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Salesforce SMB CRM Onboarding Sprint (5-7 days)

A fixed-scope deployment that stands up a client's Sales Cloud pipeline, email integration, and reporting in under a week, priced against Salesforce's real per-user licensing so the agency keeps a defined margin on every seat. Time: 5-7 days.

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Salesforce SMB CRM Onboarding Sprint (5-7 days)

A fixed-scope deployment that stands up a client's Sales Cloud pipeline, email integration, and reporting in under a week, priced against Salesforce's real per-user licensing so the agency keeps a defined margin on every seat.

Prerequisites
  • Client has purchased Sales Cloud seats (Sales Free Suite at $0 per user monthly for basic lead and opportunity tracking, or a paid tier if they need more objects and automation)
  • Signed admin access to the client's Salesforce org, or a sandbox provisioned for configuration before go-live
  • Client's existing lead sources documented (web forms, email inboxes, ad platforms) so capture points can be mapped to Salesforce objects
  • A named client-side admin who will own day-to-day changes after handoff, since Salesforce configuration is not a set-and-forget task
  • Agreement on which 2 reports and 1 dashboard define success, because Salesforce reporting scope is the most common source of scope creep
Execution Timeline
  • 1.Provision org access and confirm license tier against the client's purchased seats
  • 2.Map the client's data model to native Salesforce objects: Accounts, Contacts, Leads, Opportunities
  • 3.Document field-level requirements before touching Setup, since retrofitting custom fields after go-live doubles admin time
  • 1.Configure Lead and Opportunity stages in Setup to match the client's actual sales motion
  • 2.Build validation rules so incomplete records cannot advance stages
  • 3.Set up user roles and profiles so the client's team sees only the records they need
  • 1.Connect email integration with Gmail or Outlook
  • 2.Wire web form lead capture into Salesforce so inbound inquiries create Leads automatically
  • 3.Test the capture path end to end with a live submission
  • 1.Build 2 custom reports: one pipeline-by-stage, one follow-up aging report
  • 2.Assemble a dashboard for pipeline visibility and follow-up tracking
  • 3.Schedule report subscriptions so the client's manager gets a Monday morning digest without logging in
  • 1.Train the client team on daily record hygiene, lead conversion, and activity logging
  • 2.Record a short walkthrough of the dashboard and report refresh process
  • 3.Hand over a one-page admin guide covering the fields and stages configured
  • 1.Run a live pipeline review with the client using their own data
  • 2.Fix any stage or field mismatches surfaced during the review
  • 3.Confirm the definition of done against the agreed reports and dashboard
  • 1.Deliver the admin guide and training recording
  • 2.Propose a monthly managed-support retainer covering report updates and user changes
  • 3.Log the configuration decisions in the agency's own handover template for the next Salesforce client
Agency delivery cost of roughly $2,250 in setup labor at 20 hours, plus the client's Salesforce licensing: Sales Free Suite at $0 per user monthly for basic needs, or a paid Sales tier where per-user costs rise with required objects and automation. Enterprise tiers run $25 to $550 per user monthly, so seat count is the line item that decides whether a fixed retainer holds margin.5-7 days
ROI Logic

The agency bills a fixed $2,250 setup fee against roughly 20 hours of configuration, which is a clean project margin before any retainer starts. The recurring margin comes from managed support: Salesforce's per-user licensing means every seat the client adds increases their bill but not the agency's delivery cost, so a monthly admin retainer scales with the client's headcount rather than the agency's hours. The trade-off is that Salesforce's configuration complexity caps how many of these sprints a small team can run per month, so the offer works best as a premium tier alongside lighter CRM deployments.

Deliverables
  • Configured Salesforce org with Accounts, Contacts, Leads, and Opportunity stages matching the client's sales motion
  • Email integration (Gmail or Outlook) and web form lead capture wired into Salesforce
  • Two custom reports and one pipeline dashboard with scheduled subscriptions
  • Recorded team training walkthrough plus a one-page admin guide
  • Written managed-support retainer proposal covering report updates and user administration
Definition of Done

The client's team can log in, see every open lead and opportunity in the correct stage, and pull the pipeline dashboard without agency assistance.

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