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Customer Success and finance: 8 metrics to build closer alignment

ChurnZero

Good sales teams typically get the budget, headcount and tools they desire because the function is tied to revenue. CS teams communicate using a different language than finance. As a result, CS teams often have to work harder to make the case for headcount, technology and even product requests on behalf of customers.

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Shining the Light on R&D

OPEXEngine

For over a decade, we have been benchmarking R&D expenses and headcounts. In 2022, we are improving the depth of our R&D benchmarks into efficiency and ROI and will be rolling out a new R&D benchmarking aimed at CTOs and Engineering management. R&D ROI benchmarks, and.

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SaaS FP&A – Are You Up to the Challenge?

OPEXEngine

Over the past decade benchmarking software and SaaS companies , I’ve had the chance at OPEXEngine to work with hundreds of amazing Finance execs who work incredibly hard at getting the right data to support their company’s goals. SaaS Finance Benchmarks. Ability to accurately benchmark key metrics against peers and market leaders.

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Q&A: Customer Success Study Results Revealed

ChurnZero

Like let’s take a more conservative approach in the earlier months of the year in terms of adding headcount. If you start with that mindset, you can lay the framework of communication and that constant cadence and feedback loop and cycle. Maybe a little bit more provisional, and maybe a little bit more conservative.

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Nov 17 – Customer Success Jobs 

SmartKarrot

Map and benchmark competition and share best practices. Ensuring diligent resource management for the team, based on ticket volumes, team headcount and time-off, project commitments, and any other relevant factors. Manage the ticketing system, including optimizing communication, automation, and documenting resources internally.

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2022 Customer Service Quality Benchmark Report: A roundtable on support strategies for the year ahead

Intercom, Inc.

With the 2022 Customer Service Quality Benchmark Report , we wanted to look deeper than individual metrics. Using bots to triage conversations or solve simple queries frees your team to focus on more complex issues and allows you to scale without adding headcount. If you enjoy our discussion, check out more episodes of our podcast.

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The Ultimate Guide to SaaS Product Management

OpenView Labs

He emphasizes how to identify, prioritize and communicate metrics you use for your strategic goals and roadmap decisions. Furthermore, it explains when to use which metric and how to use them for clear communication as part of building credibility, celebrating success or identifying trends and issues. The SaaS Product Metrics Pyramid.