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Form Builder to Document Generator

How an Interactive Document Generator Became a Powerful Lead Qualification Tool

Custom form builder powers sophisticated marketing tool that generates tailored PDF business cases — automating sales support while capturing and qualifying leads.

🚀 Results at a Glance

  • Automated Business Case Generation
  • 16-Page Personalized PDF Output
  • Lead Capture & Qualification
  • Built with Jacket Form Builder
  • Zero Development for Content Updates
Business Case Builder interface

The Challenge

KeyedIn, a Project Portfolio Management (PPM) software company, faced a common enterprise software challenge: prospects needed to build internal business cases to justify purchasing their solution. Sales teams spent significant time helping prospects create these documents, and prospects often struggled to articulate the business value to their stakeholders. KeyedIn wanted a tool that would help prospects build compelling business cases themselves while simultaneously capturing and qualifying leads.

The Solution: Interactive Business Case Builder

Guided Questionnaire

Users answer questions about their organization, stakeholders, requirements, timeline, and priorities through an intuitive multi-step form that guides them through building their business case.

Business case questionnaire
Step-by-Step Questionnaire

Dynamic PDF Generation

The system generates a comprehensive 16-page PDF document customized with the user's specific inputs, including budget estimates, stakeholder benefits, timeline recommendations, and prioritized requirements.

Generated PDF document
Personalized PDF Output

Intelligent Budget Calculation

Based on user roles, team size, and requirements, the tool automatically calculates estimated budget ranges, providing realistic cost expectations that help prospects plan their investment.

Budget calculation
Automated Budget Estimates

Requirements Prioritization

Users indicate which features are "must have," "nice to have," or "don't need," and the document presents their prioritized requirements in clear visual tables ready to share with stakeholders.

Educational Content Integration

Each generated document includes relevant educational content about PPM benefits, stakeholder considerations, ROI framework, and implementation best practices tailored to the user's situation.

Technical Implementation

Built with Jacket Form Builder

The entire tool was built using our Jacket CMS form builder module — demonstrating the sophisticated applications possible with well-designed form infrastructure beyond simple contact forms.

Conditional Logic and Calculations

Complex conditional logic shows relevant questions based on previous answers, while automatic calculations generate budget estimates, timeline projections, and requirement summaries.

PDF Document Assembly

User responses dynamically populate a comprehensive PDF template, including personalized content sections, calculated values, prioritized tables, and relevant educational material.

No-Code Content Management

Marketing team could update educational content, question text, budget calculations, and document sections without developer involvement — critical for a marketing tool needing frequent refinement.

Marketing Value

Lead Capture

Traditional Basic contact forms
With Tool Rich qualification data
Impact Detailed prospect insights

Prospect Education

Traditional Static whitepapers
With Tool Personalized guidance
Impact Higher engagement value

Sales Support

Traditional Manual by sales team
With Tool Automated self-service
Impact Freed sales time for qualified leads

Lead Qualification

Traditional Follow-up questions
With Tool Captured upfront
Impact Better sales prioritization

Prospect Buy-in

Traditional Generic pitch deck
With Tool Their own business case
Impact Stronger internal advocacy

What Made It Successful

Business case document example
Professional, Branded Output

💼 Genuine Value for Users

Rather than just capturing lead information, the tool provided real value — a professional business case document prospects could actually use internally. This motivated completion and sharing.

🎯 Qualification Through Engagement

The questions naturally qualified leads based on:

  • Organization size and user count
  • Budget expectations and timeline
  • Executive sponsorship level
  • Required features and priorities
  • Current process maturity

📚 Educational Content

Each document included relevant educational material about PPM benefits, implementation considerations, and ROI framework — positioning KeyedIn as a helpful expert.

⚡ Immediate Gratification

Users received their personalized document instantly — no waiting for sales follow-up or manual document creation. This instant value increased completion rates.

🔄 Marketing Team Autonomy

The marketing team could refine content, update budget calculations, add new questions, and adjust document sections without developer involvement — essential for an evolving marketing tool.

Technical Capabilities Demonstrated

Form Builder as Application Platform

The project showcased how our Jacket form builder could power sophisticated applications beyond simple forms — handling complex logic, calculations, and document generation.

Conditional Logic Engine

Advanced conditional display rules showed relevant questions based on previous answers, creating a personalized experience while keeping the form manageable.

Dynamic Calculations

Budget estimates, user counts, and timeline projections calculated in real-time based on user inputs, providing instant feedback and realistic expectations.

Template-Based PDF Generation

Professional 16-page documents assembled from templates, user data, conditional sections, and dynamic tables — all generated server-side for consistent, high-quality output.

Data Capture and Integration

All form submissions captured to database for sales team follow-up, with potential for CRM integration to automatically create qualified leads.

Why It Resonated

The Business Case Builder was "absolutely loved" because it solved multiple problems simultaneously:

For Marketing

Generated highly qualified leads with detailed information about needs, budget, timeline, and stakeholder alignment — far beyond typical form submissions.

For Sales

Prospects arrived pre-educated and already working on internal buy-in. The sales team could focus on qualified opportunities rather than educating every inquiry.

For Prospects

Received a professional, personalized document they could actually use to build internal consensus — genuine value rather than just another marketing asset download.

For the Company

Demonstrated technical sophistication while providing measurable marketing ROI — the tool itself was proof of their development capabilities.

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