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See how a professional services automation (PSA) software can enhance your business operations. Unlock productivity and growth potential.
5
MIN READ
How professional services automation can help streamline business processes
Discover how professional services automation and PSA tools can optimize workflows and boost efficiency in your business.
5
MIN READ
How to boost customer experience with high-touch onboarding
Discover high-touch onboarding, its benefits, an 8-step guide, and the ultimate tool for a quality, high-touch onboarding experience.
5
MIN READ
Automatically track and measure Time-to-Value with Rocketlane's Interval IQ
Effortlessly measure and optimize TTV with Interval IQ. Automate tracking, benchmark performance, and keep projects on track for success.
5
MIN READ
A 5-stage customer onboarding process and flow chart (with templates)
See what a customer onboarding process flow chart is and why you need one. Also, discover the five essential stages with templates for each.
5
MIN READ
What is a price quote (and how do you write up a good one?)
A step-by-step guide on how to make a quote and some essential tips for developing an efficient quoting process.
7
MIN READ
Project billing: A complete guide to all stages and types
Learn about project billing and its different types and stages. Also, discover 10 tips to improve your billing process, including a tool
5
MIN READ
Pre-onboarding for customers: The what, why, and how
Learn about pre-onboarding for customers and why it matters. Discover 9 key tips for a powerful pre-onboarding strategy and a tool for it.
5
MIN READ
Meet SmartFill: Access project information within seconds!
Say goodbye to manual data entry and hello to Rocketlane's new SmartFill feature. Save time by retrieving project details in seconds!
7
MIN READ
Client Management 101: Strategies to build strong client relationships
Learn all about client management, and discover the strategies and tools to deploy for building strong client relationships.
5
MIN READ
5 best user onboarding software: features, pros and cons
Learn all about user onboarding software, its importance, and 5 best options. Also discover the ultimate tool for smooth customer onboarding
5
MIN READ
Customer Onboarding Software: Best Features + Tools
Pick the best customer onboarding software for your business. Also, explore what features to look for in a customer onboarding platform.
5
MIN READ
Keeping customers accountable and engaged during onboarding
Donna Weber, customer onboarding expert, shares best practices on how to drive customer engagement by building trust, delivering value early
5
MIN READ
7 great client onboarding templates (+ A 23-point checklist)
Use these seven thorough client onboarding templates. Bonus: get a 23-point checklist for a powerful client onboarding experience.
5
MIN READ
The 10 steps to executing a flawless kickoff meeting
Discover 10 simple steps to pull off a successful kickoff meeting. Also, explore a tool that simplifies the rest of the onboarding journey.
5
MIN READ
The importance of hiring a customer onboarding specialist
Customer onboarding specialists are crucial for successful customer onboarding and avoiding churn. Find out about their skills and more
7
MIN READ
7 client onboarding best practices (+ a tool to boost results)
Explore the 7 best practices for effective client onboarding. Also, discover a unique tool that makes the client onboarding smooth.
5
MIN READ
Decoding the State of Customer Onboarding 2023
Customer onboarding expert and author of 'Onboarding Matters' Donna Weber released Rocketlane's 2023 survey report on all things onboarding.
5
MIN READ
4 critical customer onboarding challenges and how to overcome them
Discover the four main customer onboarding challenges and their causes. Also discover a way to streamline your customer onboarding.
4
MIN READ
How to create a project plan in 3 easy steps
Learn how to create a perfect project plan in 3 easy steps. Or, download the free project plan template available below and get started.
5
MIN READ
The 5 best time tracking apps to take into 2024
Streamline resource management with the best time tracking software and tools. Enhance productivity and team efficiency. Prevent burnout!
5
MIN READ
A RACI chart for effective cross-functional collaboration
Explore how the strategic use of RACI charts boosts cross-functional collaboration and optimizes overall project execution
5
MIN READ
Unlock operational excellence with PSA software
Discover how PSA software drives operational excellence in professional services automation. Learn from successful implementations.
5
MIN READ
PSA vs. CRM: Which is right for your business?
Learn the key differences between PSA and CRM systems and discover which one is the best fit for your business needs.
