Mobile CRM

LeadSquared Field Pulse

LeadSquared Field Pulse

LeadSquared Field Pulse

See who’s working, where they are, what they’re doing, and what needs attention -without chasing updates.

See who’s working, where they are, what they’re doing, and what needs attention -without chasing updates.

Project Overview

Project Overview

Project Overview

What is Field Pulse?

What is Field Pulse?

What is Field Pulse?

Field Pulse is a single place for field managers to understand daily execution across their team—attendance/start status, live location, activities, travel, idle/halts, and risk signals—so they can coach early, not react late.

Field Pulse is a single place for field managers to understand daily execution across their team—attendance/start status, live location, activities, travel, idle/halts, and risk signals—so they can coach early, not react late.

Field Pulse is a single place for field managers to understand daily execution across their team—attendance/start status, live location, activities, travel, idle/halts, and risk signals—so they can coach early, not react late.

Why it mattered?

Why it mattered?

Why it mattered?

In field sales, small visibility gaps create big losses: missed follow-ups, inflated claims, fraud around visits, and poor coaching quality. Field Pulse was built to reduce ambiguity and help managers make faster, fairer decisions.

In field sales, small visibility gaps create big losses: missed follow-ups, inflated claims, fraud around visits, and poor coaching quality. Field Pulse was built to reduce ambiguity and help managers make faster, fairer decisions.

In field sales, small visibility gaps create big losses: missed follow-ups, inflated claims, fraud around visits, and poor coaching quality. Field Pulse was built to reduce ambiguity and help managers make faster, fairer decisions.

What did it bring along?

What did it bring along?

What did it bring along?

In field sales, small visibility gaps create big losses: missed follow-ups, inflated claims, fraud around visits, and poor coaching quality. Field Pulse was built to reduce ambiguity and help managers make faster, fairer decisions.

In field sales, small visibility gaps create big losses: missed follow-ups, inflated claims, fraud around visits, and poor coaching quality. Field Pulse was built to reduce ambiguity and help managers make faster, fairer decisions.

In field sales, small visibility gaps create big losses: missed follow-ups, inflated claims, fraud around visits, and poor coaching quality. Field Pulse was built to reduce ambiguity and help managers make faster, fairer decisions.

Who were involved?

Who were involved?

Who were involved?

2 Product Managers

2 PMs

2 Product Managers

Mobile and Web platform

Mobile and Web platform

Mobile and Web platform

5+ Engineers

5+ Engineers

5+ Engineers

Frontend and Backend

Frontend and Backend

Frontend and Backend

3 Designers

3 Designers

3 Designers

Me and 2 Designers (collaborated)

Me and 2 Designers (collaborated)

Me and 2 Designers (collaborated)

The results

The results

The results

What it was and what it became?

What it was and what it became?

What it was and what it became?

This project is about how that simple distance report evolved into a full intelligence + compliance layer for managers. And how it created accountability in the team, because suddenly field work became more transparent.

This project is about how that simple distance report evolved into a full intelligence + compliance layer for managers. And how it created accountability in the team, because suddenly field work became more transparent.

This project is about how that simple distance report evolved into a full intelligence + compliance layer for managers. And how it created accountability in the team, because suddenly field work became more transparent.

BEFORE

2022

Distance Travelled Report

AFTER

2024

Field Pulse

Business impacts

Business impacts

Business impacts

Adoption

Adoption

Customers grew from 44 to 263 active customers

Customers grew from 44 to 263 active customers

Customers grew from 44 to 263 active customers

Distance tracked grew to around 7M km daily

Distance tracked grew to around 7M km daily

Distance tracked grew to around 7M km daily

Daily tracked users became 50K+

Daily tracked users became 50K+

Daily tracked users became 50K+

Cost reduction

Cost reduction

Mileage reimbursement cost reduced by around 32% in some companies.

Mileage reimbursement cost reduced by around 32% in some companies.

Mileage reimbursement cost reduced by around 32% in some companies.

Distance dispute escalations reduced by 40%

Distance dispute escalations reduced by 40%

Distance dispute escalations reduced by 40%

THE PROCESS

Discovery

Discovery

Discovery

Why did we redesign it?

Why did we redesign it?

Why did we redesign it?

What we were hearing

What we were hearing

“Managers need more than a spreadsheet to guide their teams.”

“Managers need more than a spreadsheet to guide their teams.”

“Managers need more than a spreadsheet to guide their teams.”

“We’re losing deals because managers can’t see what’s actually happening on the ground.”

