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Enterprise Small Business Continuous Integration (CI/CD) Source Code Management (SCM) Out-of-the-box Pipelines (Auto DevOps) Security (DevSecOps) Agile Development Value Stream Management GitOpsThe purpose of the Global Sales-SDR Alignment Framework is to provide an outbound guideline that helps identify goals, provide better alignment, and highlight expectations for both the Sales Development Representative (SDR), Strategic Account Leader (SAL)/Account Executive (AE) and Inside Sales Representative (ISR).
The alignment framework is designed to facilitate a successful relationship between SDRs and Sales ensuring both are properly positioned to achieve their goals. Reference: Sales Development and Sales page in Handbook for additional details.
Enterprise (Sales Segment = Large and Named) SDRs have Quarterly targets composed of SAOs, Qualified Meetings and IACV Pipeline Contribution. Commercial (Sales Segment = Mid-Market &/or SMB) MM SDRs have quarterly targets composed of SAOs and IACV Pipeline Contribution, while SMB and PubSec SDRs have monthly SAO targets. Ramping SDRs have a target of 0 in their first month (onboarding/building foundation), 50% month 2 and then 100% in month 3 (considered fully ramped).
SAOs will come from both inbound and outbound leads and activities. See [SDR Compensation and Quota] (/handbook/marketing/revenue-marketing/sdr/#sdr-compensation-and-quota) for more details around SDR targets. SDRs will be required to qualify inbound leads and outbound contacts, leverage Force Management Command of Message principles, create Initial Qualifying Meetings (IQMs), update Salesforce (SFDC) with all notes/next steps and introduce the Sales into opportunities.
When and if an opportunity is accepted and moved to SAO but later needs to be merged to a larger parent opportunity within an account, the sales executive should follow these steps: Move Opportunity to Stage 8-Closed Lost. Select Closed Lost Reason as Merged into another opportunity and select Save. Once saved, copy and past the parent opportunity (one that it was merged into) into the Closed Lost Details field on the opportunity
Required: Weekly SDR-Sales Sync Meeting - Historically, our SDR/Sales pairings who have incorporated this meeting into their week, have been the most successful at driving new pipeline. Ideally, in the first sync, SDR and SAL create working agreement and share expectations and team goals.
It is highly encouraged for Sales to involve their SDR in QBR prep, planning as well as invite them to attend and speak during their presentation. SDR’s should carve out time to assist and contribute with Sales presentation slides.