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What to include in a Salesforce org assessment

Prepare a Salesforce review covering sales and service processes, automation, access, data quality and a prioritised improvement backlog.

Planning resource

Use this guide to prepare a scope or compare proposals. It describes an approach to evaluation, not results from a MENTARA client engagement.

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Start with the business questions

Choose the processes that need attention: lead assignment, opportunity progression, forecasting, case handling or another defined workflow. Identify the users, the current friction and the evidence that would show an improvement. A platform inventory alone does not answer whether the process works.

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Prepare the assessment inputs

  • Process owners, user groups and the reports they rely on.
  • An automation inventory, including dependencies between flows, code and integrations.
  • Access and permission requirements for the users in scope.
  • Data-quality concerns, ownership rules and agreed reporting definitions.
  • Release environments, testing arrangements and current support responsibilities.
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Ask for actionable findings

01Finding and evidenceRecord the observed behaviour, where it occurs and the evidence supporting it. Separate a confirmed defect from a question that needs further investigation.
02Business consequenceState which user or process is affected, the impact and any dependencies. Avoid prioritising solely by how easy a configuration change appears.
03Recommended changeIdentify the action, owner, effort assumptions, testing requirement and acceptance criterion. Include the option to leave a low-impact item unchanged.
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A worked planning example

Illustrative example, not a client result: two pipeline reports show different totals because they use different opportunity-stage definitions. The first action is to agree the definition and reconcile a sample. A dashboard rebuild should follow only if it addresses a confirmed remaining requirement.

Before accepting the assessment, check that the backlog distinguishes immediate fixes, business decisions and changes that need further discovery. Agree who can approve and implement each item.

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Explore the relevant service

Review the service scope and discuss the capability, responsibilities and first deliverable your requirement needs.

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