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What challenges might arise, such as resistance from the sales team or conflicting goals with other departments? How can these challenges be addressed? \n <\/div> \n <div class=\"textarea-field-content form-field-content\"> \n  <div class=\"form-group\"> <label> Objectives of the sales compensation plan <\/label> <textarea placeholder=\"Something will be typed here...\" rows=\"3\" disabled class=\"form-control\"><\/textarea> \n  <\/div> \n <\/div> \n <div class=\"multi-choice-content form-field-content\"> \n  <div class=\"form-group\"> <label> Challenges that might arise <\/label> <select disabled class=\"form-control\"> <option value=\"\">Multiple options can be selected from this list<\/option> <\/select> \n  <\/div> \n  <ul class=\"items\"> \n   <li class=\"item\"> \n    <div class=\"step-number-container\"> \n     <div class=\"step-number\">\n       1 \n     <\/div> \n    <\/div> \n    <div class=\"step-checkbox-container\"> \n     <div class=\"step-checkbox\"><\/div> \n    <\/div> \n    <div class=\"item-name-static\">\n      Resistance from the sales team \n    <\/div> <\/li>\n   <li class=\"item\"> \n    <div class=\"step-number-container\"> \n     <div class=\"step-number\">\n       2 \n     <\/div> \n    <\/div> \n    <div class=\"step-checkbox-container\"> \n     <div class=\"step-checkbox\"><\/div> \n    <\/div> \n    <div class=\"item-name-static\">\n      Conflicting goals with other departments \n    <\/div> <\/li>\n   <li class=\"item\"> \n    <div class=\"step-number-container\"> \n     <div class=\"step-number\">\n       3 \n     <\/div> \n    <\/div> \n    <div class=\"step-checkbox-container\"> \n     <div class=\"step-checkbox\"><\/div> \n    <\/div> \n    <div class=\"item-name-static\">\n      Lack of understanding of the plan \n    <\/div> <\/li> \n  <\/ul> \n <\/div> \n<\/section> \n<section id=\"identify-the-key-performance-indicators-kpis\"> \n <h2>Identify the key performance indicators (KPIs)<\/h2> \n<\/section> \n<section id=\"determine-the-structure-of-the-sales-compensation-plan\"> \n <h2>Determine the structure of the sales compensation plan<\/h2> \n<\/section> \n<section id=\"decide-on-the-base-salary-and-incentive-ratio\"> \n <h2>Decide on the base salary and incentive ratio<\/h2> \n<\/section> \n<section id=\"create-different-tiers-for-performance-and-corresponding-pay\"> \n <h2>Create different tiers for performance and corresponding pay<\/h2> \n<\/section> \n<section id=\"set-the-guidelines-for-quota-achievement\"> \n <h2>Set the guidelines for quota achievement<\/h2> \n<\/section> \n<section id=\"establish-threshold-for-minimum-and-maximum-payouts\"> \n <h2>Establish threshold for minimum and maximum pay-outs<\/h2> \n<\/section> \n<section id=\"design-the-methods-for-sales-tracking-and-reporting\"> \n <h2>Design the methods for sales tracking and reporting<\/h2> \n<\/section> \n<section id=\"approval-sales-director-for-the-proposed-sales-compensation-plan\"> \n <h2>Approval: Sales Director for the proposed sales compensation plan<\/h2> \n<\/section> \n<section id=\"prepare-the-sales-compensation-plan-draft\"> \n 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