Show Notes:   In this interview I talk with Protik Mukhopadhyay about implementing CPQ Solutions on the Salesforce Platform. Protik was with Apttus and PROS before he co-founded Standav Corp. Here he shares Best Practices for implementation projects, tell’s us more about Standav's company culture and what he expects to be the next game changer in CPQ.       

• You can contact Protik on linkedin or send him an email here 
• Check the Standav Solutions website @ http://www.standav.com  

Show Notes: This is our third interview with an Education Institution (University/College) and Prof. Frank Piller provides valuable and interesting perspectives for anyone interested to learn more about Mass Customization, Product Configuration and CPQ. 

• You can contact Prof. Piller on linkedin or send him an email here 
• Mass Customization (with Q&A) is here
• Free video MOOC on Mass Customization is here
• Super site with 1000s of customizations is here
• Prof. Piller’s new Book “Leading Mass Customization and Personalization - 24 expert interviews: How to profit from service and product customization in e-commerce and beyond” is here . Authors are Prof. Piller, D.Walcher, G.Buchegger
• The study with the watches mentioned in the video is here
• Study about the future of 3d printing in 2030, with links to configuration is here
• All his publications on mass customization and configuration, most with a free download are here

Show Notes: In this interview I talk to Katrin Kristjansdottir about Product Configuration. Hear what Katrin shares regarding her research experience with different customers and tools   

• You can contact Katrin on LinkedIn or email for follow up questions
• Make sure to check this link to learn more about Katrin’s publications and projects 

In this interview I talk to Shane Anastasi about Professional Services in the CPQ area. Listen and hear what Shane shares regarding his book “Seven Principles of Professional Services”  and learn more about his CirrusOne acquisition announcement!    

• For PS Principle related questions contact Shane here  . For CPQ Implementation questions contact Shane here 
• The PS Principles Website is @  www.psprinciples.com . The CirrusOne website is @ www.cirrus.one 
• The book “The Seven Principles of Professional Services” is available on Amazon

Considering the interactions of Configure-Price-Quote, Quote-to-Cash and Order Management Solutions. This Audio Book is based on our eBook which can be found at http://novuscpq.com/resources/ 

You can download the eBook to 

• have a reference document
• download our recommended Check List and to 
• download a CPQ specific Change Management Document

Send us your questions to [email protected]

Show Notes: In this interview I talk to Klaas Nebuhr, who has co-founded Encoway (a CPQ Solution Provider and Consulting Company) based in Bremen, Germany in 2000. Listen and hear what Klaas shares regarding Encoway’s Solution Offering, their relationship to Lenze and what he considers important knowledge for every potential CPQ Customer.

• You can contact Klaas on linkedin or send him an email here 
• The Encoway website is at https://www.encoway.de/en/ 
• Meet the Encoway Team in person at their Customer e-Day 2018 at SICK AG in Waldkirch, Germany , on May 3rd  . You can check many more CPQ events on the Novus CPQ Events page 

In this interview I talk to Tom Stergios, who has over 27 years of experience working with various CPQ and Quote-to-Cash solutions. Listen and hear what Tom shares regarding his experience with Salesforce CPQ, CallidusCloud, Oracle CPQ Cloud, Apttus and CloudSense.  

• You can contact Tom on linkedin or send him an email to [email protected] 
• ATG' Website is at https://atginfo.com 
• Meet the ATG Team in person at their Quote-to-Cast event in Missoula, Montana from Aug 1-2. You can check many more CPQ events on the Novus CPQ Events page as well

Show Notes:

In this interview I talk to Marijn van Poelje, who has over 20 years of experience with CPQ solutions. Listen and hear what Marjin shares regarding his beginnings with Baan, the company buyout of e-Con Solutions in 2011 and what he considers important for e-Con Solutions CPQ going forward.

• Meet the e-Con Solutions team in person at the Microsoft Dynamics User Group Summit in Dublin, Ireland from April 24 - 26. You can check many CPQ events on the Novus CPQ Events page as well
• You can contact Marijn on LinkedIn  
• Stay tuned about e-Con CPQ for Microsoft Dynamics by following e-Con CPQ on LinkedIn
• e-Con Solutions' Website is at https://e-consolutions.com/  

Show Notes: This is an interesting interview for everyone that wants to learn more about CPQ career opportunities in 2018. In this interview I talk to Joe Carr and get his take on career opportunities for people with CPQ skills. Learn which US cities offer great CPQ career opportunities and what you should pay attention to before you find or fill the next exciting CPQ position.

• You can contact Joe Carr for questions at [email protected] or connect with him on LinkedIn
• Elsdon' Website is at http://www.elsdonconsulting.com 
• Check the Novus CPQ - Events website to see when you can meet Joe Carr at Dreamforce or Netsuite world 

Show Notes:

In this interview I talk to Mark Bartlett and get his take on FPX-CPQ from a “Design" point of view. Listen and hear when Mark shares his snowboarding experience and when he talks about making the CPQ user experience better. 

• You can contact Mark for questions at [email protected]  
• FPX' Website is at http://www.fpx.com 
• The leader that Mark mentioned is: Carsten Thoma (President SAP Hybris)