anaplan spm webinar series, part 4: motivating the right behavior with incentive compensation
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Sales Management Association Webcast
14 December 2016
Motivating the Right Behavior with Incentive Compensation
Hassan MahmoodManaging Director & Founder Voiant [email protected]
Rowan TonkinPractice Lead, Sales & Marketing [email protected]
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Today’s Speakers
Hassan MahmoodManaging Director & FounderVoiant [email protected]
Rowan TonkinPractice Lead, Sales & Marketing [email protected]
Presented by
© Copyright 2016 The Sales Management Association. All rights reserved.
Sales Management Association Webcast
14 December 2016
Motivating the Right Behavior with Incentive Compensation
Hassan MahmoodManaging Director & Founder Voiant [email protected]
Rowan TonkinPractice Lead, Sales & Marketing [email protected]
The traditional planning to performance pathway
Account
Segmentation
and Scoring Capacity Planning and Management
Marketing
Budget
Allocation Marketing
Campaign
Planning
Compensation Planning
Deal Desk Crediting
Marketing
Attribution
Territory Planning and ManagementQuota Planning and Management
Forecasting Commissions
Campaign
Performance
ManagementMarketing
Spend
Management
Account
Planning
The connected pathway to smart sales performance
Account Segmentation and Scoring
Capacity Planning and Management
Marketing Budget
Allocation
Marketing Campaign Planning
Compensation Planning
Deal Desk
Commissions
Marketing Attribution
Territory Planning and Management
Quota Planning and
ManagementForecasting
Crediting
Campaign Performance Management
Marketing Spend
Management
Account Planning
Sales insightSales operations
Demands innovative products & sales models
Requires agility by sales leaders to execute
Elevates the value of sales performance management
Sales planning
Sales performance management
Establish an effective sales strategy; aligning sales objectives and sales
behaviors with your company goals.
Deliver your products to market with sales models that achieve sales goals and
bottom line results – ahead of the competition.
Sales insights worth sharing with the C-Suite. Deliver real-time performance in
one connected platform – say goodbye to spreadsheets.
More than ever before Sales Performance Management and the role of Sales Operations in your organization are critical to success.
The evolution Of SPM 1980s: Homegrown programs
Early 1990s: Excel-based calculations
Late 1990s: Beginning of incentive compensation solutions
2000s: Adoption of quota, territory increased competition from SPM capabilities
2010s: Move to the cloud
Today: Analytics-driven coaching and enablement forecast and model outcomes for smarter incentives
Poll question 1
How are you processing incentive compensation today?
1. Homegrown Solution2. Excel Based3. ICM Point Solution
Our view – The sales data desk
Build the capability not just to calculate commissions, but to truly gain insight and take action on what is critical to the success of your business and motivate the right behavior.
• Goals / quotas• Territory / assignments• Pipeline and forecast• Sales reps / Hierarchy• Customers & sales data• Products & sales data• Incentives / payout• Sales transactions and attainment
• Sales financials • Marketing - plans, goals • Product management - Goals,
growth, share • Customer Analysis - Share, target,
potential spend• Sales Process - Coaching,
messaging, collaboration, adoption• Sales training assets
Performance information Sales effectiveness, results &
predictability Sales goal allocation & coverage /
territories Product sales & marketing
effectiveness Customer sales goals, plan, and
results Financial impact of sales resources High performing sales reps /
leaders
Better insightsSales information
Better data yields smarter: Sales planning, operations & insight
Enterprise / reference data Financial data Marketing data Product data - Pricing, launch,
goals Customer data – Share, target,
spend analysis HR / organization data Business unit / management KPI’s
Sales performance data Goals / quotas Pipeline and attainment Territory / assignments Sales reps / hierarchy Customer level sales Product level sales Incentives / payout Sales process * enablement
+ =
SPM insight Sales effectiveness, results &
predictability Sales goal allocation & coverage /
territories Product sales & marketing
effectiveness Customer sales goals, plan, and
results Financial impact of sales resources High performing sales reps / leaders
Enhancing sales performance information with enterprise product, marketing, financial, and HR information can deliver new leadership insight.
Sales performance data: A treasure trove of information and insight
Poll question 2
How satisfied are you with the reporting and analytics that you use for sales management and to the field?
1. Highly satisfied2. Satisfied3. Neutral4. Dissatisfied5. Highly dissatisfied
Sales forecasting and resultsQuestion
What is my attainment and how has that translated into incentive compensation?
Information
Incentive calculation Sales attainment Bonuses / awards
Insight
Incentive & attainment calculations with drill down by product/customer – in time to impact a sales performance period
Sales forecasting and resultsQuestion
What is my attainment and how has that translated into incentive compensation?
