Anyone can install the FDS skill. Certification is the program for individuals and teams that want to learn how to apply the full Forward Deployed Selling™ framework. The credential follows.
Certification is issued by Caerus Capital Group, LLC, which holds the FDS standard. It runs in cohorts. The charter cohort takes fifty individual practitioners, five consulting firms, and a first set of software partners.
Once certified, individuals carry the FDS Certified title on profile, pitch, and résumé. Firms display Powered by FDS on delivery surfaces. Software vendors license the mark for product packaging, documentation, and marketing.
Fifty seats. For individuals — sellers, sales engineers, operators — who want to learn the full FDS framework. Complete the curriculum and cohort meetings, demonstrate FDS on a real or simulated deal, and earn the FDS Certified title.
Five seats. For firms training their delivery teams in FDS. Complete the cohort, demonstrate FDS on real or simulated engagements, and earn the right to display Powered by FDS in pitches and case studies.
For software vendors building FDS into product. Apply, complete an integration audit, and license the Powered by FDS mark for product, packaging, documentation, and marketing.
Charter applications open later this year. Email your application and we'll reach out when the window opens.
Cohort timing and certification fees are disclosed at acceptance.