dreamforce 2015 how to create an amazing experience
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How to Create an Amazing User Experience
Shane Jay HayesChief Information OfficerNet Claims Now@shanejayhayes
Jonathon MoodyVP OperationsVersature@jonathonmoody
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Jonathon MoodyVP OperationsVersature
Versature
COMPANY• Coast-to-Coast (6k Miles)
>1000 Companies• 100% Canadian Based• Pure Play
PRODUCT• Cloud based
business phone service
• Premium service• Evolved to meet
client needs
CLIENTS• Only Businesses• Generally 10-100
Staff• Originally early
adoptersbut now mainstream
BusinessSilosComplexity DataSilos
Versature Evolution
Sales Cloud (5 Years)• Quoting• Reporting/forecastingService Cloud (3 Years)• CasesPlatform (3 Years)• Misc: Phone numbers, Regulatory, Inventory, etcAppExchange (2.5 Years) • Billing using ZuoraMarketing Cloud / Pardot (10 Months)• Search Optimization, Email Drip
Making the Leap: Many Small Steps, One Giant Leap
Matches VP Ops Role• Strategy• Growth• Planning
Reporting• Connected• Actionable
A Single Silo: VP Operations
Premium Product• Not self-serve• No excuses• Client life-cycle in critical• Need information to deliverGarbage In > Garbage Out• Team needs to use and engage with
Salesforce• Team needs to understand the “why”• Salesforce must benefit each staff
Our Team is our Product
Versature’s 3 Tips to Create an Amazing User Experience
#1SINGLE
PLATFORM
#2RESPONSIVE
ADMINISTRATION
#3YOU ARE NOT
AN ISLAND
“If it isn’t in Salesforce it doesn’t exist”• Teams find each others data• See outside their own area• Use Apps for functionality outside the coreNo Excel Exports• One way road out• Enable users to create their own reports
Create objects to track everything!• Misc: Phone numbers, Regulatory, Inventory,
etcProcesses• Once in Salesforce creating workflows,
handoffs, business processes is second nature.
• Automation is king!
Versature’s #1 Tip to Create an Amazing User Experience Single Platform
Versature Example: Inbound Call• Call comes in to technical team• Case is opened and problem addressed
• Work is tracked and the case closedRequests new equipment/service
• Pricing is looked up, quoted (if needed)• Docusign quote is signed (if needed)• Client is billed for change• Change is made, equipment is shipped• Drip is engaged with tips for new product
Past invoice question comes up• Invoice is located and opened (PDF)• Question is answered
Versature’s #1 Tip to Create an Amazing User Experience Single Platform
Add fields, create new options in drop downs• Good data comes from accurate options• Accurate options from living systemsReward Feedback• Quick changes will encourage usage and feedbackCreate objects to track everything!• Misc: Phone numbers, Regulatory, Inventory, etc.Processes• Once in Salesforce creating workflows, handoffs, business
processes is second nature• Automation is king!
Build it and they will come… Responsive Administration
Versature’s #2 Tip to Create to an Amazing User Experience
Example: Demo Phone ManagementConnect Sales > OnBoarding > Inventory > Management > Marketing
Salesforce to lead business change (not chase!)
Versature’s #2 Tip to Create an Amazing User Experience
Use Resources!Local User Groups• Hear how others address issues • Think differently• Step back and see the forest through the treesPartners• They have likely done it beforeAppExchange• Browse, learn what others are doing• Find solutions to problems you do not yet have• Videos and introduction for most AppExchange Apps.
Learn from others, you are not alone
Versature’s #3 Tip to Create an Amazing User Experience
Lessons Learned and Applied:• Billing: Zuora• Chatter: Swarms• Surveys: Many• Gamification: LevelEleven• Esignatures: Docusign• Popup Notifications: Riptide• Document Generation: Conga• Gmail Integration: Cirrus InsightThey have all contributed to our experience, processes, look, feel, approach even when not a client.
Learn from others, you are not alone
Versature’s #3 Tip to Create an Amazing User Experience
Versature’s Results
QUOTE ACCEPTANCE
Before
3days
After
25%ofquotessignedinlessthan1hour
Averagelengthoftimetosign:3hours
SUPPORT CASE TRACKING
Before
CaseOpening<50%
After
Nearly100%CaseTrackingRate
PLATFORM SUPPORT
Before
DedicatedDevelopmentStaff
After
Developmentresourcere-focusedonrevenue
opportunities
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