
How to Stop Stalling and Start Scaling If you’re a CRO, CCO, or SVP of Services/Customer Success, you can feel the squeeze: The instinctive answer? AI. The AI Promise vs. The AI Reality Early in 2025, TSIA (State of Support Services 2025_ebook) technology leaders how AI-enabled initiatives were factored into their annual plans. The Wall Street Journal…

This post was originally published as a guest column in Field Technologies Online. Nothing happens for equipment manufacturers until something is sold. Nothing to install, nothing to service, nothing to renew. Great hardware and equipment manufacturers have been built on great engineers creating great products for great salespeople to sell. And the best of the…

This post was originally published as a guest column in Field Technologies Online. The marketplace for equipment manufacturers is rapidly moving from a pure product focus to a customer outcome-based focus. With this change, every manufacturer will be faced with the hard truth that their customers are changing the way they purchase. New customer expectations,…

This post was originally published as a guest column in Field Technologies Online. Traditional hardware manufacturers and original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) are all struggling with profitable revenue growth. The historic business model that was based on “Make, Sell, Ship + Attached Service” has either collapsed or is showing signs of duress. So, who can OEM’s…
The thought of consistently achieving business outcomes can be overwhelming. There are so many moving parts to manage: Technology platforms, business processes, and the skills of your employees are just the beginning of the considerations. The outcome engineering framework is a great tool to accelerate your transformation efforts. Management by Fact Successfully transforming your business…
“The digital transformation is more than making equipment smart, connecting to the cloud, and collecting data. It is the key to reducing service delivery costs, optimizing customer processes, and delivering better customer outcomes.” If your company sells any type of physical asset, commoditization will drain your economic moat (here are the four warning signs). Many…