5
MIN READ
How to write an effective project mission statement
Explore what a project mission statement is. Also, learn its purpose, when to draft it, and how to draft it effectively. 
7
MIN READ
Strategies for improving your project's profit margin
Discover effective strategies for enhancing project profitability, increasing project margin, maximizing revenue, and boosting your revenue
5
MIN READ
How to maximize the ROI of PSA software: Benefits and key metrics
Stop contemplating whether or not to invest in a PSA tool. Here's a guide on maximizing the ROI of PSA, benefits, and key metrics to track.
5
MIN READ
What to include in your implementation-to-customer-success handoff
Discover key tips and best practices for a successful implementation-to-customer success handoff and set up customers for long-term success.
7
MIN READ
What is a retainer and how does it work? (+types and benefits)
A retainer agreement involves paying a recurring fee for ongoing services. Discover its different types, benefits, and best practices.
5
MIN READ
A customer onboarding template for every step of onboarding
Easy-to-use, customizable, free customer onboarding templates that will bring you success at every stage of the onboarding process.
5
MIN READ
The 10-step client onboarding checklist every business needs
Learn how to start your projects perfectly with this 10-step client onboarding checklist. Plus, meet a tool that simplifies the process.
6
MIN READ
New customer onboarding for B2B fintech companies
Abhishek Vora, Head of Customer Success at Mosaic.tech, shares their success formula for implementations, and onboarding best practices
5
MIN READ
20+ questions to ask while onboarding your customer
A customer onboarding questionnaire helps you understand customer expectations and provide them with a delightful experience.
5
MIN READ
How to leverage customer onboarding to reduce churn
Learn how you can significantly reduce churn with a better customer onboarding experience
7
MIN READ
Getting to the root cause of problems in project management
The 'why' comes first, and the 'how' comes later.
5
MIN READ
Customer onboarding templates for every stage of your onboarding journey
Easy-to-use, customizable, free customer onboarding templates that will bring you success at every stage of the onboarding process.
5
MIN READ
Project Management Basics: Innovation Management
Traditional project management models focused almost exclusively on delivery have made way for problem-solving.
7
MIN READ
Everything you need to know about Agile Project Management
Learn how you can adopt the Agile framework to deliver high-velocity projects without compromising on quality
10
MIN READ
Project Management Basics: Risk Management
To manage risk, it’s essential to have a clear and precise definition of what the project is tasked to deliver.
10
MIN READ
The quick client onboarding checklist every business needs
Getting a client onboard shouldn't feel like rocket science. Here's a handy checklist that'll help you provide them with a smooth ride.
10
MIN READ
The ultimate checklist for a successful go-live [free template]
Go-live implementations and a best practices checklist for a triumphant go-live every single time.
5
MIN READ
What is a project kickoff meeting? (+ free template)
Project kickoff meetings and a free-to-use template
5
MIN READ
What is a resource tracker? (+ a free template)
Resource tracking for optimum resource management and a free-to-use resource tracker template
5
MIN READ
How to nail your project delivery [free template]
Project delivery tips and a free-to-use template
5
MIN READ
Creating the perfect project tracker [+ free template]
Project Trackers 101 and a free-to-use project tracker template.
3
MIN READ
How to write a Statement of Work [Free Template]
What an SOW is, why you need it, how to create one, and a free customizable template
3
MIN READ
How to create a project communication plan [free template]
A project communication plan enables smooth project execution. Here's how to create one (plus free template!)
3
MIN READ
What is a Sales-to-Customer-Success handoff? [+Free Template]
A smooth Sales-to-Customer-Success Handoff is crucial to preventing ruptures in the customer relationship. Here's how to nail it.
7
MIN READ
Introducing The Customer Onboarding Maturity Model
Launching v0 of our customer onboarding maturity model. Use as is or adapt to your organization.
2
MIN READ
How to Create a Project Risk Register [Free Template]
Tips, best practices, and a fully customizable, easy-to-use Project Risk Register template that is a perfect fit for any project
3
MIN READ
How to create a stakeholder register with free template
What a stakeholder register is, why you need it, and a 100% customizable template
5
MIN READ
A checklist for creating customer onboarding journeys
If you’re looking to develop or tweak your customer onboarding methodology, this 20-point checklist is a great starting point.
