Platform module 03

Sales to Delivery

Protect promised margin from first conversation through delivery, billing, and renewal.

The outcome

What must become true.

End-to-end workflows

The operating loop, not isolated features.

01

Lead to qualified opportunity

Capture demand, score fit, verify capacity and credit, define the buying team, and establish next action.

02

Scope to approved quote

Configure deliverables, estimate cost, model margin, route exceptions, issue versioned proposal, and e-sign.

03

Win to mobilize

Convert approved scope into project, work orders, schedule, procurement plan, billing plan, and baseline.

04

Deliver to collect

Record progress and changes, forecast completion, approve billing evidence, invoice, collect, and review outcome.

Best-of-breed capability set

Built to replace gaps, not copy legacy menus.

Commercial workspace

Account, opportunity, stakeholder, activities, qualification, forecast category, risk, and next action.

Margin-aware CPQ

Bundles, options, labor, material, subcontract, discounts, taxes, contingencies, and approval thresholds.

Immutable scope baseline

Versioned deliverables, assumptions, exclusions, schedule, cost, price, margin, approvals, and signatures.

Change control

Field or project change request, impact assessment, customer authorization, revised baseline, and audit.

Delivery economics

Progress, earned value, estimate at completion, unbilled work, revenue, cash, and post-job learning.

Core data model

Records that make the module coherent.

AccountContactOpportunityEstimateQuoteContractProjectWork orderDeliverableChange orderBilling milestoneCustomer invoice

Roles and authority

Seller

Own accounts, opportunities, approved catalog, and quote drafts.

Estimator

Cost model, scope, assumptions, supplier inputs, and estimate versions.

Delivery lead

Baseline, schedule, resources, progress, changes, and completion forecast.

Commercial approver

Discount, risk, terms, margin, and contract exceptions.

Governed AI

More useful as trust is earned.

Observe

Flag stale deals, missing scope, margin erosion, delivery risk, and unbilled work.

Evidence and freshness shown.
Recommend

Suggest next action, price range, staffing plan, and change response.

No customer commitment.
Draft

Create proposal language, project plan, work order, status update, or invoice package.

Human review and approved templates.
Act

Send or create approved documents and tasks.

Commercial authority and discount limits enforced.

Success measures

KPIs

  • Win rate
  • Quote cycle time
  • Booked margin
  • Margin fade
  • Change capture rate
  • Schedule adherence
  • Unbilled work
  • Cash collected versus contract

System surface

Integrations

  • Email and calendar
  • E-signature
  • Accounting and payments
  • Scheduling and field service
  • Inventory and purchasing
  • Document storage
  • Customer portal

MVP completion boundary

Works end to end.

  • Opportunity through approved quote
  • Cost-based estimate with margin gates
  • Quote-to-project/work-order conversion
  • Change-order workflow
  • Billing status and post-job margin review

Later phases

Expand after proof.

  • Advanced revenue recognition
  • Customer self-service portal
  • Optimization of price and capacity
  • Subscription and usage billing

Research basis

Patterns drawn from category leaders.

Dynamics 365 Project Operations overviewNetSuite project record and profitability

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