{"id":2760,"date":"2016-08-22T14:00:21","date_gmt":"2016-08-22T14:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/devbloglavaprotocols.nityo.in\/must-read-tips-when-choosing-a-consultant\/"},"modified":"2016-08-22T14:00:21","modified_gmt":"2016-08-22T14:00:21","slug":"must-read-tips-when-choosing-a-consultant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lavaprotocols.com\/the-cloud-blog\/must-read-tips-when-choosing-a-consultant\/","title":{"rendered":"Must Read: Tips when choosing a Consultant!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div><h3>Here\u2019s how you can simplify the task of choosing a consultant.<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Choosing a consultant can often be a tricky task. In our day to day lives, we are sure to have experienced this several times without giving it much thought; \u00a0such as choosing our phone provider, car model and even our insurance companies. However when it comes to businesses, choosing a consultant is often a long and formal process where the end decision can be critical for your business depending on your choice.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you\u2019re looking for a consultant, here are some of our tips to guide you through to select the consultant best suited for your needs. <\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Below are some pointers that you could look into to make sure your selected consultant is experienced. <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How many projects have they done that are similar to yours?<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How many projects have they delivered overall?<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Have they dealt with clients that are of a similar scale to your company?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">More importantly, your consultant must know and understand the relevant technology very well and importantly relate it to the business objectives of an organization. <\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How many complex technology projects have they delivered so far?<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How much experience does the firm have in the specified\u00a0technology vertical?<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What are their customer success stories?<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 3. Quality of service offered; what more can they do for you apart from what you really need them to do. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Last but not the least, remember to always dig deeper and find out how serious the consultant is about their specific technology practice e.g. Salesforce.com practice. Are they largely dedicated to Salesforce or not? You\u2019ll be surprised to find that some of the larger consultant setups have small teams truly dedicated to Salesforce. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In a nutshell, a good consultant must have the following basic skills:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ability to convince the customer well and understand what the customer wants.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Knowledgeable in product from a business and technical point of view.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ability to give an industry background.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At Lava Protocols, our team of digital consultants will first understand your business objectives. We then put together a transformation blueprint based on industry and other relevant best practices. Once we have it validated, we bring together relevant technologies that are required to enable your objectives. Our consultant\u2019s engagement is not as a vendor\/client one but rather a partnership with our stakeholders i.e. our customers to ensure we work together to our defined objectives. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>Lava is an\u00a0authorised Salesforce Partner Reseller in Malaysia and has more than 9 years of cloud solutions, CRM implementation and consultation experience. We pride ourselves in not just being a CRM partner but in also understanding the needs of our customers and taking their business to the next level.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"et_bloom_bottom_trigger\"><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here\u2019s how you can simplify the task of choosing a Salesforce consultant. Choosing a consultant can often be a tricky task. 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