Doing Discovery: The Single Most Important Element of Software Sales and Buyer Enablement Processes

Cohan, Peter E.

/ ISBN 13: 9798838884442

Published by Independently published (edition ), 2022

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Synopsis:

A head of sales commented, “80% of my team believes they do a good job with discovery, but sadly they do not – they don’t know what they don’t know…!”

Where do you stand with your discovery skills?

• Level 1: Uncovers statements of pain;
• Level 2: Uncovers pain and explores more deeply;
• Level 3: Uncovers pain, explores deeply, broadens the pain and investigates the impact;
• Level 4: Uncovers pain, explores and broadens, investigates impact and quantifies;
• Level 5: Uncovers pain, explores and broadens, investigates impact, quantifies and reengineers vision;
• Level 6: Applies these skills to the broad range of prospects represented across the Technology Adoption Curve, “burn victims”, disruptive and new product categories, transactional sales cycles, and other scenarios;
• Level 7: Integrates and aligns the skills above into a cohesive discovery methodology.

Most sales, presales, and customer-facing teams are operating at Level 2 or 3, with a few at Level 4 – this leaves a lot of room for improvement!

And, as Cohan notes, “the vendor who is perceived by the prospect as doing a superior job in discovery is in a competitively advantageous position.”

Reading and following the exercises in Doing Discovery can transform individuals, teams, and organizations from undifferentiated sellers into high-performing practitioners who achieve their sales objectives while truly enabling buyers, resulting in mutually successful outcomes that endure.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Doing Discovery: The Single Most Important ...
Publisher: Independently published (edition )
Publication Date: 2022
Binding: Paperback
Condition: Very Good