
Zen and the Art of CoE Maintenance
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Don’t be scared by the term “Center of Excellence.” It doesn’t have to be an entire section of a building staffed by dozens of people — though of course you could do that if you wanted. I work with hundreds of mid- to large-sized clients, and every single one of them has a different interpretation...

What Do Salesforce Solution Architects Do, Anyway?
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It’s a complicated role. Salesforce Solution Architects (SAs) live in a complex world of acronyms, systems, lifecycles, processes, user stories, relationships, and politics. Solution Architects need to lead successful implementations of Salesforce and system integrations that leverage on-premise and cloud computing platforms. But that means they: Conduct business process review meetings Lead the evaluation of...