Xactly Upside is just around the corner, May 20th-22nd, to be exact. The conference is full of learning opportunities for admins. Still, you may wonder if the travel, expense, and time it takes to attend will be worth it. 

If you’re considering attending Xactly upside, read on to learn what you might gain and what our team thinks about the event.

At Canidium, we work with our partner Xactly to implement and configure the platform, giving our team advanced expertise in the solution. However, many of our team members have attended Xactly Upside as admins. Their collective experience demonstrates real insight into what admins of all skill and knowledge levels have to gain from attending Xactly.

We asked our Xactly Upside attendees to pinpoint the conference's benefits for admins. We found three clear throughlines that all of the attendees shared. This article will:

• Review the event and its schedule
• Describe the three most potent takeaways our team attributed to Upside

An Overview of Xactly Upside 2024

Xactly's Upside promises to be exciting and informative for attendees. To make the event as tailored as possible, Upside will offer two distinct paths for the attendees, each tailored to meet specific needs and interests. The event will be an excellent opportunity to network, learn new skills, and discover the latest trends in the industry. With expert speakers, interactive sessions, and practical workshops, this event is not to be missed.

Path 1 is specifically designed for first-time Incent users. It is geared towards developing a comprehensive understanding of the tool and how to use it to their advantage. Attendees who choose this path will gain valuable insights into the tool's features and capabilities, along with best practices for its use.

Path 2, on the other hand, is more advanced and intended for users who are already familiar with Incent. It is designed to help attendees expand their existing knowledge base, including managing strategic compensation plan changes. Attendees who choose this path will learn advanced techniques and strategies for using Incent effectively and gain insights into the latest trends and best practices in the industry.

Both paths are carefully designed to provide attendees with valuable insights, knowledge, and skills to make the most of Incent.

Upside is an excellent opportunity for attendees to learn about Xactly's platform from the source. The event features extensive breakout sessions led by prominent Xactly experts who will provide attendees with specific skills and knowledge to make admins' roles easier. During these sessions, attendees can ask targeted questions and expand their understanding of the platform's capabilities.

The conference's third day features customer panels that offer valuable insights into Xactly's organization's impact after implementation. Attendees will hear from a panel that has lived through the tool's challenges and successes and learn from their real stories. The information in these panels will help attendees understand the real-world implications of using Xactly's platform in their organization.

Apart from the learning opportunities, Upside offers many networking opportunities through scheduled breakfasts, dinners, cocktail hours, and receptions. Attendees can connect with other professionals in the field and exchange ideas, experiences, and best practices. These networking events allow attendees to build meaningful relationships and expand their professional network.

3 Benefits of Attending Xactly Upside for Admins

Conference agendas promise many learning and networking opportunities. There are countless factors beyond the schedule of events that can impact its usefulness. But the most useful descriptions of conferences come from previous attendees.

Some former admins turned Canidium team members have attended this event in the past. We asked them for their honest thoughts on it. Three major impressions emerged from these interviews.

Here are the three most essential benefits admins we surveyed reported taking away from Xactly Upside:

1. Networking Opportunities

Our team overwhelmingly agrees that connecting with peers, industry leaders, and Xactly experts is one of the most valuable aspects of the conference. Upside facilitates lively discussions and brainstorming with like-minded professionals who face similar challenges and opportunities. From informal conversations over coffee to structured networking events, Xactly Upside provides a vibrant ecosystem to forge meaningful connections and allow innovative ideas to take root.

One Canidium team member reported leveraging the collective expertise of the Upside community to explore advanced reporting options, develop professional connections with Xactly partners and others in similar roles, and ultimately share best practices with peers. By fostering a culture of collaboration and knowledge exchange, Xactly Upside empowers you to tap into a wealth of insights, perspectives, and best practices that can shape your approach to incentive compensation management. 

2. Upskilling Through Insider Knowledge

Another notable benefit our team members agreed on was the access to insider knowledge and learning opportunities they were granted at Xactly Upside. Through keynote speeches, panel discussions, and interactive sessions, they were able to gain firsthand exposure to the latest trends, best practices, and upcoming developments in incentive compensation management. These insights helped them fully leverage the complex functionality of Xactly as a sales compensation tool. 

One of our team members reported discovering a new CEA software solution for commission expense accounting at Upside. This revelation helped them completely reshape their financial management strategy trajectory. Other team members noted that the breakout sessions and the Incent configuration badge helped them learn to maximize Xactly's potential value at their organization, citing their newfound proficiency in advanced analytics and commission expense accounting.

3. Collaborative Customer Insights

Hearing from other customers regarding the complexities they may face and how they've handled them helped our team members discover best practices and innovative solutions. This collaborative approach helped them understand and learn the critical skills comp admins need.

From navigating challenges to seizing opportunities, the firsthand accounts of fellow customers offered our admins a wealth of knowledge and inspiration. By tapping into this reservoir of fellow customer insights, they gained a deeper understanding of the intricacies of incentive compensation management and gleaned actionable strategies to enhance their practices.

Our team members report that Upside creates an environment to unlock new perspectives, uncover hidden opportunities, and propel your organization toward its goals through collective expertise.

Embracing the Benefits of Xactly Upside

According to our team members, the costs and time it takes to travel to Xactly Upside are well worth the benefits. Networking opportunities allow attendees to forge meaningful connections, spark collaboration, and uncover new perspectives. At the same time, customer insights offer real-world perspectives and actionable strategies for success.

Having insider knowledge can be a game-changer, giving you a competitive edge by helping you to improve your skills, learn new features, and refine strategic thinking. Additionally, hearing real-world customer insights can provide practical and actionable strategies for success.

The bottom line is that Xactly Upside can be an incredibly transformative experience for admins. It provides an opportunity to develop new skills, learn best practices, and establish more robust connections with professional peers and Xactly insiders. It is a chance to grow both personally and professionally. 

If you want to attend Xactly Upside, check out this resource to help you justify the expense to your company. In the meantime, you might want to prepare for the event by learning more about Xactly. Read on to discover how to master Xactly for in-house management.