3 principles to remove technical debt Post author By Ian Gotts Post date 29 August 2024 Categories In Metadata management, Technical Debt This was the presentation at Mile High Dreamin’. Below is the “quick and dirty” video from an iPhone with rough edits. There will be an official video that the organizers recorded and it will be uploaded to the MHD YouTube channel in the future. Here is a link to the deck Here is the transcript…
Dreamforce 2024 – survival resources Post author By Ian Gotts Post date 22 August 2024 Categories In AI/GPT, Career, Data Cloud Dreamforce is less than 30 days away. So Salesforce and partners like Elements.cloud are working hard to make it a valuable experience. So to help you plan, we’ve produced some great content based on over 15 years of attending Dreamforce and living in San Francisco. Insiders Guide to DF24 This includes what to expect, 20…
Data Cloud entry-level opportunities Post author By Ian Gotts Post date 16 August 2024 Categories In Career, Data Cloud, Implementation 3 myths busted, 3 realities exposed We’re not a huge company. We have less than 250 users. We have Salesforce Sales and Service Cloud. But we also have a large number of other systems that have core customer data: marketing, training academy, support, finance, and Elements.cloud usage. We’ve implemented Data Cloud to get a consolidated…
Driving global change with Boost at Bosch Post author By Ian Gotts Post date 16 August 2024 Categories In Impact Analysis, Implementation, Process Mapping Bosch is multinational engineering and technology company founded by Robert Bosch in Stuttgart in 1886. It is best known for its automotive parts, refrigerators, and power tools with nearly $100 billion in revenue. It has embarked on a significant shift from a product-centric to a software-centric enterprise to respond to changing markets. The Mobility division,…
Networking101 at Dreamforce Post author By Ian Gotts Post date 2 August 2024 Categories In Career There are flurry of blogs helping newbies and returning offenders survive and thrive at Dreamforce, and every blog says you should network and make connections. And you should. But how? It’s scary. Striking up a conversation with a total stranger can be difficult and awkward. You summon up the courage to start a conversation and…
Olympic athletes: “talented” is the wrong adjective Post author By Ian Gotts Post date 26 July 2024 Categories In Business Analysis, Change Intelligence, Community, Impact Analysis, Metadata management “Talented” is the wrong adjective As we sit down to watch the Olympic athletes several adjectives will come to mind: talented, gifted, amazing. But these are the wrong ones. Olympic athletes are focused, disciplined, meticulous. That is why they win. Gold medallists ACTUALLY dream of winning gold medals. They picture themselves walking up onto the…
Reflecting on the Elements IMPACT events Post author By Ian Gotts Post date 19 July 2024 Categories In Community What is IMPACT? The IMPACT events started with a virtual Summit and then a series of in-person events in Europe and North America. There are some common themes from the events that encapsulate the state of the Salesforce ecosystem. The power of aggregation The events enable professionals from around the ecosystem to come together to…
One missing process step makes a bad thing worse Post author By Ian Gotts Post date 12 July 2024 Categories In Process Mapping Zen Passenger to Distressed Passenger Yesterday I was officially a “Distressed Passenger”. Their title, not mine. I’m a very Zen passenger. Provided that I have the same number of take-offs as landings, then I’m happy. I understand the logistics of running an airline are complex. So I’m also calm when things don’t quite work. And being…
Using AI for accessibility and 508 Compliance evaluation Post author By Ian Gotts Post date 10 July 2024 Categories In AI/GPT We’re all different It is very easy to design webpages or applications and only consider how you see the screens. How often do you watch someone else who is new to the screen approach it in the “wrong way,” i.e. not how you intended it to be used when you built it? And that is before…
