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Lead-to-Cash, the cornerstone of your business

An efficient Lead-to-Cash process is a cornerstone of business success, influencing revenue, customer satisfaction, operational effectiveness, and overall competitiveness in the market. Businesses that prioritize and optimize this process can achieve sustained growth and resilience in a dynamic business environment.

The Lead-to-Cash (L2C) process is a comprehensive business workflow that spans from the initial generation of a sales lead to the collection of cash or payment for the goods or services provided. It encompasses various stages of the customer lifecycle and involves multiple departments within an organization.

The Lead to Cash process typically includes the following key areas:

  • Lead management
  • Product Data management
  • Purchasing
  • Order Management and Procurement
  • Invoicing
  • Account Receivables
  • Account payables
  • Customer onboarding and customer data management
  • Reporting

Why ServiceNow?

ServiceNow can be used to manage most if not all parts of the Lead-to-Cash process. Here are some reasons to use ServiceNow:

  1. Unified Platform:
    • ServiceNow provides a unified platform that can integrate various business processes, including lead management, order fulfilment and customer support. Having a centralized system can streamline communication and data flow across different stages of the Lead-to-Cash process.
  2. Workflow Automation:
    • ServiceNow excels at workflow automation. It can automate routine tasks, approvals and notifications, reducing manual effort and improving efficiency. Business logic can be added to automate purchase order creation to vendors and automated fulfilment of orders.
  3. Customization and Flexibility:
    • ServiceNow is cconfigurable, allowing organizations to tailor it to their specific business needs. This adaptability can be advantageous for accommodating variations in the Lead-to-Cash process based on industry, business model, or specific requirements.
  4. Integration Capabilities:
    • ServiceNow can integrate with various third-party applications and systems, such as CRM tools, billing systems, and marketing platforms. This ensures a smooth flow of data between different stages of the Lead-to-Cash process and avoids data silos.
  5. Service Catalog and Request Management:
    • ServiceNow’s service catalog and request management capabilities can be leveraged to streamline the ordering and fulfillment stages of the Lead-to-Cash process. This can include creating requests for new services, managing product configurations, approvals and tracking order status.
  6. Reporting  and Performance Analytics:
    • ServiceNow provides analytics and reporting tools that can help organizations track key performance indicators (KPIs) related to the Lead-to-Cash process. This data-driven approach enables better decision-making and continuous process improvement.

At Sofigate we have implemented several projects related to different phases of the Lead-to-Cash process. Join us in our upcoming webinar, where we’ll show real-life examples and discuss the implementation of different phases of the Lead-to-Cash process. Depending on the license agreement, customers have different options on how to implement certain requirements, we will explain some of these in our webinar.

Register to our webinar

Author:

Olga Antonova is a Delivery Manager at Sofigate. Olga and her team specialize in helping IT and telecom service providers. Olga has been working with processes and service management tools for the last 15 years.

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