5 Major Challenges Implementing Salesforce
Implementing Salesforce can be transformational for organization it can change the entire way an organization operates today to how it would work in future.
In my post here today I would try to enlist the Major challenges shared by organizations who approached us with to Implement, adopt, transform, and make changes, to the Salesforce and we turned them into happy Salesforce Organization.
The Challenges
Challenge #1: “What we were getting into in terms of time, budget, or complexity.”
It appears to be out that one of the key stumbling blocks for many in adopting Salesforce positively is that they don’t have an idea -to come in with right expectations of the type of investment-Time, Money & Resources -it will require to be successful.
Challenge #2: How or Where to start?
The other main challenge for organizations during the early period was determining now where to start. “Okay, they all said Salesforce is good, you must go for it- Now I have it, but how do I start.”
That’s where organizations get hung up, process gets suspended, and everything is in Pause mode and further a vague idea, ballpark estimation, hit and try, little know-how, DIY spoil the taste.
Challenge #3: Data migration and Integration
Data migration ,integration and maintenance is one of the most significant challenges that organizations face, both when they are first starting out on Salesforce and throughout their usage.
“All my Customer data & record are in our old system, can I bring all my data to Salesforce-How?”
“Can I integrate my Outlook Contacts with Salesforce?’
“Will I be able to integrate my billing, accounting software with the Salesforce?”
Challenge #4: Training or adoption for staff or leadership
Staff adoption shows up as one of the most significant challenges across all types of organizations. In a typical case staff sees Salesforce as separate from what they do — this additional chore for entering data. At the early stage they may not see this enabler for making their work simpler and easier ahead.
Even if you have technically implemented the salesforce successfully, staff may not know how to use it-even if they want to.
Challenge#5: Go Mobile-Leveraging Force1
If everything is going Mobile, so is your business and Salesforce. Will your present Salesforce work on Salesforce1 for Mobility? NO. Thanks to Salesforce1 one can aspire, build enterprise level Apps, which is definitely beyond basic integration that you aim to. This new feature to add on would require a partner who can design and implement this for you, a partner who does not restricts to plain vanilla, old school work and basic APIs. You need people with Application Development capabilities and expertise to help you lead ahead.
Well these are the some of the challenges that you might be facing or headed towards as you think Salesforce- But good news is, for the most part they are preventable and appears to be a smooth task if you are selecting the right Implementation Partner. If you can read the trends, going global it is for your implementation, create a mix of onshore and offshore development to for a good cost effective solution.
That’s where you need call an expert, like Picasso of Painting who can guide you to create a masterpiece for your business with Salesforce. A partner who understands you and your Business Small or Large, one you can trust your business process with, respects your Data Integrity & Security, Delivers on Time and Loves your Customer as you do – Mirketa Inc. (www.mirketa.com)
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