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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

Building efficient processes and workflows

Like seasoned explorers making their first steps into an untouched forest, ISVs embarking on their Salesforce AppExchange journey must chart out a clear path ahead. These paths aren’t just directions scribbled on an old piece of parchment—they represent your structured processes and workflows, the vital veins that keep the lifeblood of your operations flowing smoothly. When properly set up, they ensure every task and responsibility fits neatly into your ecosystem, just like puzzle pieces snapping into place.

Without these paths, your jungle expedition might turn into a chaotic scramble, with everybody scrambling around like monkeys on a caffeine high. The tasks can become a jumbled mess, the underbrush (roles and responsibilities) can trip you up, and before you know it, you’re face-first in a mud pit of confusion and inefficiency. A mud facial might be great for your skin, but it’s certainly not...