
Getting the right mix of people involved is critical to the success of your CRM project.In reality, when assembling your project team, you'll work with what you've got. If you're a smaller business without a large IT department, multiple business units, dedicated business analysts and project managers and a large senior leadership team, you'll assemble your team differently to a larger enterprise.
We've worked with many businesses between 10 -150 staff who have successfully implemented CRM by identifying the best people they have to fill the below roles:
Typically a senior business manager
The person ultimately responsible for the success of the project and the CRM's ongoing evolution and expansion within the business. They'll play a leading role in the evaluation, implementation and future roadmap. They have a deep understanding of the team's operating environment, commercial drivers and business strategy.
They're able to:
Typically manager of the specific team/s using the CRM
The person who represents the "front line" perspective of the end users. They're at the coalface and will have the most in-depth understanding of how their teams work, their processes, current challenges and likely roadblocks to system adoption.
They're able to:
Typically the most IT-savvy member/s of the team
This user/s may have a variety of responsibilities, including:
Super user: responsible for system testing, training and supporting users post-launch
System administrator: responsible for the ongoing maintenance and improvement of the system
IT support: integrating with other business systems
They're able to:
In our experience, project teams of 3 - 4 work best. More than this can be too many cooks in the kitchen. Once you've selected your team, involve them in the evaluation at the outset.
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