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A key part of the digital transformation journey is finding the right QTC
“For the purpose of this blog, we will assume the need for change has been established enough to start defining and selecting solutions.” The constant mention of the importance of getting the right CPQ begs the question, what is the “right”...
Should I Stay Or Should I Go? Is Your Quote-to-Cash System Keeping Up?
Is your CPQ system less effective than what you first expected but you can’t put your finger on why? Are you keeping up with the market or being left stuck in the mud? Here are some signs it might be time to reconsider and repurpose your...
CPQ Makes More Sense Than Ever*
Some 75 years ago, the need for automation was realized; but that was for engines and motors - today, all industries ranging from welding, to medical, to electronic manufacturing, are wanting to automate most, if not all, organizational...
CPQ New Years Resolutions
As we enter the New Year, we all think about making the most significant impact in the year ahead. We make new year’s resolutions, and we are proud when we execute them. Businesses are no different, except resolutions take the form of...
Do the Best Sales People Care About CPQ and QTC?
It’s great that Configure Price Quote (CPQ) and Quote-To-Cash (QTC) systems can help an organization drive more revenue top and bottom line. If CPQ is good for the corporation, is it good for the sales team? Or is it just another process that...
The Transformation Case for Configure Price Quote (CPQ) from a Finance Leader Perspective
Configure, Price and Quote (CPQ) software is a great accelerator of the sales process and ultimately drives more revenue, improving both the top line and bottom line for the organization. Furthermore, CPQ helps enable strong governance which...
The Rise of Digital Transformation – Broken Spreadsheet Blunders
The rise of digital transformation has been accelerating in recent months with organizations understanding the need for digital systems to enhance governance, agility and collaboration. Organizations now are more distributed than ever; one...
Remote Work – 153 days in
2020 is the year when the world shifted to working remotely. Employees all over the world are learning new skills and polishing old ones to keep up productivity due to the fairly new (in some cases) remote working models. Real digital...
Project Manager News ranks servicePath™ among top 10 CPQ providers
January 2020 – It’s been a great year! In a piece they’d put together to help users compare and evaluate several CPQ (Configure Price Quote) systems, Project Manager News has ranked servicePath™ CPQ+ as a top 5 CPQ solution in their “The...
Broken CPQ and boomerang spreadsheets
The old "pricing sheet" is hard to eliminate. We all know spreadsheets are error-prone, difficult to keep confidential and can only be managed accurately by one or two people. These spreadsheets refuse to die - just like a Zombie - they...
An Open Approach to Integration
What makes servicePath™ one of the highest ranked CPQ systems, aside from its distinguished ability to rid the salesperson of half their labor, is its spectacular capability to integrate seamlessly with other systems. In order for any system...
servicePath™ Automates The Reselling of Third-Party Product and Services
A few months back we looked at our clients and changing state of the technology service provider and MSP market. We came to some conclusions: Reselling connectivity is a painful, manual process Value Added Resellers aren’t going away anytime...
Mergers and Acquisitions – The not so hostile takeover
As transaction processes have recently evolved rather astronomically, the needs for quote to cash systems too have grown to be more complex and technologically advanced in recent times which simply begs the question of what attributes an...
5 benefits of CPQ no one talks about
With the CPQ market rapidly saturating the antique “spreadsheet” world, it can be rather challenging to take measures as drastic as that of shifting your company’s originally manual sales process to a more automated system – challenging...
5 CPQ Transformation Traps and How to Avoid Them
Time waits for no one; it also kills deals. Today, there's more choice than ever in SaaS and it seems that this trend will likely continue. However, the fact that with every choice comes a consequence has not escaped our notice. Who's to say...
Frank Casey shares his experience with CPQ
Note: this Blog is an independent perspective of Frank Casey based on past industry experiences. Frank Casey is a 30-year veteran of the IT industry. He has been a senior executive at several large, global technology companies including OnX,...