Stages, entry rules, exit rules, owners — a sales process your CRM can enforce.
Stages, entry rules, exit rules, owners. A stage without an exit rule is where deals go to age silently — build the blueprint that your CRM enforces instead of suggesting.
A stage is a rule, not a label. Define entry criteria, exit criteria and an owner for each — that's what a CRM can actually enforce.
Each stage needs three things: what must be true to enter, what must be true to leave, and one named owner.
Entry and exit rules are observable events ('discovery call done, pain documented'), not moods ('customer seems interested').
The blueprint flags stages with missing rules — those are where your pipeline data rots.
Illustrative figures, not a client outcome.
Five to seven. Fewer hides leaks; more creates parking lots. If two stages share an owner and a rule, merge them.
Yes — that's the point of writing rules. A CRM that accepts anything is a spreadsheet with a login screen.
Version 1.0 · Reviewed 2026-10 · Methodology is fixed and version-controlled; results depend on your inputs.
Process on paper, chaos in practice? Build the enforceable version.
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