Revenue leaks rarely come from one broken campaign or one underperforming rep. They come from friction in the system: slow follow-ups, unclear handoffs, inconsistent CRM data, weak qualification, and reporting that cannot be trusted. The problem is that these leaks compound. Small inefficiencies across the funnel quietly suppress growth.
The good news is that most revenue leaks can be identified and fixed within 90 days, without rebuilding everything from scratch. This roadmap outlines a practical, structured approach to stabilise your revenue engine, improve predictability, and turn your CRM into a system that drives outcomes, not admin.
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Why revenue leaks happen
Days 1–30: Diagnose and align
Days 31–60: Fix the system fundamentals
Days 61–90: Stabilise predictability and scale
What success looks like at day 90
Conclusion
FAQs
Why revenue leaks happen
Revenue leaks increase as buying journeys become more complex. More stakeholders, more touchpoints, and longer decision cycles create more opportunities for friction. Most teams were not built for that level of orchestration, which is why predictable growth becomes harder over time.
If you want the broader context behind this shift, read how modern revenue teams are adapting to increasing complexity.
Revenue leaks typically come from five system-level issues:
- Ownership gaps: unclear handoffs between marketing, sales, and customer success
- Speed gaps: slow follow-up and inconsistent task automation
- Data gaps: incomplete CRM records and inconsistent lifecycle logic
- Measurement gaps: attribution and reporting that distort performance truth
- Governance gaps: no enforced definitions for stages, qualification, and SLAs
This roadmap fixes those gaps in a structured sequence. The goal is not to “do more.” The goal is to build a revenue system that performs consistently.
Days 1–30: Diagnose and align
The first 30 days are about clarity. You cannot fix what you cannot see, and most organisations are working with partial visibility. That is why a structured audit comes first.
Week 1–2: Map the revenue journey
- Document your lead-to-customer journey, including loops, pauses, and re-entry points
- Identify handoffs between marketing, sales, and customer success
- Define where leads stall, where deals slip, and where customers churn or downgrade
Week 2–3: Validate CRM and data integrity
- Audit lifecycle stages, deal stages, and pipeline definitions
- Check required fields, duplication rates, and ownership rules
- Assess whether dashboards reflect reality or assumptions
Week 3–4: Align definitions and success metrics
- Align teams on what qualifies as a lead, an opportunity, and a committed forecast
- Agree on stage entry and exit criteria
- Define shared KPIs across marketing and sales, not isolated department metrics
This is where most organisations realise the issue is not performance. It is governance. To see how we structure this diagnostic phase, read what we review in a RevOps audit before fixing revenue systems.
Days 31–60: Fix the system fundamentals
Once clarity exists, the next 30 days focus on fixing the fundamentals: CRM configuration, automation, and the workflows that create speed and consistency.
1. Clean and standardise the CRM
Your CRM must become the system of record. This means removing ambiguity and enforcing structure.
- Standardise lifecycle stages and deal stages with clear criteria
- Fix duplication and ownership logic
- Require critical fields at key moments (not everywhere)
- Implement validation rules to prevent missing or inconsistent data
This is also the stage where many companies discover that their CRM was configured for reporting, not execution. Velocity supports this directly through CRM implementation and optimisation.
2. Build automation that protects revenue
Automation is not about convenience. It is about preventing leaks.
- Auto-create sales tasks after high-intent form submissions and key page views
- Trigger alerts for stalled deals and inactivity thresholds
- Route leads based on segment, location, or product interest
- Enforce SLAs for response time and handoffs
3. Fix personalisation and enablement at the point of conversion
In complex buying journeys, generic messaging does not survive. Personalisation must be consistent, relevant, and scalable.
- Build role-based messaging frameworks for key personas
- Create stage-based content that supports live deals
- Implement templates that enable customisation without chaos
If your current approach is limited to token inserts and surface-level “personalisation,” use this guide to deeper sales personalisation as a benchmark.
Days 61–90: Stabilise predictability and scale
The final 30 days focus on strengthening measurement, forecasting, and reporting confidence. This is where RevOps shifts from operational improvement into predictable growth infrastructure.
