Automated Deal Progression
💡TL;DR
Automated deal progression removes stall points: it schedules next meetings, sends docs, and nudges champions when inactivity or risk flags appear. For SMBs with few AEs, it keeps mid-funnel momentum without constant manual follow-up.
Definition
Automation that advances deals between stages—sending mutual action plans, scheduling next steps, nudging stakeholders—based on milestones and risk signals.
🏢What This Means for SMB Teams
Mid-funnel neglect is common in small teams. Automation keeps deals moving while reps juggle prospecting and closing.
Detect /pricing revisits, email clicks, buying signals your CRM misses.
24/7 monitoring turns silent intent into revenue action.
📋Practical Example
リスクシグナル（無返信5日、競合言及、法務遅延）で自動タスクとメールを起動。MUTUAL PLANを自動更新し、締切3日前に役員をCC。90日でステージ停滞>14日の案件が28%減、成約率が4.6pt上昇。
🔧Implementation Steps
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Define stall/risk rules per stage (inactivity days, blockers).
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Template next-step nudges and mutual action plans.
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Auto-schedule check-ins when inactivity threshold is crossed.
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Track stage-age and publish weekly to reps and managers.
❓Frequently Asked Questions
Will this feel robotic to buyers?
Use human-reviewed templates, limit cadence, and pause automation when buyer responds. Personalize first/last lines.
How to avoid double-booking?
Integrate with calendar availability and lock time slots once proposed; suppress parallel invites.
⚡How Optifai Uses This
Optifai triggers next-step tasks and nudges when stage risk thresholds are met.
Autonomous Action Engine📚References
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Related Terms
Pipeline Management
The process of tracking and managing sales opportunities as they move through stages, including forecasting, prioritization, and identifying at-risk deals.
Sales Dashboard
A visual board showing pipeline, activities, SLAs, forecasts, conversions, and risks, ideally linked to actions so reps can work directly from insights. The best dashboards include drill-downs and one-click task creation.
Deal Risk Scoring
A model that scores likelihood of slippage or loss by analyzing multi-threading depth, stage age, activity gaps, discount/legal requests, procurement blockers, budget signals, competitor mentions, and sentiment in emails or calls. Scores refresh daily and use segment-adjusted benchmarks to keep noise low, letting managers triage saves instead of inspecting every deal manually. Large deals are weighted separately to avoid overconfidence.
Action Orchestration
Coordinating automated actions across channels and roles so buyers receive the right touch, on the right channel, at the right time, without duplication.