What problem does it solve?
Provides a clear, repeatable framework for identifying, evaluating, negotiating, onboarding, and managing business partnerships so teams can form productive alliances without ad-hoc processes or missed expectations.
Core Features & Use Cases
- Partnership taxonomy & evaluation: Classifies partners (technology, reseller, referral, strategic) and guides fit assessment across strategy, market overlap, technical compatibility, and culture.
- Lifecycle guidance: Walks teams through identification, qualification, negotiation, onboarding, management, and review with checklists for value exchange and success metrics.
- Agreement essentials & governance: Lists key contract elements such as revenue sharing, territory, marketing rights, support responsibilities, and review cadence.
- Use Case: A sales lead evaluating an API integration partner can use the framework to assess fit, draft revenue-share terms, plan onboarding, and set performance KPIs.
Quick Start
Use the partnership-development skill to evaluate a potential API reseller by assessing fit, drafting key agreement terms, and outlining an onboarding and review plan.