Odoo CRM at a Glance – Open Source CRM Software – SerpentCS

Excellent management is key for any operation or activity, be it industrial, life, office work or even for any business. When we talk about CRM (Customer Relationship Management), we engage many entities i.e. Customer, Sales Person and the purpose of inquiry. Let’s explore why you need CRM and why we suggest Odoo CRM for your organization.

Why your company/organization needs CRM?

  • Contact Management

  • Lead Management

  • Sales Team Management

  • Interactive reports

It is easy and effective when you have to manage limited clients and that can be done by paper work or simply by using notes. One can remember or note down contact details, client requirements and status as it goes further. Well, it is complex to manage all when you have multiple sales team and loads of inquiries to manage. There can be chances that your sales team forgot to jump on next call of action, missing follow ups, no status reports etc.

Let’s see what Odoo CRM offers you with screenshots.

Leads: You can create lead from system and also get leads from newsletters, website and from other marketing efforts.

Lead Page:

Here you can see all leads in list view and that can be also turned to kanban view. There you will also find various filters to narrow down list of leads based on specific requirements.

New Lead:

In the above screenshot ,you can see CREATE tab which will allow you to create new lead and add all relevant data. New lead can be assigned to specific sales person to manage it further.

Lead to Opportunity: Lead can be converted to opportunity for further nurturing.

 

Opportunity Page:

Here you can keep track of leads stage simply by dragging to a new stage. You can rate the lead, set estimated revenue, give it a tag and even schedule activity from there.

Quotation: 

Once you mark lead as won, you can see create quotation button on top left.

Now you can create complete quotation with product details and can send it to client for approval. Here,I want to address one more cool feature that, your client can accept and sign the quotation by clicking on the link they receive in email. Next screenshot is of new quotation which can be passed to client in many ways, download and print it so you can handover it physically. Send electronic copy by email which will allow online interaction i.e. Sign and Accept.

Accept and Sign:

 

One can see many interesting functionality  in Odoo Enterprise 12 version, this really makes all easy, superfast and convenient for business owners, managers and even to sales person.

There are many reports available which can make top management’s job easys. All we need is optimization in terms of resource and timeline.

Lead Analysis Report:

 

Pipeline Analysis Report:

You can find almost all report filters one can think of from Odoo CRM. As Odoo is modular and can be integrated with other Odoo modules , in one click i.e. CRM can be linked to Website, Sales module, Accounting module etc..

Are you thinking of excellent CRM software for your business? Odoo is the best choice for your business as you can leverage the benefits of other Odoo modules as well. Odoo is a complete suite of business applications which is cost effective and booming in the market.

We at SerpentCS, enjoy implementing Odoo ERP for our customers. Get in touch with us if you need more information about Odoo.

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Odoo ERP- a comprehensive suite of business applications software offers a well-suited environment for small, mid-sized as well as large scale businesses and enterprises to set-up your business. It includes a wide range of modules like- Sales, Project Management, CRM, Warehouse Management, Financial Management, Manufacturing, Human Resources and many more for smooth processing of your business. Being available on both platforms, namely- on cloud and on-site, this technology is well-suited for small to mid-sized businesses.

Initially launched as TinyERP, which was then evolved as Odoo ERP and later in ODOO has experienced more than thousand downloads as well as installations since its inception, It’s an all-in-one business software loved by more than 3 million users. This has made ODOO one of the most preferable ERP platforms and is used by various business verticals.

So, if you too own business, you must be fascinated towards Odoo platform, right? But you may be having initial hesitations as you need to start over with software setups or check its capabilities. One of the best solutions to this is to hire ODOO Professional Consulting Services just to make sure and experience how it works. You must be having various why’s and how’s in your mind which can be addressed by Odoo Consultants.

Odoo Consultants walk you through the basics of Odoo ERP and they will also understand your current business flow or planned business flow. Odoo is a flexible ERP and by selecting the right modules and perfect configuration, almost all business get approximately 50-80% of their business needs. Based on overall discussions, Odoo Consultants can give you a demo of what is available as of now which serves your business requirements.

What else is remaining? Your specific business functionality! Specific Reports, Forms, Dashboard for easy access, Flows, Data, Migration, User Training, Manuals, and Support. Then it’s time to Hire Odoo Developer to work on it.

