What is a forward deployed strategy?

A forward deployed strategy embeds technical and services teams directly with customers to configure, implement, and prove product value in the field, rather than relying solely on self-serve onboarding.

Which companies should consider a forward deployed model?

SaaS and AI companies with complex products, enterprise customers, or long implementation cycles are best placed to benefit from a forward deployed approach.

How does Precursive support a forward deployed strategy?

Precursive gives forward deployed and services teams one Salesforce-native platform to plan, resource, and track delivery, so customer value is provable at every stage.

What's inside the Forward Deployed Playbook?

The playbook includes a framework to help you decide if a forward deployed strategy fits your product, market, and growth ambitions, plus practical steps to get started.

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Introducing

Hands-on help for services leaders who know things need to change but aren't sure where to start.

Precursive Labs works directly with services leaders on two problems:

Build your FDE motion.

Forward-deployed engineering is on every services leader's agenda, but working out what it means for your business is the hard part. LABS starts with the services you already run and helps you turn the right ones into FDE plays, designed around how your team delivers. What you get is specific to your business, not a generic framework.

Put your AI strategy on paper.

The SDA has shown that less than 10% of Services leaders have their AI strategy written, let alone formalized. If AI keeps coming up in C-level conversations but you don't yet have a plan, LABS helps you get a clear, written AI strategy for your services organization within 2-3 weeks.