Cheat-Sheet: Talking during CTA review board presentation & Q&A

Disclaimer: All suggestions here are a rule of thumb. Feel free to find your own rules.Only use sentences you feel comfortable with.My personal opinion, no guarantee for correctness General rules: 30 – 60 Seconds per explanation answerBetween 8 -14 words per sentenceOnly take about something you are sure about.No bullshit or empty answersIf you explain …

Mastering Project Management for Salesforce Admins (Dreamforce 2019)

We finished a complex Salesforce project in time, in scope, no sweat and tears. I will share our tips for managing small and medium-sized projects. Reap the rewards and praise for your next project! This presentation is a recording of a presentation I prepared for Dreamforce 2019.Slides https://youtu.be/Ks7stFJLCFU

CTA Mock Presentation and Q&A: Galaxy Cars and Trucks

This CTA Mock Presentation and QA is about Galaxy Cars. Jakub Stefaniak and Lawrence Newcombe volunteered as judges. The Q&A is included as well. This was my last mock before the review board. It should give you a good feeling for the real experience. I used a custom, extended version of the Galaxy Cars and …

Identity Flow videos (SAML, JWT, OpenID Connect, Asset Token Flow)

As part of my CTA review board preparation, I needed to practice drawing SF identity flows a lot.This series of videos covers the JWT Bearer token flow, SAML flow, OpenId Connect Flow, and the slightly obscure Asset Tokken Flow.Special thanks goes to the work of Janis Bott and Lawrence Newcombe’s great work explaining identity flows. …

CTA Review Board: How to draw in PowerPoint?

During many situations as an architect especially during your CTA review board you need to create architect artifacts. For most times most people where able to draw on a white-board in front of your customers, the CTA judges or your colleagues.The new situation of mostly virtual meetings makes it necessary to find new ways of …

CTA-What it takes?

As part of the third SAIMA Session I presented my findings what it really takes to become a CTA. I interviewed a couple of CTAs on their money and time investment around becoming a CTA.Make sure to also check-out Meera’s presentation on performance considerations.If you like to become part of the SAIMA Community, sign-up on …

Sales Order – A hidden champion?

For most of my career I ignored Sales Orders as a slightly inferior Work Order object. Doing more research I realized the true potential of Sales Orders. I think Sales Orders can be a nice addition or even the champion of your implementation.This video is a short excursion into the topic of Sales Orders. I …