“We’re losing deals because managers can’t see what’s actually happening on the ground.”

“We’re losing deals because managers can’t see what’s actually happening on the ground.”

“Can I see where my people are and what they did, not just how far they drove?”

“Can I see where my people are and what they did, not just how far they drove?”

“Can I see where my people are and what they did, not just how far they drove?”

What we realised internally

What we realised internally

The report would not keep up with the market – competitors were shipping live maps & dashboards.

The report would not keep up with the market – competitors were shipping live maps & dashboards.

The report would not keep up with the market – competitors were shipping live maps & dashboards.

We were treating distance as a finance artifact, not as a sales management tool.

We were treating distance as a finance artifact, not as a sales management tool.

We were treating distance as a finance artifact, not as a sales management tool.

We needed to turn a static table into a lens on field performance and behaviour.

We needed to turn a static table into a lens on field performance and behaviour.

We needed to turn a static table into a lens on field performance and behaviour.

How did we learn the real pain?

How did we learn the real pain?

Interviews

11 Regional Heads

29 Sales Managers

12 Sales Reps

10 LeadSquared SMEs

Customer Review Calls with Sales & KAM teams

Customer Review Calls with Sales & KAM teams

3

3

Shadowed support calls on distance mismatch, fake visits

Shadowed support calls on distance mismatch, fake visits

4

4

Additional

Methods

Journey mapping

Journey mapping

Managers & Sales Rep’s day

Managers & Sales Rep’s day

Support tickets

Support tickets

Distance mismatches & fake visits

Distance mismatches & fake visits

Key insights

Key insights

Key insights

What was really broken?

What was really broken?

What was really broken?

Visibility gap

Visibility gap

Visibility gap

Managers see numbers, not behaviours

Managers see numbers, not behaviours

Managers see numbers, not behaviours

Effort vs Outcome gap

Effort vs Outcome gap

Effort vs Outcome gap

More visits ≠ better sales; quality and coverage matter

More visits ≠ better sales; quality and coverage matter

More visits ≠ better sales; quality and coverage matter

Trust gap

Trust gap

Trust gap

Distance and location data are questioned often.

Distance and location data are questioned often.

Distance and location data are questioned often.

Guidance gap

Guidance gap

Guidance gap

Managers lack a simple way to coach using real examples

Managers lack a simple way to coach using real examples

Managers lack a simple way to coach using real examples

Managers’ top daily concerns

Managers’ top daily concerns

I see distance, but I have no idea if it was spent on the right accounts.

Team Lead

India Cements

By the time I know someone didn’t work properly, the day is already gone

Team Lead

Captain Steel

Disputing distance takes days. I just approve to avoid friction

Team Lead

India Cements

The problem we set out to solve

The problem we set out to solve

Help managers drive predictable outcome by making field work visible, coachable and accountable.

Help managers drive predictable outcome by making field work visible, coachable and accountable.

Solution Overview

Solution Overview

Solution Overview

Quick health check & nudging

Quick health check & nudging

Quick health check & nudging

Attendance and Performance

Work time breakdown

User compliance

Real-time coordination

Real-time coordination

Real-time coordination

List of all users

Live location of users

Map themes

Spotting non-compliance & resolving distance disputes

Spotting non-compliance & resolving distance disputes

Spotting non-compliance & resolving distance disputes

User details

User details

Timeline view

Web screens

Web screens

Web screens

Users view

Timeline view

Key Results

Key Results

Key Results

263

263

263

Active customers

Active customers

Active customers

50K+

50K+

50K+

Users tracked daily

Users tracked daily

Users tracked daily

7M+

7M+

7M+

Kms calculated daily

Kms calculated daily

Kms calculated daily

~32% lower mileage reimbursement cost

~32% lower mileage reimbursement cost

~32% lower mileage reimbursement cost

~₹30L saved per month (~₹3.6Cr/year) simply by catching inflated distance claims and making data visible.

~₹30L saved per month (~₹3.6Cr/year) simply by catching inflated distance claims and making data visible.

~₹30L saved per month (~₹3.6Cr/year) simply by catching inflated distance claims and making data visible.

40% reduction on distance disputes & escalations

40% reduction on distance disputes & escalations

40% reduction on distance disputes & escalations

Distance mismatch tickets dropped significantly in key accounts using the new workflow

Distance mismatch tickets dropped significantly in key accounts using the new workflow

Distance mismatch tickets dropped significantly in key accounts using the new workflow