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Adoption

Ch. 7

The extent to which intended users perform the required behaviors or workflows.

BATNA

Ch. 6

Best Alternative To a Negotiated Agreement, the best course available if this negotiation fails.

Business case

Ch. 5

A reasoned comparison of expected benefits, costs, risks, and alternatives.

Churn

Ch. 7

Loss of customers or recurring revenue during a defined period.

Conversation intelligence

Ch. 9

Tools that record, transcribe, summarize, or analyze sales conversations.

Demo

Ch. 5

A guided proof that selected capabilities can support the buyer's use case.

DMARC

Ch. 3

A policy and reporting layer on SPF and DKIM alignment; tells receivers what to do when checks fail.

Domain warm-up

Ch. 3

A two to four week period of gradually increasing sending volume so mail providers learn to trust a new domain.

Fit signal

Ch. 2

Evidence that an account resembles customers who receive value.

Forecast

Ch. 8

An estimate of future outcomes for a defined period.

Human-in-the-loop

Ch. 9

A defined human review or approval step within an automated workflow.

ICP

Ch. 1

The account or customer type most likely to gain and recognize value.

Implication question

Ch. 4

Examines the consequence of leaving a problem unresolved.

JTBD (Jobs-to-be-Done)

Ch. 1

The underlying “job” a customer is trying to get done, of which your product is one possible hire.

Need-payoff question

Ch. 4

Helps the buyer articulate the value of improvement, in their own words.

Pilot

Ch. 10

A limited implementation designed to test defined assumptions and operating requirements.

Positioning

Ch. 1

The place an offer occupies in the customer's mind relative to alternatives, including doing nothing.

Qualification

Ch. 4

A reasoned assessment of need, fit, decision path, timing, and next step.

Reservation point

Ch. 6

The least favorable agreement a party is prepared to accept.

Retrospective

Ch. 10

A structured review of outcomes, assumptions, decisions, and next actions.

Stage gate

Ch. 8

Evidence required before an opportunity advances to the next stage.

Stop condition

Ch. 10

A pre-defined result or risk that pauses or ends the pilot.

SPF

Ch. 3

A DNS record identifying servers authorized to send mail for a domain.

System of record

Ch. 9

The authoritative store for customer and opportunity data, your CRM.

Time-blocking

Ch. 8

Scheduling specific calendar blocks for specific categories of work, rather than reacting to whatever appears.

Time to first value

Ch. 7

Time between the agreed starting point and the first meaningful outcome.

Timing signal

Ch. 2

A change that may make a problem more relevant right now.

Total cost of ownership

Ch. 5

Acquisition plus implementation, operation, training, risk, maintenance, and switching costs.

Waterfall enrichment

Ch. 2

Querying several data providers in sequence until one returns a verified contact.

ZOPA

Ch. 6

Zone Of Possible Agreement, the range, if any, between both parties' reservation points.

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