3
MIN READ
How to Make A RACI Chart for A Project [Free Template]
Everything you need to know about the RACI chart, complete with best practices, and a free, ready-to-use template
3
MIN READ
A Guide to perfecting your Sales-to-Service handoff [Free Template]
How your sales-to-service handoff happens sets the tone for your customer onboarding projects. Here's how to nail it (plus free template!)
3
MIN READ
How to create a project status report [Free Template]
A 100% customizable Project Status Report template to communicate the progress of your project efficiently and effectively. Download now.
5
MIN READ
How to Create a Project Charter [Free Template]
How to create a project charter that everyone on your team will love. Plus a free template!
5
MIN READ
How value delivery is a game changer for SaaS businesses
...and why customer onboarding is your trump card
7
MIN READ
Strategies for sustained onboarding success: Leveraging proactive engagement
Heather Spencer, Manager - Customer Onboarding at 1Password, shares insights, and strategies for sustaining success in customer onboarding.
4
MIN READ
Maximizing impact: Lean teams in large client rollouts
Learn to maximize impact with lean implementation teams and the process of scaling documentation and training for larger implementations.
7
MIN READ
Using the pre-sales phase as groundwork for customer onboarding
Alex Laverty, Director - CS @ People.ai, talks about ensuring high user adoption post customer onboarding, and the Discovery Scorecard.
5
MIN READ
Customer onboarding best practices from Rocketlane
Vishnu Prasad, Solutions and Onboarding Lead at Rocketlane, shares all the details on the four-pillar approach to customer onboarding.
5
MIN READ
Tactics for complex customer onboarding journeys
Mahesh Motiramani, Director of Customer Success at Dataiku, shares insights and inputs to help you navigate complicated customer onboarding
5
MIN READ
Using EBRs to build strong customer relationships
Alisha Hardoon, CSM at Robin, shares how you can make the most of executive business reviews (EBRs) and build a strong foundation for them.
5
MIN READ
What it takes for CS and Product teams to collaborate successfully
Learn tips and best practices to help your CS and Product teams collaborate towards shared success from this Implementation Stories session
5
MIN READ
Supercharging customer onboarding with a consultative approach
Brittany (Yandura) Preseau, Senior Customer Success Manager at Fieldguide, shares how you can have consultative customer onboarding journeys
5
MIN READ
Using data to digitize customer success at your organization
Daria, Senior Customer Journey Manager at Amplitude, on how they leveraged data to improve their customer journeys across segments
5
MIN READ
BombBomb’s prescriptive approach to product adoption
On BombBomb's iterative approach to developing a mind-blowing onboarding experience for their customers
5
MIN READ
Making data-driven customer onboarding decisions
Katie Clark on the importance of onboarding metrics, their impact on decision-making, and more
7
MIN READ
Samantha Wong on Scaling Customer Onboarding at Front
How onboarding evolved at Front, and lessons from their CS journey
10
MIN READ
Effective change management during customer onboarding
The CS Head at Ada Health talked about how change management can aid in getting users to adopt your product before go-live
10
MIN READ
GetResponse’s customer onboarding playbook
Learn how to choose the right customer onboarding model for your product.
3
MIN READ
When lives are on the line: Customer onboarding under pressure
Meg Lovell of Everbridge on her learnings from high-stress, high impact customer onboarding journeys
7
MIN READ
The right tech stack for high-touch customer onboarding
Kapiche's onboarding methodology, how to shorten TTV, using the right tools for onboarding, and more.
