Pointer Strategy

AM

AM Probation Plan

Account Manager — 90-day structured probation with 30/60/90 milestones

Role
1. Assign Milestones
2. Review Plan
Day 30: 50Day 60: 20Day 90: 8Ongoing: 016 cert gates

Assign each skill to a probation milestone. Toggle the cert gate if the skill must be formally certified before passing that review.

Develop Through Training (78)

Listen actively and capture structured notes

Train: active listening, understanding checks, structured note capture, summarisation, handoff readiness

Send recap and alignment emails

Train: recap clarity, decision capture, ownership confirmation, risk surfacing, next-step alignment

Map stakeholders and multithread the deal

Train: stakeholder mapping, stance assessment, coverage-gap diagnosis, influence mapping, multithreading execution

Negotiate commercial terms

Train: negotiation planning, concession guardrails, value protection, term trade-off control

Manage renewal timelines and process

Train: renewal planning, dependency management, stakeholder alignment, timeline control

Expand stakeholder relationships post-sale

Train: stakeholder expansion, relationship mapping, multithreading planning, influence building

Build account growth plans

Train: footprint analysis, whitespace prioritisation, stakeholder planning, timing and sequencing, growth play design

Conduct expansion discovery

Train: problem discovery, use-case expansion, stakeholder uncovering, proof-point development, next-step diagnosis

Negotiate expansion commercial terms

Train: value-based negotiation, commercial trade-off control, readiness testing, concession discipline, agreement documentation

Negotiate renewals and contract changes

Train: renewal negotiation, contract-change control, trust preservation, NRR protection, commercial documentation

Coordinate executive sponsor engagement

Train: sponsor planning, executive meeting coordination, follow-up discipline, action orchestration, relationship leverage

Create cross-sell and upsell proposals

Train: proposal design, use-case packaging, scope clarity, outcome framing, commercial alignment

Prioritise portfolio coverage and customer cadence

Train: account tiering, cadence design, proactive coverage planning, risk-and-growth prioritisation, workload discipline

Forecast renewals, expansion, and NRR

Train: forecast accuracy, evidence-based judgement, risk articulation, confidence calibration, change explanation

Manage expansion pipeline

Train: stage discipline, evidence-based progression, mutual commitments, next-step control, pipeline hygiene

Run win-back and reactivation motions
Establish credibility early

Train: opening discipline, context setting, relevance establishment, audience-matched communication

Articulate the buyer problem and value clearly

Train: problem summarisation, outcome framing, value linkage, audience matching

Handle buyer objections

Train: objection diagnosis, calm response, value reframing, momentum preservation

Tailor communication to the audience

Train: audience diagnosis, message adaptation, vocabulary control, emphasis selection, clarity under constraint

Build and coach a champion

Train: champion identification, internal story building, evidence packaging, next-step coaching

Build ROI models and business cases

Train: value-driver identification, assumption building, ROI modelling, stakeholder alignment, business-case communication

Position pricing and packaging to value

Train: package recommendation, value-based commercial framing, scope-to-price alignment, trade-off handling, price defence

Map power and navigate internal politics

Train: power mapping, influence diagnosis, political risk assessment, stakeholder strategy, mitigation planning

Navigate legal, procurement, and vendor onboarding

Train: paper-process planning, term summarisation, owner coordination, signature-readiness control

Mobilise executive sponsors

Train: executive alignment, risk framing, investment discussion, sponsor activation

Maintain forecast accuracy and communicate risk

Train: forecast hygiene, evidence-based judgment, risk communication, date control

Create success plans

Train: outcome definition, stakeholder alignment, KPI mapping, milestone planning, review cadence

Interpret product usage and adoption data

Train: pattern interpretation, adoption-gap diagnosis, risk and growth signal reading, action prioritisation

Assess customer health and risk

Train: signal interpretation, risk diagnosis, account judgement, action planning

Lead business reviews and communicate value

Train: value synthesis, review facilitation, stakeholder alignment, next-step control

Run save plans for at-risk accounts

Train: root-cause diagnosis, recovery planning, owner alignment, checkpoint management

Reset expectations in difficult customer conversations

Train: expectation reset, boundary setting, trust preservation, next-step control

Structure multi-year and enterprise agreements

Train: agreement structuring, term and ramp design, adoption-maturity alignment, option comparison, commercial risk judgement

Work channel and ecosystem relationships for pipeline
Support technical expansion discovery with AM and CSM
Map the buying committee

Train: stakeholder identification, influence mapping, reporting-line inference, multithreading planning

Engage prospects through social outreach

Train: channel judgement, relevance creation, social engagement quality, conversation starting, outcome tracking

Nurture leads that are not sales-ready

Train: nurture logic, timing discipline, value-led follow-up, next evaluation planning

Configure demo environments and data

Train: environment setup, scenario design, data realism, workflow alignment, proof-point configuration

Draft proposals and statements of work

Train: scope translation, outcome clarity, responsibility definition, commercial-term accuracy, document quality

Present the final proposal and business case

Train: business case framing, proposal storytelling, assumption clarity, concern resolution

Refresh user enablement over time

Train: enablement planning, audience tailoring, reinforcement delivery, comprehension checking

Build community and user groups
Coachabilityattribute
Curiosityattribute
Learning Agilityattribute
Achievement Orientationattribute
Resilienceattribute
Ownershipattribute
Initiativeattribute
Disciplineattribute
Adaptabilityattribute
Ambiguity Toleranceattribute
Commercial Acumenattribute
Business Judgmentattribute
Strategic Thinkingattribute
Analytical Orientationattribute
Problem-Solving Orientationattribute
Customer Empathyattribute
Value Orientationattribute
Executive Presenceattribute
Influenceattribute
Communication Clarityattribute
Collaborative Orientationattribute
Technical Acumenattribute
Industry Experienceattribute
Buyer Persona Experienceattribute
Segment Experienceattribute
Startup / Scale-Up Fitattribute
Builder Mentalityattribute
Digital & AI Fluencyattribute
Customer business model and unit economicsknowledge
Industry / vertical context and buying patternsknowledge
Product, use cases, and technical architectureknowledge
Buyer personas, KPIs, and decision driversknowledge
Competitive landscape and alternativesknowledge
Commercial model, pricing, contracting, and implementation modelknowledge

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