AI Agent Framework Selling to the Head of Platform Engineering — 60-Min Training

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### Direct Answer

> **AI Agent Framework Selling to the Head of Platform Engineering** is a 60-minute training for AEs running $30K–$400K ACV cycles against **LangChain LangGraph, CrewAI, Microsoft AutoGen, Pydantic AI, LlamaIndex**. Qualify against **Platform Eng + AI Engineering + CISO**, run discovery on **observability + multi-provider + production reliability**. Built on **MEDDPICC**.

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## Section 1 — Why AI Agent Framework Selling Is Different (5 min)

Agent frameworks are developer-adopted then enterprise-bought. Open-source community traction predicts enterprise revenue.

End with **Mark Roberge's** rule: *"Sell production reliability + observability."*

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## Section 2 — The 60-Minute Discovery (15 min)

> 1. **Opening (3 min):** "Production agent deployments today?"
> 2. **Multi-provider posture (10 min):** "Claude, GPT, Gemini, Llama all in scope?"
> 3. **Observability integration (10 min):** "LangSmith, Langfuse, Arize?"
> 4. **Production reliability (10 min):** "Max-iteration limits, audit logging, cost ceilings?"
> 5. **Use case scope (8 min):** "Research, code generation, customer support?"
> 6. **Engineering team size (7 min):** "Multi-team vs single-team?"
> 7. **Renewal posture (5 min):** "Existing framework contracts?"

```mermaid
flowchart TD
    A[AE Discovery] --> B[Pre-Brief Sent]
    B --> C{Platform Eng + AI + CISO?}
    C -->|No| D[Reschedule]
    C -->|Yes| E[Multi-Provider + Obs 20 min]
    E --> F[Reliability + Use Case 18 min]
    F --> G[Team + Renewal 12 min]
    G --> H[Pilot Within 5 Days]
```

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## Section 3 — The Pilot That Wins (15 min)

**Failure modes to ban.** Single-provider pilots. No observability. No production guardrails.

**Wins to coach.** **Multi-provider pilot live within 5 days.** **LangSmith trace integration.** **Cost ceiling + max-iteration guardrails demoed.**

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## Section 4 — Handling the Incumbent (10 min)

**Counter-move 1 — Observability wedge.**

**Counter-move 2 — Multi-provider wedge.**

**Counter-move 3 — Production reliability wedge.**

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## Section 5 — Pricing Conversation (10 min)

**Landmines:** open-source first, enterprise tier later. Multi-year discount.

```mermaid
flowchart TD
    A[Joint Platform + AI + CISO] --> B[Enterprise Tier Proposal]
    B --> C{Discount?}
    C -->|Yes| D[MSA]
    D --> E{Procurement Solo?}
    E -->|Yes| F[Refuse]
    E -->|No| G[Joint Neg]
    F --> G
    G --> H[Onboarding 7 Days]
    H --> I[First Production Agent Live Month 1]
    I --> J[Quarterly Framework Review]
```

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## Section 6 — The Trap-Set for Renewal at Month 12 (5 min)

10+ production agents, observability adoption, multi-provider stability, joint Platform Eng dashboard.

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## FAQ

**LangGraph or CrewAI?** LangGraph for production; CrewAI for prototyping.
**Open-source critical?** Yes for developer trust.
**Multi-provider mandatory?** Yes.
**Observability integration?** LangSmith, Langfuse, Arize all required.
**Use case fit?** Research, code, customer support proven.

## Sources

- LangChain — LangGraph Documentation
- CrewAI — Reference
- Microsoft — AutoGen Reference
- Pydantic AI — Reference
- LlamaIndex — Reference
- OpenAI — Swarm Reference
- Anthropic — Tool Use Reference
- Google — ADK Reference
- Force Management — MEDDPICC
- Mark Roberge — Sales Acceleration Formula

AI Agent Framework Selling to the Head of Platform Engineering — 60-Min Training

Direct Answer

Section 1 — Why AI Agent Framework Selling Is Different (5 min)

Section 2 — The 60-Minute Discovery (15 min)

Section 3 — The Pilot That Wins (15 min)

Section 4 — Handling the Incumbent (10 min)

Section 5 — Pricing Conversation (10 min)

Section 6 — The Trap-Set for Renewal at Month 12 (5 min)

FAQ

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