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Salesforce AppExchange Success Blueprint

By : Jakub Stefaniak
Book Image

Salesforce AppExchange Success Blueprint

By: Jakub Stefaniak

Overview of this book

Are you ready to turn your million-dollar ideas into reality? Salesforce AppExchange Success Blueprint is your ultimate guide to becoming a successful ISV partner and publishing your Salesforce applications on the AppExchange. This book covers every facet of the application development process, from the initial partnership establishment to smoothly preparing for security review and managing app releases. Packed with real-world examples, case studies, and detailed guides, it’ll help you master AppExchange development. Throughout this experience, you’ll discover how to create customer-centric applications that seamlessly integrate with external systems, ensuring a frictionless user experience. You’ll also navigate the intricate process of preparing for security reviews and managing app releases. In addition, you’ll delve into the critical realm of business strategy, addressing essential elements such as maximizing profitability, achieving operational excellence, leveraging analytics to make data-driven decisions, and effectively handling technical debt to maintain your app's robustness and scalability. By the end of this journey, you’ll possess a deep understanding of AppExchange development from both technical and business standpoints, making you well-prepared to excel in the Salesforce ecosystem. Let's embark on this exciting path together!
Table of Contents (19 chapters)
Free Chapter
1
Part 1:Setting the Stage
5
Part 2:Building Blocks
9
Part 3:Delivering Value
13
Part 4:Scaling for Success

Unveiling release management

Now, if you’ve ever had the pleasure of experiencing the intricate dance of a pizza delivery, you’ll understand that there’s more to it than just tossing dough and spreading sauce. Release management, in essence, is the pizza delivery of the tech world. It’s the art of carefully crafting your pizza (or software) and skillfully navigating it from the fiery furnace of your development environment to the eager taste buds of your end users, making sure it arrives hot, fresh, and delectably irresistible.

It’s about precision and timing—ensuring that your Marinara (your core software) is well cooked and your toppings (features) are added in the perfect order, without being too heavy-handed with the pineapple (bugs). Heaven forbid! And it doesn’t end when the pizza leaves the oven. In fact, the real challenge begins then. Picture this: Your delivery driver (deployer) must weave through traffic (the...