Podcast: Set your Salesforce Implementation up for Success by Setting Expectations Up Front in the Sales Process - with Alanna Steffens, Attain Partners

In this episode, guest Alanna Steffens (Managing Director, Attain Partners) and host April Rust, discuss the challenges of implementing CRM solutions (and solutions!). We also take a closer look at how to up-skill consultants who may be great at configuration, but need help learning how to navigate the consulting business. Lastly, we wrap up with Alanna’s personal journey of work-life integration.Key learnings:setting up a project for success by getting the pre-sales cycle rightidentifying and qualifying a potential client to understand what strategy they might need, outside of a technical solutionqualities that make up an effective executive sponsorsetting expectations and navigating hard conversations with clientscoaching junior team members on consulting “how to’s” and soft skills to enable their growthAlanna Steffens is a Managing Director with Attain Partners, serving as the Salesforce Implementation Capability Lead for Attain Digital, providing customer relationship management (CRM) solutions to higher education and nonprofit clients. She has seven Salesforce certifications and participates in Attain Partners’ coaching and mentoring program.Learn more about Alanna on her LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alanna-steffens-pmp-56a25a4/Learn more about Attain Partners: https://attainpartners.com/Learn about Pei Mun Lim’s “Rubber and Glass Balls of Life” teachings: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/pmlim_onthepeiroll-timemanagement-icantjugglefornuts-activity-7177644684796669953-d5A3?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop