Sales Transformation and Digital Adoption Training Course

Duration 10 days 17 modules · 65 contact hours
Level Intermediate Certificate on completion
Who attends Sales Managers, Sales Directors and others
Fee from USD 2,200 KSh 190,000 for Kenyan organisations
Where 52 cities + online See dates by city
Next start 16 Nov 2026 Course code SD-S-052

Before you join: Participants should have experience in business-to-business, institutional or complex business-to-consumer sales, sales management, commercial operations or CRM improvement.

Dates & prices

Two start dates a month in every city, and live online on weekdays or weekends. Fees are per participant; classroom fees include tuition, materials, lunch and refreshments, and the certificate.

Suggest a date or city

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Course overview

Sales transformation programmes often underperform because technology is introduced without redesigning sales work, clarifying management routines or addressing seller adoption barriers. CRM data remains incomplete, opportunity stages lose meaning, managers rely on anecdotal forecasts, and digital channels create activity without stronger customer conversations. The result is inconsistent execution across territories, weak pipeline quality and uncertain return on sales technology investment.

This course develops the practical capability to design and lead a sales transformation centred on customer value, disciplined selling processes and measurable digital adoption. Participants assess the current sales system, define target customer journeys, segment accounts, redesign opportunity management, establish CRM data standards and build adoption plans. They apply MEDDICC, SPIN Selling, account planning, funnel analysis, RACI and ADKAR to improve qualification, coaching, forecasting, digital prospecting and cross-functional handoffs.

Teaching combines instructor briefings, sector cases, guided analysis, simulations, peer review and application planning. Participants work with realistic sales data and build transformation materials from the first week, then strengthen them through governance, measurement and change-management modules. They leave with a sales transformation blueprint containing a target operating model, digital adoption plan, CRM measures, manager coaching routines and implementation roadmap. The course is delivered over 10 days in classroom locations in 50+ cities or live online, with approximately 6.5 contact hours each day. Participants who complete the course receive a certificate of completion.

What you will be able to do

  • Assess sales performance gaps using funnel, conversion, activity and retention metrics
  • Design a target sales operating model with clear roles, stages and governance
  • Build customer segmentation and account-prioritisation models using commercial potential and buying signals
  • Apply MEDDICC and SPIN Selling to improve qualification and discovery conversations
  • Define CRM data standards, workflow rules and dashboard measures for sales execution
  • Create digital adoption plans using ADKAR, stakeholder mapping and role-based reinforcement
  • Establish manager coaching, forecast review and pipeline inspection routines
  • Present a phased sales transformation blueprint with measures, ownership and implementation milestones

Benefits of attending

For you

  • Builds confidence leading sales process and technology adoption discussions
  • Improves ability to diagnose weak pipeline quality and forecast reliability
  • Provides practical language for challenging CRM design and data-quality decisions
  • Strengthens credibility when coaching sellers through digital selling changes
  • Creates a portfolio-ready sales transformation blueprint for workplace application

For your organisation

  • Improves consistency of qualification, opportunity progression and pipeline inspection
  • Raises usable CRM data quality through defined standards and manager routines
  • Reduces stalled opportunities by clarifying customer actions and sales-stage exit criteria
  • Improves adoption of approved sales tools through role-based change plans
  • Creates an owned transformation roadmap linking investment, milestones and commercial measures

Course modules

17 modules over 10 days

Participants can define a fact-based sales transformation case and current-state baseline.

  • Revenue architecture mapped from segments, channels, motions and account economics
  • Sales transformation case defined through baseline performance, pain points and constraints
  • Value-stream map traces lead flow, selling activity, handoffs and revenue
  • Transformation charter sets scope, sponsors, decision rights, measures and cadence
  • Digital adoption assumptions tested against seller workflows and customer buying behaviour
  • Current-state evidence gathered from CRM records, interviews, observation and win-loss data

Participants can prioritise customers and markets using explicit commercial criteria.

  • Ideal customer profile defined through needs, economics, fit and buying triggers
  • Segmentation matrix ranks accounts by potential, propensity, relationship and strategic value
  • Total addressable market estimates test coverage targets and territory capacity
  • Buying-centre mapping identifies economic buyers, users, influencers and blockers
  • Customer journey maps connect moments of truth with sales responsibilities
  • Account tiers translated into service models, contact cadence and investment levels

Participants can design a target operating model for coordinated sales execution.

  • Target operating model defines roles, process, technology, governance and capabilities
  • RACI matrix assigns ownership for leads, opportunities, proposals and renewals
  • Sales coverage model balances territory, account, product and channel responsibilities
  • Specialist handoffs structured through entry criteria, service levels and feedback loops
  • Decision rights distinguish sales leadership, operations, marketing and customer success
  • Operating cadence specifies weekly reviews, monthly forums and quarterly planning

Participants can align value propositions and sales content with buyer needs.

  • Value proposition canvas links customer jobs, pains, gains and offers
  • Message house translates commercial strategy into consistent buyer-facing narratives
  • Proof points selected from outcomes, evidence, references, risk reduction and economics
  • Content mapping matches buyer questions with formats, channels and sales stages
  • Business-case messaging quantifies cost, risk, revenue and operational improvement
  • Digital content governance controls ownership, versioning, approval and seller access

Participants can design disciplined digital prospecting and lead-routing workflows.

  • Account-based prospecting identifies priority accounts, contacts, triggers and outreach sequences
  • Social selling routines combine research, insight sharing, engagement and follow-up
  • Lead scoring model weights fit, intent, engagement and readiness signals
  • Service-level agreement defines marketing response, sales acceptance and rejection reasons
  • Nurture sequences address unresolved buyer questions between initial contact and qualification
  • Consent and contact rules reflect applicable privacy requirements and organisational policy

Participants can conduct structured discovery and qualify opportunities against evidence.

  • SPIN Selling structures questions around situation, problem, implication and need-payoff
  • MEDDICC captures metrics, economic buyer, decision criteria, process and competition
  • Discovery plans separate stated requirements from underlying business drivers
  • Mutual action plans record customer commitments, dates, owners and dependencies
  • Qualification gates prevent premature proposals and unsupported forecast entries
  • Opportunity evidence distinguishes customer facts, seller assumptions and unresolved risks

Participants can build opportunity stages and pipeline controls that support reliable execution.

  • Stage definitions use observable customer actions rather than seller activity
  • Exit criteria specify evidence required before opportunities advance between stages
  • Pipeline hygiene routines identify stale deals, missing fields and duplicate records
  • Deal strategy canvases assess stakeholders, competition, value, risks and next actions
  • Probability rules separate historical conversion rates from salesperson confidence
  • Pipeline coverage ratios compare qualified demand against period revenue targets

Participants can define CRM standards that make sales data usable for decisions.

  • Data dictionary defines mandatory fields, formats, owners and validation rules
  • CRM workflow maps seller tasks, automated prompts, approvals and handoffs
  • Minimum viable data set supports qualification, forecasting, coaching and reporting
  • Record ownership rules resolve territory changes, shared accounts and departing sellers
  • Data-quality scorecards track completeness, accuracy, timeliness and duplicate records
  • User stories translate sales requirements into testable system configuration requests

Participants can specify sales dashboards that support action rather than reporting volume.

  • Funnel analysis locates conversion loss between lead, opportunity, proposal and close
  • Cohort analysis compares retention, expansion and conversion by acquisition period
  • Leading indicators distinguish controllable activity from lagging revenue outcomes
  • Dashboard design applies audience, decision, metric, threshold and action principles
  • Sales velocity calculates opportunity value, win rate, cycle length and pipeline volume
  • Metric definitions prevent inconsistent reporting across business units and sales channels

Participants can run evidence-based forecasting and revenue inspection processes.

