Salesforce - COE Structure
Overview
A team of dedicated individuals who manages a common central point for the Salesforce Technology Platform. This team leads the way in exploring and adopting new technology tools, techniques, and/or procedures.
This group operates across areas within the practice or organization, with a focus on:
Providing thought leadership and direction
Establishing and promoting best practices to allow for IT guiding principles (current and future state) based on ITIL4
Research and development to provide appropriate recommendations
Supporting learning and development
Performing other similar functions in specific focus areas is considered critical to the success of the overall organization
Establishing the tools, culture, and metrics for continuous improvement through managing change
In addition to its core focus areas, the CoE can also add value by contributing to:
Optimizing the organization or practice by centralizing resources with high-demand and unique knowledge or skills and streamlining their contributions across a wide range of areas
Improving ROI through the identification and development of reusable assets. Developing and maintaining a catalog of reusable assets and enabling project teams to rely on proven, predictable results while avoiding common pitfalls
Reducing delivery times, development, and maintenance costs by increasing efficiencies
Identifying and reducing duplication of effort across initiatives within the practice or enterprise
Centralized repository for artifacts
Salesforce Centre of Excellence Key Areas:
Architecture Management
Solution Development
Infrastructure
Post Implementation Solution Support
Service Catalogue – Business Capability Standardization & Continuous Improvement