Enterprise Account Planning

Description

Strategic account planning and execution for enterprise deals. Use when planning complex sales cycles, managing multiple stakeholders, applying MEDDICC qualification, tracking deal health, or building mutual action plans. Includes the "stale MAP equals dead deal" pattern.

What this skill does

1. 1Builds a four-component account plan: account summary with hypothesis, full org chart with personal wins mapped, MEDDICC qualification validated with the customer, and a Mutual Action Plan with actions on both sides.
2. 2Tracks the MAP weekly as the primary deal health signal — three weeks without an update is treated as a dead deal.
3. 3Runs the Economic Buyer validation checklist before any proposal is sent, blocking proposals until EB alignment is confirmed.
4. 4Maps personal wins for each stakeholder — career advancement, risk reduction, reputation — alongside the business case.
5. 5Applies LinkedIn keyword analysis before engaging a strategic account to quantify their investment in your domain.

When to use

• You are entering a complex sales cycle over 60 days with multiple stakeholders and need a structured plan.
• A deal that seemed strong three months ago has gone quiet and you want to diagnose whether it is still alive.
• You are about to send a proposal and want to verify you have economic buyer alignment before it lands.
• You want to understand what each stakeholder personally gains or risks so you can tailor your pitch.

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