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The role of a Salesforce^® Business Analyst is a uniquely strategic one. There is no universal formula or blueprint for executing the responsibilities. Since no two businesses are identical, every problem they uncover, research and aim to solve requires a customized approach. When they are successful, Salesforce Business Analysts can have an outsized impact on their organizations.

The role of a Project Manager requires a multi-disciplinary approach. The good ones have a skillset that is wide and deep. They figuratively have to juggle many balls in the air at the same time. Every function in the business, and the business as a whole, depends on capable project management leaders and project management tools.

“Frequent use of standardized risk management practices” is a key driver of project success (Project Management Institute [PMI], 2023), yet one-third of users with risk management functionality in their PM software don’t use it (Capterra, 2021).

Dear PT, 

Our company’s IT department has a steady backlog of new projects and new processes to undertake. And they are good at what they do. However, each individual action plan is built from the ground up. Plus, they operate in a bit of a silo—other functions need to be involved to ensure success. We’d like to add project management discipline to these projects and process implementations. Where do we begin?

M. Plamentor in Silo, OK

Dear PT, 

In this competitive job market, with turnover increasing, productivity is a challenge. We need to get new employees at our company onboarded and up-to-speed as soon as possible.  We have a number of separate processes in place within Salesforce^® for both compliance and training. How might we take a more comprehensive approach to get better outcomes?

M. Ployer in Train, Germany

Dear PT, 

At our company, we are looking to improve and streamline our customer onboarding process. We sell a number of products and services, and each has a repetitive process to properly deliver and onboard. Usually, we clone a number of Salesforce^® Projects, and then make the changes necessary for that customer and purchase. As we’ve seen, this process is sometimes prone to errors and omissions. How can we make improvements?

Gus Towmer in Welcome, ON, Canada

Dear PT, 

We use Salesforce^® at our company, but we manage projects outside of Salesforce. This creates numerous challenges, and never more than when an established project plan has dates and deadlines that must be adjusted. Obviously, there is a ripple effect on the project, and most project planning software can handle that. However, when it comes to the associated projects and tasks that also reside in Salesforce, extra work is required, and it can be subject to error.  What can we do about this?

Ty M. Schiff in Gantt, AL

When there’s a big project on the line, there’s the chance that it will either fall apart, take longer, or cost more if it’s not managed properly.

Dear PT, 

At our company, we use the phase-gate development process to create our products, from releasing new most viable products (MVPs) to updating later versions. It is a lightning fast process, so it is important we improve our project management abilities. We’d like to use Salesforce®, but it has limited project management functionality. Any suggestions?

Emma Veepea from Waterfall, PA

How to Transform your Salesforce Environment into a Project Execution Platform

Wow. Did you know that one in six IT projects have a cost overrun of 200%? Since project management touches almost every aspect of how organizations achieve their goals, it can have a big impact on costs.