  • Forecast categories distinguish pipeline, best case, commit and closed revenue
  • Weighted pipeline forecasts apply stage conversion rates and deal-specific evidence
  • Forecast calls inspect customer actions, risks, dependencies and close-date credibility
  • Rolling forecast compares current outlook, prior forecast, budget and capacity
  • Deal review agendas prioritise material opportunities and management intervention decisions
  • Forecast accuracy measures bias, variance, timing error and coverage gaps

Participants can assess sales technology choices against process and adoption requirements.

  • Sales technology map connects CRM, marketing automation, content, analytics and communication tools
  • Use-case prioritisation scores commercial value, user need, feasibility and adoption risk
  • Integration requirements define data sources, master records, triggers and error handling
  • Vendor evaluation criteria compare workflow fit, security, support and total cost
  • Automation candidates target repetitive tasks without removing necessary sales judgement
  • Technology governance sets product ownership, release approval, training and support

Participants can plan and conduct credible virtual and hybrid sales interactions.

  • Virtual meeting design establishes purpose, attendee roles, agenda and decision sought
  • Digital discovery uses questioning, screen sharing, whiteboards and documented commitments
  • Remote buyer engagement balances preparation, interaction, evidence and follow-up discipline
  • Video-call etiquette addresses camera use, participation, timing and technical contingencies
  • Asynchronous communication sequences combine concise messages, relevant content and clear calls-to-action
  • Digital trust signals include security evidence, references, transparency and response reliability

Participants can establish manager routines that reinforce new selling behaviours.

  • GROW coaching model structures goal, reality, options and way-forward conversations
  • Call coaching assesses preparation, questions, listening, value articulation and commitments
  • Pipeline inspection tests evidence quality before providing deal strategy advice
  • One-to-one agendas combine performance data, capability priorities and agreed actions
  • Manager scorecards track coaching frequency, seller progress and adoption indicators
  • Calibration sessions align managers on stage criteria, forecasts and coaching standards

Participants can create a role-based adoption plan for changed sales practices.

  • ADKAR assessment identifies awareness, desire, knowledge, ability and reinforcement gaps
  • Stakeholder map classifies influence, impact, readiness and required engagement actions
  • Change narrative explains business need, behaviour changes, benefits and expectations
  • Role-based learning paths differentiate sellers, managers, administrators and executives
  • Adoption metrics measure active use, workflow completion, proficiency and business outcomes
  • Resistance responses address workload concerns, capability gaps, incentives and trust

Participants can align incentives and governance with desired sales behaviours.

  • Compensation review tests alignment between rewards, margin, retention and strategic priorities
  • Balanced scorecards combine revenue, customer, process, capability and adoption measures
  • Sales governance forum resolves cross-functional issues, priorities and resource trade-offs
  • Control framework identifies approval points, audit trails, exceptions and escalation routes
  • Ethical selling guidelines address claims, inducements, conflicts and vulnerable customers
  • Performance consequences reinforce data quality, process adherence and customer commitments

Participants can plan implementation phases and track commercial benefits from change.

  • Roadmap sequencing balances quick wins, foundational work, dependencies and change capacity
  • Benefits map links interventions to adoption measures, operational measures and revenue outcomes
  • Milestone plan assigns deliverables, owners, dates, risks and decision gates
  • Pilot design selects representative teams, hypotheses, success measures and feedback loops
  • Risk register assesses probability, impact, mitigation, owner and trigger indicators
  • Benefits-realisation reviews compare expected outcomes with observed operational and commercial results

Participants can build, review and present a complete sales transformation blueprint for their organisation.