+ How much can I earn based on the deals in my pipeline? Where should I spend my time?
Information
Incentive calculation Sales attainment Bonuses / awards
Opportunities in pipeline (by customer, stage, size, product)
Insight
Incentive & attainment calculations with drill down by product/customer – in time to impact a sales performance period
Provide sellers / managers the ability to model potential attainment and earnings – aligned to sales stage, close dates and value in pipeline
Sales forecasting and resultsQuestion
What is my attainment and how has that translated into incentive compensation?
+ How much can I earn based on the deals in my pipeline? Where should I spend my time?
+ How can I improve forecasting accuracy and the success rate for closing business in my pipeline?
Information
Incentive calculation Sales attainment Bonuses / awards
Opportunities in pipeline (by customer, stage, size, product)
Pipeline info (sales stage, customer, product, buyer)
Sales process (messaging, coaching)
Training assets
Insight
Incentive & attainment calculations with drill down by product/customer – in time to impact a sales performance period
Provide sellers / managers the ability to model potential attainment and earnings – aligned to sales stage, close dates and value in pipeline
Aligning the right tools, expert knowledge, coaching and sales assets at every deal stage – improving sales predictability, effectiveness and results at all levels
Understanding top performanceQuestion
Which sellers and/or managers generated the most sales? By geography or industry?
Information
Sales attainment Sales by product Sales by customer Sales by territory
Insight
Rankings of sales results aligned by product, geo or customer – to understand sales performance in terms of product, customer or business unit objectives
Understanding top performanceQuestion
Which sellers and/or managers generated the most sales? By geography or industry?
Who are best at selling new or specific products? Or selling to new customers?
Information
Sales attainment Sales by product Sales by customer Sales by territory
Sales attainment Sales by product Sales by customer Customer information
Insight
Rankings of sales results aligned by product, geo or customer – to understand sales performance in terms of product, customer or business unit objectives
Identify sellers most effective in sales situations that can impact your business - insight that can impact roles, goals and how new sellers perform
Understanding top performanceQuestion
Which sellers and/or managers generated the most sales? By geography or industry?
Who are best at selling new or specific products? Or selling to new customers?
What sellers are having the biggest impact on our bottom line?
Information
Sales attainment Sales by product Sales by customer Sales by territory
Sales attainment Sales by product Sales by customer Customer information
Sales attainment Sales financials (revenue,
profit) Incentive payouts
Insight
Rankings of sales results aligned by product, geo or customer – to understand sales performance in terms of product, customer or business unit objectives
Identify sellers most effective in sales situations that can impact your business - insight that can impact roles, goals and how new sellers perform
Understand which sellers are generating the most revenue and profit margin - vs. incentives paid or rankings on % of goal.
Sales data hub: Capturing quality input data at the right level of detail regularly
Inbound data integration
Types of data:• HR data• Sales Goal/Quota Data• Sales Hierarchy Data• Territory Data• Sales Activity / Transaction Data• Sales Assignment / Crediting Data• Customer Data• Product DataChallenges:•Multiple Sources•Manual vs. Automated• Level of Detail• Frequency• Format•Data Quality• Validation
Sales transactions• Sales Date• Compensation Processing Date• Order Received Date• Sales Order Number• Territory/Rep Assignment• Product/Bundle Sold• Product Group• Product Line• Billed To• Shipped To• Geography Sold To• List Price• Sold Price• Discount
Sales reps• Name• Employee Information• History of Jobs Served with Time
Ranges• Job Titles• Salary(Current and Historical)• Target Incentive (Current And
Historical)• Geographic Territory• Team• Managers(Current and Historical)• Assigned Payment Plan(Current And
Historical)• Quota(Overall and Product/Service
Based Targets)• Termination, Leave of Absence DatesPayment plans• Name• Payment Breakdown(Base Versus
Commissions/Bonus/SPIFFs)• Roles Covered• Historical Versions
Quotas• Overall Quotas(Current and Historical)
—For Entire Organization, Teams, Regions, Districts, Territories, Product Lines
• Quotas By Product/Services Group(Current and Historical)—For Entire Organization, Teams, Regions, Districts, Territories, Product Lines
Sales hierarchies • Overall Organizational Hierarchy—From
Execs To Field Force• Geographic Based Hierarchy—From
Area/Region/District/Territory View of Information
• Snapshots of Hierarchies—Capturing Versions of This Information Every Month
Territories• Geographic Based
Territories—Area/Region/District/Territory/Zip Code
• Rep and Product Representation In Territories
• Snapshots of Territories-- Hierarchies—Capturing Versions of This Information Every Month
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Your Questions
Hassan Mahmood
Managing Director & Founder
Voiant Group
Rowan TonkinPractice Lead, Sales & Marketing [email protected]
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