Hiring Odoo Developers team on board to work on additional functionality will lead the specific business to solve their problem. Still not convinced to move further or looking to explore what else can be achieved through ERP Implementation? Here is what we suggest: Go for Business Process Management Services (BPM). Let our experts examine what you do and figure out key parts/points/process which may be dragging your business down and hence you are not getting maximum ROI. Ultimately, software solutions are what we can suggest for your organization regardless of your business vertical and these solutions can definitely get you max ROI, lesser dependency on human efforts, allow you to go paperless and, business consistency as a whole.

Seems we have lost our track! We were talking about Odoo Developer Hiring and discussed BPM. Is it! No, BPM can be helpful if the client is keen to explore more and adaptive enough to implement excellent business process.

There is an immense benefit of hiring ODOO Experts Team, have a quick look on below points:

  • Closely monitor and examine what is going on.

  • Weekly or biweekly demo will be more helpful to check overall project status and milestones.

  • You or your team can ask questions about Odoo flows and get used to it before you go live.

  • We follow agile project methodology and you can be a part of it and add inputs to make sure everyone is on the same page.

  • Other general benefit includes Ongoing Support after project delivery, software manuals for a user, future enhancements reports, crystal clear code.

Why choose SerpentCS?

SerpentCS is one of the leading Odoo Service Providers and has established its flagship as one of the top contributors in ODOO Community. Associating with SerpentCS can help you to establish a seamless business solution and one can easily get rid of hiring own technical team. That’s who we are, your consultant, technical team and business adviser.

Thus, if you are looking to establish ERP for Your Business and wish to enhance it from all aspects, you can opt ODOO platform. We are a professional service provider and we mean it!

Guess What’s Buzzing Around!! It’s Odoo Version 11 Release!

Improved API, Faster Interface, Developer Focused and lots more! Yes, you read that right! Odoo Version 11, which is soon going to be released in near future offers lot of convenience as compared to its previous versions. Want to know more details? Read further!

  odoo11

The latest buzz going in the OpenERP / Odoo market is about Odoo Version 11 release. Much of the focus is given on the intuitiveness, usefulness and better accessibility to the end-users & development team. With Version 11, we can see new website dashboard incorporated with various keyboard shortcuts. In addition to this, there will be new global search option in the homepage itself. New payment acquirer are also integrated with Version 11- Payumoney and payment Stripe.

Other major developments that will be seen in Odoo V11 are as follows:

  • Introducing global keyboard shortcuts and global search feature.
  • Making navigation quicker and easier compared to previous versions.
  • For Odoo community, version 11 offers better usability, speed, new design (as compared to current Odoo Enterprise version) and mobile interface.
  • For Odoo Enterprise, it offers better and flexible modules for-

– Accounting

– Localizations

– Service companies

– Odoo Studio

– Reporting & dashboard interface and many more

Much of the focus is on Search Engine Optimization (SEO). This is done with an aim of incorporating onlineshop improvements and to make it more audience oriented. It includes-

  • Defining and using Robots statements
  • Removing IDs from URL
  • Naming URL differently from H1
  • Removing “Shop/Product” and using shorter URL
  • Correct linking of menus (side category)

Besides these, we will be going to identify lot of functional changes that will make Odoo platform easy to use, convenient and audience oriented. Let’s have a quick glimpse at that too-

Here Comes the major ones- Featured Functional Changes

            Timesheet Application

  •   The brand new interactive look for Timesheet recording.
  •    Timesheet validation update, report generation to analyze difference between attendance and timesheet.
  •    attendance and timeshee
  •    New updated timesheet flow.

           Accounting App

  • Creation of new module for populating bank statements by importing CAMT.053 XML files.
  •  Analytic accounting analysis.

           New Product Catalog App:

  • With this, you can access product catalog just from your apps dashboard.

Subscription App

  • It includes new dashboard, follower analysis, analysis by company and all   companies.

The Discuss app is going to be integrated in Version 11. It includes-

  • Counter near starred items
  • Some kind of shortcuts that can be directly used in text box.

                        Example- /leave to leave the channel, /who to list who is in the channel

          Odoo Version 11 is also coming with new usability features that includes-

  •  Odoo WMS
  •  Odoo Subscription
  •  Odoo Accounting
  • Thus, these were all about the new Odoo version 11 release. What are your views on it?

To become one of the very first Odoo 11 implementation organization, please contact us!

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