Opportunity Risk: which deal signals deserve your attention

Opportunity Risk

Opportunity Risk is the catalog of observable attributes on an individual open deal that suggest it may slip or lose.

Common indicators include single-threading (only one contact engaged), no scheduled next step, stage aging beyond the norm, shrinking deal value, and silence after a proposal.

Each indicator needs an evidence threshold — for example, how many days without activity counts as stalled — so flags are consistent rather than subjective.

A practical example

Example: a deal sits in negotiation for 40 days with one contact and no meeting booked; the platform flags it, and the rep re-engages a second stakeholder before the quarter closes.

What to evaluate before investing

Ask which indicators are computed automatically from CRM fields and which require manual entry.
Check whether thresholds like aging limits are configurable per segment or deal size.
Verify flags appear in the rep's daily view, not only in manager dashboards.

Limitations and tradeoffs

Tradeoff: aggressive thresholds surface problems early but generate flag fatigue; too lenient and risks appear only after the deal is already slipping.

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