Why US railroad gauge is 4 feet, 8.5 inches The US standard railroad gauge (distance between the rails) is 4 feet, 8.5 inches. That’s an exceedingly odd number. Spoiler alert: this story goes all the way back to Imperial Rome. Why was that gauge used? Well, because that’s the way they built them in England, […]
Where is the CarFax for your Org?
You wouldn’t spend $5,000 on a used car without checking CarFax and going through all the history. As CarFax says. “A car’s history affects its value”. So why are you risking thousands of dollars when changing Salesforce by not assembling the complete picture of the Configuration Knowledge. Derisking the car buying process Buying a car […]
Is your Org BG or PG? (Before GoogleMaps or Post GoogleMaps)
GOOGLE MAPS IS SO MUCH MORE THAN A MAP We might never have reached our destination if it weren’t for Bret Taylor, the COO of Salesforce. He was the inspiration behind of Google Maps. He was given the task of building a competitor to Yellow Pages. Fortunately, he looked at the potential if you brought […]
Jeff Susich, Salesforce Consultant: Lessons from 200+ Implementations
Jeff Susich, Salesforce Consultant and trainer, shares the lessons from completing over 200 Salesforce implementations. Key lessons for creating and maintaining an outstanding Org are 1. Get senior buy in 2. Don’t over complicate it 3. Do great training 4. Ask users the right questions, such as “What do you want Salesforce to do for […]
Taming JIRA configuration nightmares ( & Pardot Tableau Slack)
As VP Product Management at Elements, I would like to share a use-case that has nothing to do with Salesforce but is the epitome of the ‘Configuration Knowledge Platform’ value proposition. You see, JIRA is a nightmare. JIRA has the configuration flexibility and richness of Salesforce (well, close enough) but zero change governance. In short, […]
Matt Blocha, Salesforce Consultant: 13 Best Practices for an Outstanding Org
Matt Blocha, Salesforce Consultant and trainer, shares his vast experience of Salesforce implementations and consulting projects to recommend a range of best practices for creating your own outstanding org. Best practices: Documentation and config knowledge Have well-qualified Admin/Org owner/Architect Have a center of excellence Have a steering committee for implementations Ensure leadership buy-in Delete things […]
What does it take to win multiple Gold medals
WINNING GOLD Gold medallists ACTUALLY dream of winning gold medals. They picture themselves walking up onto the podium – night after night. That’s what a Gold Medalist told me. In his case it was from the age of 12 up until he won Gold aged 32. Winning rarely happens at their first Olympics, despite the […]
What if Orgs and DevOps were on Tinder?
*Substitute your own image of Org and DevOps. Successful relationships come in all shapes, sizes, age differences, genders and diversities. So what will it take to make the relationship work? Is the zany Org prepared to be more organized (Implementation Lifecycle including the DevOps Process)? Often the root cause of a chaotic org is a […]
Elements.cloud is excited to announce $20m in funding
Businesses are driving change at an accelerating pace and Elements.cloud was built to enable organizations to understand the risks and opportunities of changing their software configuration, with a particular focus on Salesforce. Every Salesforce Center of Excellence knows that business analysis combined with an in-depth understanding of “the org” are essential for lasting success. Without […]