Quick Hits
• Bug Fixes
• Minor
Release
• Major
Release
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Q&A
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“If I had an hour to solve a problem and my life depended
on the solution, I would spend the first fifty-five minutes
determining the proper question to ask, for once I know the
proper question, I could solve the problem in less than five
minutes.”
- Albert Einstein
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What is Consulting?
It’s a mindset
Which can Communicate effectively
To gain Technical Knowledge
To apply Analytical Thinking
Art of Listening !! Ask the right questions !! Express yourself !!
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One large global/complex Salesforce implementation with consulting
mindset will take you leaps and bounds in this D2C journey.
It’s not how many projects you do or how many certifications you hold? It
is the learnings during project that builds your experience !!
Experience Matters !!
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Introducing
Road Show
• Full day meetup in your local DUG/UG
• Covering the depth and breadth of End-to-End project
implementation
• Focused discussion on how to improve with consulting
mindset
• Workshop simulation
• Deep dive into each phase of project lifecycle
• Highlighting the importance of Communication and
collaboration
Deep Dive Into World Of Pre Sales By Rupesh Bhatia

Deep Dive Into World Of Pre Sales By Rupesh Bhatia

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  • 2.
    Rupesh Bhatia Salesforce Architect| Salesforce MVP @rupeshbhatia85 www.linkedin.com/in/rupesh-bhatia Deep dive into the world of Pre-Sales
  • 3.
    Thank You Sponsors! @sfdgblr#blrdevx Diamond Sponsor Gold Sponsor
  • 4.
    @sfdgblr #blrdevx • Whatis Pre-Sales? • RFI vs RFP vs RFQ • RFP Life Cycle • RFP Stages • RFP Layout • Implementation Approach • Implementation Methodology • Estimation Techniques • Project Timeline + Staffing Model • Change Management • RFP Orals • Project Life Cycle • Developer2Consultant #D2C Agenda
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    @sfdgblr #blrdevx 6 It isa process or a set of activities/sales normally carried out before a customer is acquired, though sometimes presales also extends into the period the product or service is delivered to the customer. Pre-Sales
  • 7.
    @sfdgblr #blrdevx 7 Pre-Sales LifeCycle Discovery of pain points & your value adds business case development Product Demonstrations Tailored PoC’s Assistance with sales Closure Prepare for hand-off to delivery team Participation in Implementation and later maintenance & Support Assistance with RFI/RFP
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    @sfdgblr #blrdevx Pre-Sales Professional- Responsibilities • Understands what the customer needs • Develops an initial view of the solution the customer needs • Tailors the product or service of his company to meet what the customer needs, • Explains (or helps sell) this solution to the customer • Helps close the deal or sale • Hand over to the delivery team or product specialists
  • 10.
    @sfdgblr #blrdevx 10 Universal Containersmanagement decides to move away from their legacy CRM solution to the state of art CRM solution i.e. Salesforce. They would like to empower their Sales, Service, Partners and Customers with an integrated solution with their backend ERP
  • 11.
    @sfdgblr #blrdevx RFI vsRFP vs RFQ • Request for Information (RFI) is most times to collect capabilities of various vendors • Likely to be followed by an RFP/RFQ • Request for Proposal (RFP) is when purchaser seeks solutions on their needs and has strict procurement rules for content, timeline and vendor responses. • Would like to start the program as soon as possible. • Request for Quote (RFQ) is commonly used when Purchaser has the detailed requirement and would like which vendor can meet their requirements with acceptable timeline and cost.
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    @sfdgblr #blrdevx RFP Stages RFPReceived Go/No-Go decision Initial Questionnaire RFP Tracker RFP Response documentation RFP Internal Review Legal Review RFP Submission Orals/Demos Negotiation Won/Lost
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    @sfdgblr #blrdevx Go/No-Go Decision •Nature of the ask (Green Field/Support/Resource Aug) • Relevant experience/capabilities • Value Proposition • Availability of resources • Client relation • Competitors
  • 15.
    @sfdgblr #blrdevx Questionnaire Format •Document Name • Section Name/Number • Page Number • Requirement description • Question • Answer • Documented by
  • 16.
    @sfdgblr #blrdevx RFP Tracker •Action/Section name • Owner • Deadline • Review date • Reviewer • Submission date
  • 17.
