The Heart of a Lightning Champion
Back in June 2018, Salesforce rolled out it’s Lightning Champions program with the purpose of building a peer-to-peer community to help foster collaboration and adoption of Lightning within the Salesforce Ohana.
Author: Mike Speer
Sr Director Salesforce Development @ Homepoint
Three Keys to a Successful Salesforce Implementation
I recently finished a strategy engagement for a client who has had no exposure to the Salesforce environment. While documenting the project considerations, I thought about previous engagements and the unexpected paths that projects had traversed due to additional requirements and unexpected roadblocks. Blazing the unexpected path results in many trials and tribulations and gives […]
Introducing Dannielle Givens – Contributing Author
Dannielle is a Salesforce Analyst at Huron out of Chicago, Illinois. Originally from Tallahassee, Florida, Dannielle received her Bachelor’s degree at the University of Central Florida in Hospitality Management and Marketing. Dannielle has had the opportunity to work with a variety of organizations, ranging from financial start-ups to a Global 100 Energy powerhouse. She has leveraged these experiences […]
Process Builder – The Salesforce Swiss Army Knife
In the Winter 15 release, Salesforce introduced a game changing tool for admins. The Lightning Process Builder has allowed clickers to create more functionality and close the gap with coders. Personally, I have a limited coding background; I can read and understand code, and can write basic code if necessary, but I greatly prefer using […]
Data Migration 101: Basics on Loading Data into Salesforce
Almost every project I have worked on involving a brand new Salesforce org has included some aspect of data migration. Migrating data can be a complex puzzle that can frustrate the most experienced Salesforcian (side note: not sure if this term has been used before. If not, dibs on credit!). At first blush, it can […]
Introducing Mike Speer – Founding Editor
My name is Mike Speer and I am the Salesforce Delivery Manager for Plus Consulting. I have been involved in the Salesforce community since 2010 – starting as a Service Cloud administrator and have worked to build my knowledge and grow into a Solution Architect. I am a Sudoku lover and I feel these puzzles […]
Droppin’ the Introduction
Droppin’ Knowledge is a collection of Salesforce knowledge built as a resource for the Salesforce community by Salesforce professionals with all levels of experience. Our goal is to be a reliable source of information that anyone can go to for guidance, opinions, discussion and anything else Salesforce related. Over the next few months, we will […]
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