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Progress with Limited Resources
Progress with Limited Resources A common challenge many organizations are facing this year is the reduction of budgets for programs that support operational aspects of their businesses. Even critical path programs like compensation, and more specifically, Sales...
State of the SPM Market
State of the SPM Market Sales Performance Management (SPM) solutions have become vital for organizations in managing and optimizing their sales teams' performance and compensation structure. As the state of the SPM market continues to evolve, several trends and...
Insurance Complexities for the Compensation Industry
Insurance Complexities for the Compensation Industry Incentive compensation can be a powerful tool to motivate and reward employees in the insurance industry, but it also presents several challenges that must be carefully managed to ensure that it achieves its...
Selecting the Right SPM Solution the First time
Selecting the Right SPM Solution the First Time Perhaps a byproduct of pandemic-isolation decision-making, but we’ve noticed quite a surge in companies who have discovered the Sales Performance Management (SPM) solution they deployed, or are still deploying, does...
The Right Balance: People, Processes, and Tools
Considerations and Key Factors When Planning an SPM Implementation The THREE pillars of Sales Performance Management (SPM). It's a prevalent misconception that using incentive automation tools increases speed, reduces errors, and decreases manual efforts. To...
Considerations and Key Factors When Planning an SPM Implementation
Considerations and Key Factors When Planning an SPM Implementation Every organization is different and understanding the current state and future state vision will be the key to a successful SPM technology selection and implementation. Here are some considerations...
SPM Operations
SPM Operations Think of Sales Performance Management (SPM) Operations as Information Technology (IT) Operations, but with a particular slant towards SPM. The graphic above contains seven (7) aspects, and this document provides more context for each of those...
Tis’ the Season for Community and Giving Back
Tis’ the Season for Community and Giving Back Reflecting on 2022, we recognize that we are stronger as a “community” - one of the core values at OpenSymmetry. The holiday season is the perfect time to bring us together and focus on this. Many of our employees take...
OpenSymmetry Celebrates the 2022 Holiday Season
OpenSymmetry Celebrates the 2022 Holiday Season The employees of OpenSymmetry celebrate the holidays virtually each year and to kick off the 2022 season, we hosted a Zoom for our global employees to enjoy! The only requirement for the party, “wear your best festive...