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How to Use Value Stream Mapping in DevOps
For businesses to remain competitive and valued, they need to develop good ideas swiftly and deliver them to end users. With the help of value stream mapping (VSM), organizations can scale DevOps adoption and accelerate paths to implementation without compromising the caliber of the product.
Topics:
- IT and Engineering
- Product development
How to structure your sales organization for success
The way you structure your sales organization can have lasting consequences for your business’s long-term success. Take a look at three common sales team models as well as best practices for creating a successful organization.
Topics:
- Sales
How to create a project management communication plan
Learn how to create a communication plan for project management and how this documentation can benefit your team and stakeholders. This article includes best practices and communication plan templates!
Topics:
- Project management
How to Save Projects, One Kickoff Meeting Agenda at a Time
The purpose of a kickoff meeting is to lay the foundation for a successful project—it’s an opportunity to ensure the stakeholder and the project team are on the same page as far as scope, goals, budget, and timeline. Make sure you're prepared by learning how to write a kickoff meeting agenda.
Topics:
- Teamwork and collaboration
How to Use Project Milestones
A project milestone is a marker in a project that signifies an achievement or a deliverable. Learn why you should use project milestones and how you can easily incorporate and track them in any project.
Topics:
- Project management
Preparing for a Lifetime of Learning: A Medical Student’s Lucidchart Story
With the help of Lucidchart, educators can help students take ownership of their learning processes and set them up for a lifetime of success. Learn how April, a medical student at the University of Arizona, uses Lucidchart to build concept maps of her course material.
Lucidchart Integrates with Microsoft Teams for Improved Collaboration
Lucidchart now integrates with Microsoft Teams—add a Lucidchart document as a tab in any Team channel, and through the embedded editor, you and your colleagues can edit and collaborate on diagrams directly in Microsoft Teams. Learn more about this integration and install it today.
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- Lucidchart tips
Building a customer relationship in the discovery process
With the trend of "account-based everything," sales orgs need to focus on building strong client relationships to tailor solutions and find the necessary stakeholders to close a deal. Learn how to build relationships through the discovery process.
Topics:
- Sales
5 reasons why you must elevate the buyer experience
Selling today requires a relentless focus on buyer experience—understanding why people buy and crafting a buyer’s journey reflecting their needs, expectations, and motivations. But why? Consider these five reasons why you can’t afford to ignore the buyer experience.
Topics:
- Sales
[Infographic] 6 Tips to Ensure a Good Buyer Experience During the Discovery Call
The discovery call is your first chance to elevate the buyer experience—the information that your sales reps gather will inform their relationship with the buyer throughout the life cycle of the account. Take these steps to get the discovery call right.
Topics:
- Sales
Why mastering the discovery call is key to improving the buyer experience
A discovery call can majorly impact the buyer experience and lead to more closed deals. Learn tips for mastering the discovery call, including the best discovery questions to ask and a better way to hand off information.
Topics:
- Sales
6 ways to optimize team communication on long-term projects
Did you know that small businesses spend around 17 hours a week just clarifying communication? Learn how you can get your team in sync and increase productivity—Ryan Gould from Elevation Marketing shares six tips for improving team communication today.
Topics:
- Teamwork and collaboration