Gong Forecast from A-Z
  • 28 Oct 2024
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The content provides an overview of setting up and using Gong Forecast. The steps involve the Gong tech admin completing tasks like meeting prerequisites and purchasing seats, while the Gong business admin sets up permission profiles. SalesOps, Sales leaders, and managers then ramp up the team by completing training, holding meetings, and submitting forecasts. It is recommended to stay on top of forecast activities and follow best practices. The process includes training, meetings, submitting weekly forecasts, and monitoring team progress to ensure accurate forecasting.

Overview

Get Gong Forecast!

These steps to be completed by the Gong tech admin:

  1. Make sure you meet the prerequisites: Gong Forecast seat and permission profile overview

  2. Buy Gong Forecast seats: Plans and seats

Set up

These steps to be completed by the Gong business admin (usually SalesOps or a leader with this role):

Tip:

Take the training! Head to our Academy to find training aimed at admins and frontline managers on getting started with Gong Forecast.

  1. Set up & assign two permission profiles for people forecasting: Set up a permission profile, specifically steps 10-11

  2. Make sure you're importing all the relevant CRM fields

  3. Set up your line of business forecast boards

  4. Set warnings on deals for forecasts

  5. Set up: Upload forecast targets

  6. Set up a view to see your business totals

Ramp up your team

These steps to be completed by SalesOps, Sales leaders and frontline managers (FLMs) with reps:

  1. Week 1: Complete training in Gong Academy, hold a kickoff meeting to introduce the team, submit your first forecast!

    We highly recommend the following Academy courses:

  2. Week 2: Hold your first weekly forecast review meeting, drill into the deals in your forecast categories, make notes on deals, submit your second weekly forecast.

  3. Week 3: Hold your second weekly forecast review meeting, make notes on deals, submit your third weekly forecast.

  4. Week 4 and onwards: Take a look at how team forecasting is progressing, and roll up reality-based numbers with confidence.

Stay on top of your forecast activity

SalesOps, Sales leaders, and frontline managers:

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