    @sfdgblr #blrdevx 17 RFP layout •Executive Summary • About Us • Business Objectives  Expectation Vs Our value add • Our Understanding • Scope of Work  Sales  Service  Communities  Integration  Data migration  Scope Exclusions • Proposed Solution and Delivery approach  Mapping business requirements  Solution architecture – As Is Vs To Be  Implementation approach  Implementation Methodology • Project plan and timeline proposal • Key Assumptions • Proposed Team Structure  Roles and Responsibilities • Governance Model  Project Management  Escalation process  Change Management • Training • Prior Experience (Case Studies) • Risks & Mitigation • Commercials • Acceptance
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    @sfdgblr #blrdevx Implementation Approach Describehow your team would implement the CRM solution and address the business objectives stated earlier Click Here to Download
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    @sfdgblr #blrdevx Image credit- https://blog.ganttpro.com Implementation Methodology Scope and business needs drives which method you want to apply
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    @sfdgblr #blrdevx Phases Estimates(Man Days) StandardSalesforce Setup Fixed number of days Pre-Game 2-4 weeks Total SFDC Design + Build + Unit Testing (does not include Integration and Data Migration Effort) Sum of line item level estimates Data Migration 15% Integration Build and Unit Testing 20%-30% Internal Validation Testing/Pre-UAT 10% UAT Support 5% User Training 5% Documentation 5% Deployment 2% Post Go Live Support/Hypercare 10% Local India Management 5% Sample Guess Estimates
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    @sfdgblr #blrdevx • Lineitem level estimation - High Medium Low • Story Points based estimation – 1,2,3,5,8,13,21+ • T-Shirt Sizing based estimation – S, M, L, XL, XXL Estimation Techniques
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    @sfdgblr #blrdevx Phases/Timeline Wk1 Wk2 Wk3 Wk4 Wk5 Wk6 Wk7 Wk8 Wk9 Wk10 Wk11 Wk12 Wk13 Wk14 Availability forall weeks Person Days = Wk * 5 Person Hours = Wk * 5 * no. of working hours SFDC Design SFDC Build + UT Integration Build Offshore Testing E2E Preparation testing E2E Testing UAT Support Deployment Post Go Live Support Resource Planning SFDC Lead 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 24 120 960 SFDC Admin 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0.5 0.5 0.5 15 75 600 Sr. Developer 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 16.5 82.5 660 Developer 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 24.5 122.5 980 Sr. Tester 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 15.5 77.5 620 Jr. Tester 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 11 55 440 Total FTE( in a week) 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 3.5 3.5 3.5 106.5 532.5 4260 Management 0.5 0.5 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0.5 0.5 0.5 16.5 82.5 660 Total FTE( in a week) 7.5 7.5 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 4 4 4 123 615 4920 Public Holidays 1 1 1 1 1 5 25 200 Person Days per week 32.5 32.5 40 40 40 35 40 40 35 40 35 20 20 20 590 590 4720 Sample Project Timeline + Staffing Model
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    @sfdgblr #blrdevx Effective ChangeManagement – 9 Steps 1. Get a Release strategy 2. Engage an executive sponsor 3. Collect input from end-users 4. Define scope and impact 5. Prioritize 6. Configure and test 7. Communicate and train 8. Deploy 9. Follow up & Support Click Here to Download
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    @sfdgblr #blrdevx 24 RFP OralsScenario Introduction Business Objectives Our Understanding Our Approach Technical Solution As-Is Vs To-Be Architecture Tools & Accelerators Value Proposition Resource Experience and Skills Estimates
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    @sfdgblr #blrdevx 27 Project ImplementationLife Cycle • Discuss and Capture day to day process • Validate the business requirements • Finalize the scope • Data Model • Security Design • Configuration Design • Technical Design • Prototype • Data Migration • Integration Design • Config & Build • Sample Data Migration • Unit Testing • Refresh Mgmt • Release Mgmt • Customer UAT • Sign off • Data Extraction • Data Mapping • Data Transformat ion • Data Loads • Data Validation • End User Training • Admin Training • Training Manuals • Production Deployment • Go-Live Communicati on • HyperCare Requirement Gathering Design Build UAT Migration User Training Go Live Support • Quick Hits • Bug Fixes • Minor Release • Major Release
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    @sfdgblr #blrdevx 30 “If Ihad an hour to solve a problem and my life depended on the solution, I would spend the first fifty-five minutes determining the proper question to ask, for once I know the proper question, I could solve the problem in less than five minutes.” - Albert Einstein
  • 31.
    @sfdgblr #blrdevx What isConsulting? It’s a mindset Which can Communicate effectively To gain Technical Knowledge To apply Analytical Thinking Art of Listening !! Ask the right questions !! Express yourself !!
  • 32.
    @sfdgblr #blrdevx 32 One largeglobal/complex Salesforce implementation with consulting mindset will take you leaps and bounds in this D2C journey. It’s not how many projects you do or how many certifications you hold? It is the learnings during project that builds your experience !! Experience Matters !!
  • 33.
    @sfdgblr #blrdevx 33 Introducing Road Show •Full day meetup in your local DUG/UG • Covering the depth and breadth of End-to-End project implementation • Focused discussion on how to improve with consulting mindset • Workshop simulation • Deep dive into each phase of project lifecycle • Highlighting the importance of Communication and collaboration