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CONTEXT-DRIVEN
VALUE™
Creating your story
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Tangible
Relevant
Unique
VALUE must haves
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rights Reserved
CONTEXT
determines customers’
perception of value
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Perceived
Value
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Perceived
Value
Tangible
Value
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Contextis mostly invisible at first glace
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TANGIBLE, RELEVANT, UNIQUE VALUE
The CONTEXT
ICEBERG Environment
Company
Use Cases
People
• Industry
• Customers
• Technology
• De/regulation
• Initiatives, plans, M&A
• Competition
• Financial / market momentum
• Decision-making style
• Purchasing process
• Functions and tasks
• Systems
• Decision makers
• Users
• Objectives
• Business Processes
• Metrics
• Management Visibility
• Functional role
• Job objectives
• Commitments
• Decision-making Style
• Personal agenda
• Mindset
• Ego
• Relationship
© 2012 The Shirman Group, Inc. All rights Reserved
Creating your
VALUE STORY
TrainingMaterialsModelLogic
Basic
Process
Complete
Process
© 2012 The Shirman Group, Inc. All rights Reserved
• Define business
case logic
• ID key
assumptions
Creating your
VALUE STORY
TrainingMaterialsModelLogic
• Validate logic with
customers
Basic
Process
Complete
Process
© 2012 The Shirman Group, Inc. All rights Reserved
• Define business
case logic
• ID key
assumptions
• Build model
• Document
assumptions
• Run scenarios
Creating your
VALUE STORY
TrainingMaterialsModelLogic
• Validate logic with
customers
• Gather reference
data
Basic
Process
Complete
Process
© 2012 The Shirman Group, Inc. All rights Reserved
• Define business
case logic
• ID key
assumptions
• Build model
• Document
assumptions
• Run scenarios
• Create sales and
marketing content
Creating your
VALUE STORY
TrainingMaterialsModelLogic
• Validate logic with
customers
• Gather reference
data
• Design model
output and user
interfaces
• Write user guide
Basic
Process
Complete
Process
© 2012 The Shirman Group, Inc. All rights Reserved
• Define business
case logic
• ID key
assumptions
• Build model
• Document
assumptions
• Run scenarios
• Create sales and
marketing content
• Value story
Creating your
VALUE STORY
TrainingMaterialsModelLogic
• Validate logic with
customers
• Gather reference
data
• Design model
output and user
interfaces
• Write user guide
• Discovery
• Model usage
Basic
Process
Complete
Process
© 2012 The Shirman Group, Inc. All rights Reserved
USE CASE-DRIVEN
VALUE STORY™
Use Case Objective
Business Metrics
Customer Objective
Influence Factors
© 2012 The Shirman Group, Inc. All rights Reserved
USE CASE-DRIVEN
VALUE STORY™
Product Features
Enabled Tasks
Task Improvements
Product
Use Case Objective
Business Metrics
Customer Objective
Influence Factors
© 2012 The Shirman Group, Inc. All rights Reserved
USE CASE-DRIVEN
VALUE STORY™
Product Features
Enabled Tasks
Task Improvements
Product
Improvements to Influence
Factors
Impact on
Company
Objective
Metric
Improvements
Impact on Use
Case Objective
Use Case Objective
Business Metrics
Customer Objective
Influence Factors
Your unique
contribution
to their business
© 2012 The Shirman Group, Inc. All rights Reserved
SIMPLE
When possible
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SOPHISTICATED
When necessary
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AUDIENCES
People
Organizations
AUDIENCES
People
Organizations
Identify
Prioritize
Message
Pursue
YOU
deliver
THEY
want
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Features
Technologies
Interfaces
Ease of use
Performance
Customization
Integration
Services / Expertise
Support
Company initiatives
Department objectives
Career advancement
Job security
Ego
Income
MBOs
Process metrics
Commitments to
boss/colleagues
YOU
deliver
THEY
want
© 2012 The Shirman Group, Inc. All rights Reserved
VALUE
© 2012 The Shirman Group, Inc. All rights Reserved
YOU
deliver
THEY
want
Objective
Accelerate goals
Amplify results
Streamline the path
DESCRIBING NEEDS
Problem
Reduce severity
Eliminate source
Mitigate impact
SUCCESS FACTORS
for defining Context-Driven Value
• Use customer successes as basis for value claims
• Make reasonable assumptions when data
is unavailable
• Validate with customers throughout the process
• Keep it simple
• Learn as you go
© 2012 The Shirman Group, Inc. All rights Reserved
Web: www.ShirmanGroup.com
Email: info@ShirmanGroup.com
Blog: www.RevenueOrchard.com
Twitter: B2BGuru
Available on Amazon.com or
at:http://42rules.com/book/42-rules-
for-growing-enterprise-revenue/

