PartnerProof: Implementation Partner Competency Verifier
9/10
Demand Score
Choosing the wrong partner creates multi-million-dollar overruns; buyers need hard evidence before signing SOWs.
8/10
Blue Ocean
Competition Level
$2k-8k
Price/Month
Predicted customer spend
10 days
Time to MVP
Difficulty: Hard
The Problem
Selection of Inexperienced Implementation Partners:
Competitor Landscape
- SAP/Oracle/Microsoft partner directories
- G2/Capterra services listings
- Big 4 vendor selection advisory
- Upwork Enterprise
- Catalant
Must-Have Features for MVP
Anonymized performance telemetry ingestion and benchmarking
Automated certification verification against vendor systems
Sandbox shadow sprint with standardized tasks and scoring
Staffing transparency with real CVs and availability windows
Milestone quality gates linked to payment triggers
Reference checks with verifiable project IDs
Risk heatmap and contract clause recommendations
⚠️ Potential Challenges
- Data access and privacy for historical performance telemetry
- Defamation risk when publishing poor scores
- Partner resistance to staffing transparency
- ERP vendor API limitations for certification verification
Risk Level: High
🎯 Keys to Success
- ≥50% reduction in partner selection time
- Contracts include measurable outcome clauses
- Shadow sprint adoption by >70% of shortlisted partners
- Correlated reduction in post-go-live incidents
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