Critical Opportunity Management™

Turn Opportunity Insights Into Sales Outcomes

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Turn Every Opportunity into a Win

Today’s B2B sales environment is more complex, crowded, and risk-sensitive than ever. The challenge is clear. Many opportunities are lost not because of the solution, but because sellers fail to navigate the buying group. They struggle to build consensus, establish differentiated value, and address competitive threats. They also fall short in driving the decision-making process needed to move deals forward.

Janek’s Critical Opportunity Management program helps salespeople assess the five most critical components of an enterprise sale. It helps the seller determine if they are positioned for success. If not, they gain insights and identify the most impactful actions to move the opportunity forward.

Key Benefits of Critical Opportunity Management

After completing this program, your sales team will be able to:

  • Improve win rates and deal size by aligning actions to buyer priorities and moving opportunities strategically through the pipeline
  • Increase forecast accuracy and reduce “no-decision” outcomes by assessing and acting on real-time opportunity insights
  • Qualify and prioritize opportunities more effectively, and disqualify opportunities faster when a deal isn’t viable
  • Confidently navigate complex sales by applying a structured, intuitive framework that supports critical thinking
  • Build stronger relationships with buying groups by identifying roles, influence, and personal motivators that drive consensus
  • Differentiate more persuasively by linking solution strengths to what matters most to the customer
  • Reduce competitive risk and delays by anticipating threats and preparing countermeasures to keep momentum

Program Objectives of Critical Opportunity Management

Program objectives include:

  • Identify key buying group members, assess their influence and support, and develop advocates within the organization
  • Uncover customer needs, pain points, and underlying causes to better understand what’s driving the opportunity
  • Define and influence decision criteria to align with your strengths and solution differentiators
  • Map your solution directly to the customer’s problem state and validate its relevance and impact
  • Quantify business value and economic impact to strengthen your case for “why now” and “why us”
  • Create a clear decision and contracting roadmap with defined steps, roles, and due dates to maintain deal momentum
  • Proactively identify competitive threats and other risks, potential delays, and competing priorities, and develop actions to overcome them

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Milliken

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Critical Opportunity Management

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Critical Opportunity Management™ FAQ

Who is this program designed for?

Critical Opportunity Management™ is ideal for B2B sales professionals in enterprise sales environments who manage complex, high-stakes opportunities. This includes Account Executives, Enterprise Sales Representatives, Solution/Technical Sales Consultants, Strategic Account Managers, and Sales Leaders conducting opportunity reviews.

What are the five critical components that define an effective enterprise sale?

An enterprise sale involves five key components that help sales teams navigate complex opportunities effectively:

  • Drivers: Understand what’s motivating the buying organization to change. Identify their core challenges, what’s causing them, their urgency to act, and how strategic the issue is to their business.
  • Relationships: Map out the buying group including who’s involved, their roles, and their level of influence. Build alignment and consensus across all key stakeholders.
  • Impediments: Recognize your competition and any internal or external obstacles that could slow or derail the deal. Focus on countering competitors’ advantages while emphasizing your strengths.
  • Viability: Identify the customer’s key buying criteria and connect your solution to those needs. Clearly demonstrate the value and outcomes your solution delivers.
  • Evaluation: Understand the customer’s decision-making and contracting processes so you can align your approach and keep the opportunity moving forward.

What are the key benefits of completing Critical Opportunity Management™?

Participants will improve win rates, increase deal sizes, boost forecast accuracy, reduce “no-decision” outcomes, and strengthen relationships with buying groups. They’ll also gain the ability to identify and mitigate competitive risks while differentiating their solutions more effectively.

Can the program be customized for my organization?

Yes. While core methodology and nomenclature are consistent to preserve the integrity of the program and integration with Jenius tools, we incorporate your organization’s best practices, examples, and relevant sales scenarios into the training.

Why should my sales team invest in Critical Opportunity Management™ now?

The complexity of B2B sales is increasing, with more decision-makers, longer cycles, heightened competition, and greater demands for business value. Critical Opportunity Management™ equips your team to navigate these challenges with a structured, insight-driven approach, increasing your competitive edge and ability to close strategic deals.