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, [...]
Download This resource provides an onboarding activity checklist template used to plan, track, and evaluate the individual tasks required to complete a customer onboarding initiative. The template helps Customer Success teams break onboarding into specific activities, document the expected outputs of each task, define the customer and company outcomes the activity supports, and track [...]
Download This resource provides an onboarding project plan template used to structure and manage the activities required to deliver a customer onboarding initiative. The template helps Customer Success teams document the objectives of the onboarding program, identify the stakeholders involved, define impacted user groups, and outline how progress will be measured and reported. It [...]
Download This resource provides an onboarding requirements questionnaire template used to collect and organize the information needed to plan a successful customer onboarding initiative. The template helps Customer Success teams document key customer details, identify the products and services involved, capture onboarding milestones, and define the communication, training, certification, and support needs of each [...]
Download This resource provides an onboarding scoring matrix used to quickly estimate the likely complexity of a customer onboarding initiative. The tool allows Customer Success teams to score key factors such as solution complexity, required customization, adoption needs, and customer maturity. The combined score produces a simple indicator of onboarding complexity, helping teams determine [...]
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
A discussion on who benefits from customer success management and how customer success management can be used during sales and marketing activities to help differentiate the solution from competitors' offerings. Who Benefits from Customer Success Management? Customer Success Management as a Sales Feature
Part two of a two part discussion on tools and templates. In this part, the general benefits of tools and templates are described, and there are overviews of the tools and templates for Practical CSM Framework Phases 4, 5, 6 and 7. Using Tools & Templates within Phase 4: Adoption Planning Using Tools [...]
Part one of a two part discussion on tools and templates. In this part, the general benefits of tools and templates are described, and there are overviews of the tools and templates for Practical CSM Framework Phases 1, 2 and 3. Using Tools & Templates Using Tools & Templates within Phase 1: Preparation [...]
A reminder of the value of using a best practice framework to enable maximum productivity and efficiency whilst maintaining quality standards and ensuring consistency across a team. Using a Best Practice Framework