Pointer Strategy

BDM

BDM Probation Plan

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

Role
1. Assign Milestones
2. Review Plan
Day 30: 54Day 60: 8Day 90: 5Ongoing: 020 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 (67)

Map the buying committee

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

Research accounts and develop outreach hypotheses

Train: signal gathering, account synthesis, hypothesis formation, outreach prioritisation

Develop outbound value hypotheses

Train: account-context synthesis, problem framing, why-you-why-now articulation, outreach relevance

Write outbound emails

Train: relevance framing, concise writing, personalisation, next-step control

Execute outbound calls

Train: clear opener, relevance delivery, question flow, objection handling, next-step closing

Build multi-channel outbound cadences

Train: sequence design, channel purpose, touch timing, message progression, performance adjustment

Open conversations and set the agenda

Train: opening control, time management, agenda alignment, outcome framing, transition discipline

Establish credibility early

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

Listen actively and capture structured notes

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

Document qualification evidence in CRM

Train: evidence capture, problem and impact documentation, stakeholder visibility, stage progression discipline

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

Gain next-step commitment

Train: close summarisation, explicit ask, ownership clarity, timing control, follow-through discipline

Conduct effective discovery

Train: current-state diagnosis, impact discovery, constraint identification, outcome definition, evaluation judgement

Map decision process and timeline

Train: process mapping, approval-path clarity, critical-event anchoring, timeline control, risk surfacing

Build and coach a champion

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

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

Orchestrate the close plan and signature

Train: close-plan construction, owner coordination, dependency management, signature control

Maintain forecast accuracy and communicate risk

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

Personalise outreach at scale

Train: segmentation logic, message tailoring, efficient research use, throughput discipline, quality control

Use customer stories and proof points

Train: story selection, proof-point relevance, outcome framing, credibility preservation

Tailor communication to the audience

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

Draft proposals and statements of work

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

Navigate RFP and RFQ processes

Train: pre-RFP influence, bid judgement, response coordination, compliance management, win-strategy alignment

Secure pricing approvals within governance

Train: guardrail application, approval justification, trade-off logic, deal-speed preservation

Use AI to accelerate account research and message preparation
Use AI to analyse interactions and improve follow-up
Lead technical presentations and whiteboarding

Train: audience adaptation, technical explanation, whiteboard structure, risk handling, confidence-building

Lead onboarding kickoffs

Train: kickoff facilitation, objective alignment, role clarity, first-impact planning

Lead business reviews and communicate value

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

Conduct expansion discovery

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

Structure multi-year and enterprise agreements

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

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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