Download This template provides a structured engagement evaluation and learning log that Customer Success teams use throughout the lifecycle of a customer initiative. Separate worksheets capture insights from onboarding, adoption planning, adoption implementation, and multiple stages of value realization. Each stage records challenges solved, lessons learned, tools or templates created, supporting resources, process improvements, [...]
Download This template is used to track challenges or change requirements that arise during the value realization phase of a customer initiative. It allows Customer Success teams to document the issue, assess its impact on the adoption initiative, define corrective actions, assign ownership, and monitor progress toward resolution. By capturing deadlines, completion status, and [...]
Download This checklist template helps Customer Success professionals verify that the key activities required for successful value realization are being completed throughout a customer engagement. It guides the CSM through a structured review of research, onboarding, adoption planning and implementation, progress measurement, customer communication, renewal readiness, expansion opportunities, and customer advocacy. Each item can [...]
Download This resource provides an adoption readiness checklist used to confirm that all planning, preparation, and coordination activities required for a successful adoption initiative have been completed before launch. The checklist helps Customer Success teams verify that project outcomes, process changes, impacted users, training requirements, communications, resources, and risk mitigation plans have all been [...]
Download This resource provides a structured adoption planning template designed to help Customer Success teams organize and manage the activities required to support successful customer adoption of a new solution, process, or capability. The template guides teams through identifying impacted stakeholder groups, documenting required changes, planning communications, training, and support, and systematically tracking potential [...]
Download This topic introduces an adoption planning checklist used to capture the key information required to prepare and execute a customer adoption initiative. The checklist guides Customer Success Managers and customer stakeholders through documenting objectives, impacted user groups, required capabilities and processes, training needs, implementation considerations, and success measurements. By working through each section, [...]
Part three of three about common CSM traps and pitfalls. This part provides a discussion on pitfalls 5 to 7, namely lack of insight into customers' needs, too much time spent on admin, and lack of best practice resources. Pitfall 5: A Lack of Insight Into Your Customer's Business Pitfall 6: Too Much [...]
Part one of three about common CSM traps and pitfalls. This part provides an overview of some of the most common problems, challenges, traps and pitfalls that CSMs might encounter and a discussion on pitfalls 1 and 2, namely doing too much for each customer, and not leaving time for CPD. Common CSM [...]
Part two of three about common CSM traps and pitfalls. This part provides a discussion on pitfalls 3 and 4, namely not understanding your own success strategy, and focusing on technical instead of business issues. Pitfall 3: Not Understanding Your Own Company's Customer Success Strategy Pitfall 4: Focusing on Technical Instead of Business [...]
An overview of the principles benefits to both customer and supplier of having a partner/partner relationship approach rather than a buyer/supplier relationship, together with an explanation of the "shared risks, share rewards" model. The Partnering Approach The "Shared Risks, Shared Rewards" Model