Segmenting Solutions that improve the Quote-to-Cash Process In the first Blog Post of this Series I provided an overview of the different Quote-to-Cash Process Steps and the capabilities that the Front Office and Back Office Systems offer. In the second Blog Post we looked at key considerations for a seamless flow of business information between Front Office [...]
IT Considerations when designing an end-to-end QTC Solution In the first Blog Post of this Series I provided an overview of the different Front Office and Back Office Process Flows and the capabilities that these Systems offer. In this Blog Post we will look at key considerations for a seamless flow of business information between [...]
Considering the interactions of CPQ, QTC and Order Management Solutions As Configure-Price-Quote (CPQ) Vendors provide more capabilities that go beyond the traditional confines of CPQ it makes sense to take a closer look at the processes and capabilities covered by CPQ, Quote-to-Cash (QTC) and Order Management/Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Solutions. The objective is to start [...]
Dreamforce 2017 – CPQ Impressions Dreamforce is big and I mean really big! There are lots of people everywhere and I had to run quite a bit between the Moscone Center and the different Hotels where I had most of my meetings. The area around the Moscone Center reminded me personally of a Theme Park, [...]
Is It Easy for your Customers to do Business With You? Most people intuitively know that quick and efficient responses to customer requests increase the chances of satisfied customers who will come back for more business. The question is why is it so difficult to actually deliver quick and efficient responses to customers? Amazon can [...]
Stop fumbling with spreadsheets! Configure and quote in minutes, not days By John Mignardi, CPQ and Industry Applications Specialist, Javelin Technologies Ah, the 1980s. A time for Rubik’s cubes, Pac-Man…and spreadsheets. Personal computers started showing up on desktops and “apps” like Excel were used for creating accounting statements and bills of materials (along with everyday [...]
By: Patrik Skjelfoss, Tacton September 20, 2017 There are plenty of CPQ solutions on the market today, but not many can claim to be powered by an intelligent constraint solver. In this post, we’ll explain what a constraint solver is and how it can help your business. Imagine you work for Zippy-Zappy Electric, a manufacturer [...]
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Follow our guest Louis Columbus on Twitter @LouisColumbus or send him an email at louiscolumbus@yahoo.com . Show Notes: Louis' Blog is at https://softwarestrategiesblog.com Here we offer a free CPQ Vendor List. Louis mentioned many vendors in this interview and in addition to his upcoming Forbes article this might be helpful Our Visual & Virtual CPQ Research Report (that Louis mentioned) is available [...]
You can find more information about Oracle CPQ Cloud at www.Oracle.com/CPQ . In addition to that Novus CPQ offers the "CPQ Provider Series - Fact Sheet" for more information about Oracle CPQ Cloud. You can connect with Vinesh on Linkedin at www.linkedin.com/in/vineshvis If you have questions about Oracle CPQ Cloud please send an email to [...]