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Context Driven Value Messaging Framework

  • 1. CONTEXT-DRIVEN VALUE™ Creating your story © 2012 The Shirman Group, Inc. All rights Reserved
  • 2. Tangible Relevant Unique VALUE must haves © 2012 The Shirman Group, Inc. All rights Reserved
  • 3. © 2009 The Shirman Group, Inc. All rights Reserved CONTEXT determines customers’ perception of value © 2012 The Shirman Group, Inc. All rights Reserved
  • 4. Perceived Value © 2012 The Shirman Group, Inc. All rights Reserved
  • 5. Perceived Value Tangible Value © 2012 The Shirman Group, Inc. All rights Reserved
  • 6. Contextis mostly invisible at first glace © 2012 The Shirman Group, Inc. All rights Reserved
  • 7. TANGIBLE, RELEVANT, UNIQUE VALUE The CONTEXT ICEBERG Environment Company Use Cases People • Industry • Customers • Technology • De/regulation • Initiatives, plans, M&A • Competition • Financial / market momentum • Decision-making style • Purchasing process • Functions and tasks • Systems • Decision makers • Users • Objectives • Business Processes • Metrics • Management Visibility • Functional role • Job objectives • Commitments • Decision-making Style • Personal agenda • Mindset • Ego • Relationship © 2012 The Shirman Group, Inc. All rights Reserved
  • 9. • Define business case logic • ID key assumptions Creating your VALUE STORY TrainingMaterialsModelLogic • Validate logic with customers Basic Process Complete Process © 2012 The Shirman Group, Inc. All rights Reserved
  • 10. • Define business case logic • ID key assumptions • Build model • Document assumptions • Run scenarios Creating your VALUE STORY TrainingMaterialsModelLogic • Validate logic with customers • Gather reference data Basic Process Complete Process © 2012 The Shirman Group, Inc. All rights Reserved
  • 11. • Define business case logic • ID key assumptions • Build model • Document assumptions • Run scenarios • Create sales and marketing content Creating your VALUE STORY TrainingMaterialsModelLogic • Validate logic with customers • Gather reference data • Design model output and user interfaces • Write user guide Basic Process Complete Process © 2012 The Shirman Group, Inc. All rights Reserved
  • 12. • Define business case logic • ID key assumptions • Build model • Document assumptions • Run scenarios • Create sales and marketing content • Value story Creating your VALUE STORY TrainingMaterialsModelLogic • Validate logic with customers • Gather reference data • Design model output and user interfaces • Write user guide • Discovery • Model usage Basic Process Complete Process © 2012 The Shirman Group, Inc. All rights Reserved
  • 13. USE CASE-DRIVEN VALUE STORY™ Use Case Objective Business Metrics Customer Objective Influence Factors © 2012 The Shirman Group, Inc. All rights Reserved
  • 14. USE CASE-DRIVEN VALUE STORY™ Product Features Enabled Tasks Task Improvements Product Use Case Objective Business Metrics Customer Objective Influence Factors © 2012 The Shirman Group, Inc. All rights Reserved
  • 15. USE CASE-DRIVEN VALUE STORY™ Product Features Enabled Tasks Task Improvements Product Improvements to Influence Factors Impact on Company Objective Metric Improvements Impact on Use Case Objective Use Case Objective Business Metrics Customer Objective Influence Factors Your unique contribution to their business © 2012 The Shirman Group, Inc. All rights Reserved
  • 16. SIMPLE When possible © 2012 The Shirman Group, Inc. All rights Reserved
  • 17. SOPHISTICATED When necessary © 2012 The Shirman Group, Inc. All rights Reserved
  • 20. YOU deliver THEY want © 2012 The Shirman Group, Inc. All rights Reserved
  • 21. Features Technologies Interfaces Ease of use Performance Customization Integration Services / Expertise Support Company initiatives Department objectives Career advancement Job security Ego Income MBOs Process metrics Commitments to boss/colleagues YOU deliver THEY want © 2012 The Shirman Group, Inc. All rights Reserved
  • 22. VALUE © 2012 The Shirman Group, Inc. All rights Reserved YOU deliver THEY want
  • 23. Objective Accelerate goals Amplify results Streamline the path DESCRIBING NEEDS Problem Reduce severity Eliminate source Mitigate impact
  • 24. SUCCESS FACTORS for defining Context-Driven Value • Use customer successes as basis for value claims • Make reasonable assumptions when data is unavailable • Validate with customers throughout the process • Keep it simple • Learn as you go © 2012 The Shirman Group, Inc. All rights Reserved
  • 25. Web: www.ShirmanGroup.com Email: info@ShirmanGroup.com Blog: www.RevenueOrchard.com Twitter: B2BGuru Available on Amazon.com or at:http://42rules.com/book/42-rules- for-growing-enterprise-revenue/