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Your CRM went live on schedule. The fields are mapped, the workflows are automated and the dashboards look right. A few months later, some reps are still tracking deals in spreadsheets, and managers are exporting data to build their own reports. A common CRM challenge is hiring someone to build a system when what you needed was someone to make people use it. This guide explains how to tell the two apart, what to look for when you hire a CRM specialist , and how to build a hiring process that selects for adoption as well as technical skill. Why CRM Configuration Alone Doesn’t Guarantee Adoption Technical configuration matters. A specialist who can’t build clean data models, automation and integrations will leave you with a fragile system. But configuration is where the work starts, not where it ends. A CRM creates value only when people enter accurate data consistently and managers use that data to make decisions. That depends on trust, habits, training and workflow design. A spec...