1. Stabilise forecasting by fixing inputs
Forecasting improves when your CRM reflects reality: next steps, close dates, stage criteria, and leading indicators.
- Implement stage ageing and stalled-deal monitoring
- Track close date changes with reason codes
- Add leading indicators: stakeholder coverage, engagement recency, milestone completion
- Set a weekly forecast cadence that drives action, not reporting theatre
For a deeper breakdown of why forecasting becomes unstable and how to rebuild it, read how to move from pipeline volatility to predictable forecasting.
2. Repair attribution and performance truth
If you cannot measure what drives revenue, you will allocate budget incorrectly. Attribution must reflect your real buying cycle, not a default platform setting.
- Align attribution windows to your actual sales cycle length
- Fix channel classification and campaign tracking governance
- Separate influence reporting from conversion reporting
- Build dashboards that leadership can trust
If your ROI reporting feels inconsistent or contested, start here: why attribution windows distort revenue performance.
3. Ensure your content is discoverable in modern search
Revenue leaks do not only happen in CRM workflows. They happen when your best content is invisible to how buyers now discover solutions. AI-driven discovery is changing how content is surfaced and evaluated.
To adapt, teams need content structures that are clear, credible, and easy for both humans and machines to understand. If this is a priority for your pipeline, explore what generative engine optimisation means for growth.
4. Lock in governance so the system stays clean
The final step is ensuring your improvements do not degrade after 90 days. This is done through governance and accountability.
- Assign operational ownership for lifecycle stages, pipelines, and reporting
- Set monthly hygiene reviews: duplicates, required fields, stage criteria compliance
- Establish cross-team feedback loops between marketing, sales, and success
This governance layer is what turns isolated improvements into a durable operating model. Velocity’s approach is built around a full-funnel RevOps strategy that aligns teams around revenue truth.
What success looks like at day 90
At the end of 90 days, the goal is not perfection. The goal is control. You should have a revenue system that produces consistent outcomes and a clear path to continuous improvement.
Signs the system is working:
- Forecasts stabilise and leadership confidence increases
- Follow-up speed improves through automation and SLA visibility
- Pipeline quality improves and deal stalls become visible early
- Attribution disputes reduce because tracking logic matches reality
- Sales and marketing align around shared metrics and definitions
If your current revenue engine feels unpredictable, this roadmap shows what is achievable with the right structure. The key is sequencing: diagnose first, fix fundamentals second, stabilise measurement third.
Conclusion: Fix the system, then scale the activity
Most companies try to fix revenue gaps by pushing harder: more leads, more outreach, more campaigns. If your system is leaking, that extra volume creates diminishing returns.
A 90-day RevOps roadmap works because it focuses on structural improvements that compound: clean data, enforced definitions, smart automation, stable forecasting, and trusted reporting. Once the foundation is strong, scaling becomes easier and far more predictable.
If you want growth that holds, fix the system first.
FAQs
1. Can revenue leaks really be fixed in 90 days?
Yes, many revenue leaks are operational and can be addressed quickly once visibility exists. The key is focusing on high-impact fixes first: CRM hygiene, lifecycle definitions, automation, and reporting integrity.
2. What is the most common revenue leak you see?
Slow follow-up and unclear ownership are among the most common. When tasks are not triggered automatically and SLAs are not visible, high-intent prospects go cold and pipeline quality declines.
3. Do we need new software to follow this roadmap?
Not always. Many organisations can unlock significant improvements by optimising their current CRM and tightening governance. A RevOps audit clarifies whether tooling is the constraint or execution is.
4. How do you prevent the system from degrading again after 90 days?
Governance is critical. Assign operational ownership, run monthly hygiene reviews, and create cross-team feedback loops to maintain data quality and process discipline.
5. Where should we start if we feel overwhelmed?
Start with clarity. Map the revenue journey and validate CRM data integrity. Once you can trust the inputs, you can fix workflows, measurement, and forecasting with confidence.
