Naturally, when you consider a new CRM system for your business, you have to account for all the data in your current CRM system. Will you leave it behind? In most cases you will not, because it contains potential mountains of gold! How will the data contained in the old system fit into your new system?
At Plain English CRM Solutions we work with you to help you decide which data you want to bring over into your new system. Chances are, if you never used certain data in your old system, there's no point cluttering up your new CRM system with that data. But all your mission-critical data has to come forward. That's where we bring in our certified database specialists, with years of dedicated CRM experience.
Half-art and half-science, we do an extensive three-pass process as part of our CRM deployments. After close consultation with you to determine which data should be brought forward, we'll first do a trial migration, giving you a chance to see your old data in your new CRM system. Upon further hands-on review, we'll incorporate your additional changes and requirements for use on the final migration.
Finally, when the day comes for going "live," we'll do the production-version migration. Your users will see their data in your new system, cementing your new product into place for them both functionally and emotionally. Their "ownership" of the system will be kick-started because it it, literally, their data!