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A "Project Plan" document burns on a desk, symbolizing CRM project failure, with smoke rising, a pen nearby, and a keyboard in the background—conveying urgency and breakdown.

Avoiding CRM Project Failure Starts Long Before Go-Live—Here’s What This Team Missed

CRM project failure isn’t sudden—it’s slow, preventable, and often driven by silence at the top. Learn what went wrong (and how to fix it).

CRM

Ryan Redmond

5 min read

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CRM Optimization Is a Mindset: How to Keep Improving After Go-Live

CRM optimization isn’t a one-time event—it’s an ongoing mindset. Go-live is just the beginning. Learn how to keep your Dynamics 365 system evolving with your team, improving workflows, adoption, and results long after launch.

CRM

Optrua Marketing

5 min read

Avoiding CRM Failure: Don’t Wait Until It’s Exploding

Avoiding CRM Failure: Don’t Wait Until It’s Exploding If you’ve been following along with my CRM Horror Stories series, you’ve seen...

CRM

Ryan Redmond

7 min read

Blue train emitting smoke speeds on tracks through a green landscape under a clear sky, symbolizing momentum and progress—ideal imagery for CRM Budget planning focused on transformation and growth.

CRM Project Mistakes: How Scope Creep Quietly Blew Up the CRM Budget

Scope creep doesn’t knock—it sneaks in. One “tiny tweak” at a time, it throws your CRM Budget off course and unravels your project fast: missed deadlines, budget overruns, and a system no one could actually use. Sound familiar?

CRM

Ryan Redmond

5 min read