This time of year provides a good opportunity to take a moment and think about where the CPQ (Configure-Price-Quote) and Quote-to-Cash market is and where it may go over the coming calendar year. Here are my expectations for 2017: 1. CRM [...]
Almost a year ago I prepared an outlook for CPQ in 2016 (Read it here). Before I go ahead and do this again (in the first week of January) for 2017 I wanted to check myself and see how good [...]
First let me explain who Cincom is. Cincom is a Cincinnati, Ohio based Software Company that was founded in 1968 and offers, beside many others products, a CPQ solution. They are specialized in the manufacturing and distribution industries and their [...]
Let me first clarify what Tacton Days is. Tacton is a Swedish CPQ Vendor specialized in the manufacturing industry. They organize an annual two-day event called “Tacton Days” in Stockholm, Sweden. This is one way for them to inform their [...]
While Dreamforce itself is growing every year the number of Configure-Price-Quote (CPQ) Vendors is growing as well. In addition to the CPQ vendors who have a booth at the Expo in the Moscone Center there are more CPQ vendors meeting [...]
Once you have implemented your Configure / Price / Quote (CPQ) Tool you will have to keep it up to date. While this sounds easy enough it represents a challenge for a number of companies. Personally I encounter the following [...]
There are many different Configure/Price/Quote (CPQ) tools available and while they are all called CPQ they have many different capabilities. This makes it challenging to find the best tool for your business. Before you try to investigate all the capabilities [...]
While I will take a summer break and not publish any CPQ Blog Posts in the coming weeks I want to give you some tips about interesting CPQ books. Mass Customization (1992) – The new frontier in Competition by B. Joseph Pine Product Customization (2008) by [...]
Here is a short summary of Project Plan Documents you may want to consider when you have to run a CPQ project. There could be many reasons for a CPQ Project like Implementing a new CPQ solution Upgrading an existing [...]
Nevertheless it is pretty challenging to select the right Configure/Price/Quote (CPQ) tool for your business since there are so many different solutions available on the market. While the name (CPQ) is the same, the capabilities are very different and hence [...]