7
MIN READ
Inflexion: Darwinbox’s six-step customer implementation framework
Soham Basak, who heads Delivery and Customer Onboarding at Darwinbox, explains Darwinbox's fail-safe implementation process
5
MIN READ
Delivering a mindblowing customer onboarding program
Aditya Maheshwari talks about how the AppsFlyer team turned inconsistent onboarding around to delight customers
3
MIN READ
Decoding customer onboarding at Insent
The Insent team shares their approach to onboarding, their challenges, successes, and learnings from onboarding 50+ customers in two years
3
MIN READ
Nailing customer onboarding using the Project Management approach
How using project management principles to your onboarding projects makes the experience better for customers
5
MIN READ
Getting effort estimation right and winning over customer expectations
Deepa talks about estimation models, its four essential components, and takes us through a sample estimation exercise
5
MIN READ
Alex Farmer on the role of the CSM in successful customer onboarding
Alex Farmer, VP - Customer Success @ Cognite, tells us how the CS team can add value to your customer onboarding journey
5
MIN READ
How quality customer education enhances value delivery
Brittany Lockwood, CSM at Dealpath, walks us through her experiences and learnings from her CS and CE journey
5
MIN READ
Jeff Kushmerek on creating specialized customer implementation teams
Jeff Kushmerek shares lessons on customer implementation processes and methodologies from his extensive implementation experience
3
MIN READ
High-touch vs. self-serve customer onboarding for SMBs
Richard shared his experiences with customer onboarding, the reasons for Crew’s switch to a low-touch onboarding model, and more
3
MIN READ
Branch.io's High-touch Onboarding for Experienced Customers
Apoorva shares how she designs differentiated onboarding journeys for different customer segments
3
MIN READ
The impact of culture on customer project execution
In this session, Alex spoke to us about customer onboarding execution and success in a multi-geography environment having cultural barriers.
3
MIN READ
Nimesh of Rockmetric on onboarding enterprise customers in finance
Nimesh Mehta, founder and CEO of Rockmetric, shares his honest reflections on his implementation journey
3
MIN READ
How Innovaccer does customer onboarding and implementation
Ashish Singh, Head, Customer Engineering & Analytics at Innovaccer, about Innovaccer’s data-focused approach and more
3
MIN READ
WebEngage's approach to complex customer onboarding journeys
Jharna talks about the huge role that onboarding plays in WebEngage's customer success journey
4
MIN READ
How Pando onboarded 20 enterprise clients in two years
Nigamanth Srivatsan, Director - CS @ Pando, a freight management SaaS company, shares the lessons learnt from onboarding enterprise clients
5
MIN READ
Resource forecasting for professional services firms
Discover how resource forecasting helps professional services firms manage their client projects and allocate resources effectively.
5
MIN READ
The ultimate resource planning and management guide 2024
Everything you need to know about resource planning & resource management in 2024. Discover strategies, tips, and insights for your business
6
MIN READ
6 steps to foolproof project planning: A comprehensive project plan guide
Learn how to create a project plan in 6 easy steps. This guide provides tips and techniques for successful project execution.
7
MIN READ
A introduction to project management metrics
Learn how to effectively utilize project management metrics for project success and improved performance.
5
MIN READ
How to create a Gantt chart for your project
Learn how to create a Gantt chart for effective project management and planning in this step-by-step guide.
7
MIN READ
A guide to project-based accounting
Learn all about project-based accounting and project management to optimize project profitability. Discover tips on how to implement it.
7
MIN READ
How to build a workload management plan that boosts efficiency
Learn how to build a workload management plan to improve productivity. Discover how workload management improves employee satisfaction.
5
MIN READ
Your ultimate guide to project assumptions
A quick guide to project assumptions: Identify, document, and manage assumptions effectively with best practices to improve project delivery
6
MIN READ
Mastering resource allocation: A 6-step guide to success
Wondering how to track resource allocation for your organization? Here is a guide to resource allocation and steps to track it effectively.
7
MIN READ
Tips for effective communication during customer onboarding
Discover how effective communication positively impacts business growth and 10 best practices for customer onboarding communication.
7
MIN READ
How to become a resource manager: A complete guide
Learn how to start your career, develop essential skills, and excel in this role of resource manager with our comprehensive guide.
7
MIN READ
Choosing the best project management tool for your business
A comprehensive guide on project management software, their must-have features, and everything you need to find the best PM tool.
5
MIN READ
How to create a project roadmap in 6 simple steps
Explore the importance, rationale, and practical steps in creating a project roadmap, enabling you to maximize your project's success.
7
MIN READ
How you can improve project profitability with Rocketlane's PSA capabilities
Discover key strategies for improving project profitability by maximizing efficiency and resource utilization with Rocketlane's PSA feature
8
MIN READ
Optimizing billable utilization for success (+3 other valuable metrics)
Learn how to measure, optimize, and improve your company’s billable utilization rate. Our comprehensive guide explains all the points.