  • Transformation blueprint integrates diagnosis, target model, technology, adoption and governance
  • Executive storyline frames commercial problem, evidence, recommendations, investment and expected benefits
  • Implementation roadmap sequences pilots, releases, training, reinforcement and scale-up decisions
  • Dashboard pack defines baseline, targets, thresholds, owners and review cadence
  • Peer review challenges assumptions, feasibility, dependencies, risks and measurement logic
  • Presentation defence responds to executive questions on value, cost, ownership and timing

Exercises and examples are adapted to each cohort's sectors and roles.

What you take back to work

  1. Sales transformation charter template
  2. Target sales operating model canvas
  3. CRM data standards checklist
  4. Digital adoption and reinforcement plan
  5. Sales manager coaching toolkit
  6. Phased transformation roadmap and dashboard pack

Who should attend

  • Sales Managers — need consistent pipeline, coaching and forecast disciplines across teams
  • Sales Directors — need to redesign sales execution and improve technology return
  • Commercial Excellence Managers — need practical methods for standardising sales processes and measures
  • CRM Product Owners — need adoption requirements grounded in seller and manager workflows
  • Business Development Managers — need stronger digital prospecting, qualification and account planning methods
  • Customer Experience Leaders — need better alignment between customer journeys and sales handoffs

Skills and tools covered

Sales operating modelsDigital sales adoptionPipeline managementCRM governanceSales change managementRevenue performance analytics

Tools and standards

MEDDICC, SPIN Selling, ADKAR, RACI

How the course runs

Training methodology

The course uses short instructor briefings to introduce methods, followed by case analysis, group exercises, sales simulations and structured peer review. Participants interpret pipeline and CRM data, diagnose adoption barriers, redesign sales workflows and practise manager-seller conversations. Cases reflect complex sales settings such as banking, public procurement, technology services and industrial accounts. Application planning runs throughout the programme, allowing participants to develop materials relevant to their own sales teams while receiving facilitator feedback.

Requirements and prerequisites

Participants should have experience in business-to-business, institutional or complex business-to-consumer sales, sales management, commercial operations or CRM improvement. They should understand basic sales terms such as lead, opportunity, pipeline, conversion rate, account and forecast. Familiarity with a CRM platform is useful but not required. No coding, data science, system configuration or formal change-management qualification is required. Participants may bring current sales reports, process maps or CRM screenshots, subject to their organisation’s confidentiality rules.

A typical training day

08:30 – 10:30First session
10:30 – 10:45Refreshment break
10:45 – 12:30Second session
12:30 – 13:30Lunch and networking
13:30 – 15:00Third session
15:00 – 15:15Refreshment break
15:15 – 16:30Workshop and daily review

Live online deliveries follow the same structure in East Africa Time, with shorter screen blocks and longer breaks.

What the fee includes

  • Instruction by a practitioner facilitator
  • Full course workbook and materials
  • Exercise files, templates and case studies
  • Refreshments and lunch on classroom deliveries
  • Certificate of completion
  • Post-course application plan

Frequently asked questions

You should understand core sales concepts and have some exposure to sales, commercial operations, customer experience or CRM work. You do not need technical system configuration, coding or a formal change-management qualification.

Bring a laptop for live online delivery and, where permitted, examples of your sales process, pipeline reports, CRM fields or transformation priorities. Do not bring customer-identifiable or commercially sensitive data unless your organisation has approved its use.

It suits sales managers, sales directors, commercial excellence professionals, CRM product owners and business development leaders. It is particularly relevant when a team is changing sales processes, CRM practices, digital channels or management routines.

General sales skills courses concentrate primarily on individual selling conversations and negotiation. This course also addresses the operating model, CRM standards, data, manager coaching, adoption planning and governance required to change team-wide performance.

Participants develop a transformation charter, process improvements, adoption actions and roadmap that can be adapted for their employer. The tools can support a CRM relaunch, pipeline improvement programme, digital prospecting initiative or sales management reset.

The first week establishes the commercial diagnosis, target sales process, customer priorities, CRM standards and performance measures. The second week focuses on technology decisions, digital selling, coaching, change leadership, governance and the final transformation blueprint presentation.

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