BMC Sales Process – Discover & Buy Executive View Gates Activities & Deliverables Discover & Buy NEEDS CHOICES RISK VALUE Buyer Focus Pipeline Generation Discovery (M, I, C) Scope (M, E, Dc, I, C) Validate Solution (M, E, Dc, Dp, I, C) Business Case (M, E, Dc, Dp , I, C) Negotiate & Close Renew & Expand (Implement & Adopt) Sales Process Stages Go/No Go (M, E, Dc, Dp, I, C) Customer Phase Define Problem and Desired Outcome & Research Possible Solutions Define Use Cases and determine requirements Create a Business Case Evaluate Options & Secure Funding Select Solution & Confirm Business Case Negotiate & Sign Contract Implement & Realize Value Buying Process New Business Meeting (NBM) scheduled Potential Champion confirms pain/ project & agrees to next action Meet EB to get sponsorship & success criteria for Collaborative Value Review Echo back presentation scheduled with EB to review CVR outcome EB confirms business case, budget timeframe & Validation Event criteria Gain agreement that Validation Event criteria was met & move forward Gain acceptance of final Business Case from EB Paperwork signed Handoff to Consulting, CVR, Advantage Gates (Qualification) Buying Perspective Sales Process Conduct Account Research Conduct Account Planning and PG Create Executive First/Value Pyramid Conduct Pipeline Generation Plan and activities (PG) Execute NBM Validate pain/project & Implications (business, technical, personal) Identify Power base and potential champions Conduct Solution Demo & confirm it meets needs Meet EB & gain sponsorship for Collaborative Value Review (CVR) Conduct CVR Build Preliminary Business Case (PBC) Review CVR findings Confirm Business Case, Decision Criteria, Decision Process, & Validation Event criteria with EB (sales leader participation) Conduct Validation Event & gain agreement to success Confirm competitive differentiators Begin to scope Implementation & Education services Identify measures of success (Value Realization) Gain agreement to final Business Case Finalize Implementation & Education Plan Engage Procurement (BMC & Customer) Build Negotiation & Close Plan Agree on a value-based negotiation (Meeting 1) and validate customer interests Negotiate & finalize agreement & pricing Establish handoff from Sales to introduce Consulting / CVR/Advantage Confirm benefits to be tracked and owners Establish regular cadence with customer at various levels including EB Primary Activities Primary Deliverables Strategic Account Action Plan Rapid Account Action Plan for Enterprise Pipeline Generation Plan Executive First & Value Framework Value Pyramid BMC Perspective, especially for Strategic Accounts Why Buy Doc (customer-facing) Solution Demos Collaborative Value Review Preliminary Business Case Echo back presentation Validation Event criteria Validation Event scoping documentation Validation Event results ( POV, reference call, deep dive, etc.) Business Case Final Implementation & Education Plan Draft contracts (licenses & services) Commercial proposal (Services & Education included) Sales-to-Delivery Transition Meeting (STDM) Governance Plan (GP) Value Realization Plan © Copyright 2023 BMC Software, Inc.