5
MIN READ
Project risk management for professional services businesses
Learn how Professional Services use PSA to manage project risks efficiently. Improve project outcomes.
7
MIN READ
A guide to implementing PSA software for services business
Increase productivity and billable utilization with the help of PSA software. Learn how to implement one for your services deliveries.
5
MIN READ
The beginner's guide to PSA software: All your questions answered
PSA Software from the Rocketlane PSA helps you to manage time tracking, projects management & resource management.
5
MIN READ
How to build an effective customer onboarding playbook
Discover everything about what a customer onboarding playbook is, why you need one, and six critical onboarding plays to include.
5
MIN READ
The Ultimate Guide to Client Onboarding in 2023
Discover the steps and best practices for efficient client onboarding. Also, explore a powerful tool that makes client onboarding a breeze.
5
MIN READ
The Ultimate Guide to Client Onboarding in 2023
Discover the steps and best practices for efficient client onboarding. Also, explore a powerful tool that makes client onboarding a breeze.
5
MIN READ
Tips to build an effective customer onboarding playbook
A customer onboarding playbook brings consistency to your onboardings and helps provide delightful and collaborative customer experiences
10
MIN READ
Client Onboarding 101: Day One and Beyond
The 'what' and 'why' of client onboarding
10
MIN READ
A guide to client onboarding for marketing and content agencies
The only guide you'll ever need, plus tools you can use to up your client onboarding game.
5
MIN READ
A guide to handling escalations during customer onboarding
Why escalations happen during customer onboarding and how you can avoid them
3
MIN READ
Tips for crafting an effective customer onboarding methodology
Customer onboarding has been mostly a reactive process for businesses. Here's how you can change that for yours.
4
MIN READ
How to pick the right customer onboarding software [Free RFP]
Your onboarding platform can make or break your customer experience. Here's how to ensure you choose the right one (plus a free RFP!)
7
MIN READ
The Ultimate Guide to SaaS Customer Onboarding
Tips, tricks, best practices to create the best customer onboarding process
3
MIN READ
How to build a customer onboarding framework
Five factors that decide the success of your customer onboarding project, and how to set yourself up for success
2
MIN READ
DCAA Compliance Checklist: 3 Critical Steps to Ensure Your Business Meets All Requirements
Here are 3 steps you must follow to be DCAA compliant.
2
MIN READ
What is DCAA compliance?
What is DCAA compliance, and how to get it.
5
MIN READ
3 years and a Series B later: Rocketlane's journey and the road ahead
We bagged $24M in Series B funding round, marking a significant milestone in our journey.
3
MIN READ
Introducing Rocketlane Academy: Elevate your success in project delivery
Rocketlane Academy is crafted to help navigate your self-learning journey with Rocketlane, with ease and confidence.
4
MIN READ
Rocketlane achieves SOC1 Type 2 compliance
Rocketlane achieves SOC1 Type 2 compliance and remains compliant for SOC2 Type 2.
5
MIN READ
Gainsight Pulse 2022: Our top 10 takeaways
Read all about the insights we took away from Gainsight Pulse 2022, the biggest Customer Success event of the year.
3
MIN READ
Rocketlane Named a 2022 Gartner® Cool Vendor in Technology Go-to-Market
Can't keep calm, but definitely keeping our cool.
5
MIN READ
Propel22: The world’s only customer onboarding conference
Everything you need to know about Rocketlane's two-day, global customer onboarding event
3
MIN READ
Announcing Rocketlane’s $18M Series A Funding
This marks the start of an exciting new chapter not only for our team, but also for our customers
3
MIN READ
Rocketlane advances to SOC 2 Type 2 Compliance and Certification
We’re thrilled to announce the next milestone: our SOC 2 Type 2 certification.
3
MIN READ
Decoding the State of Customer Onboarding in 2022 ft. Donna Weber
We had Donna Weber release our customer onboarding survey report. Read on for key takeaways from the webinar.
2
MIN READ
Lessons learnt from building a company through a pandemic
Insights and learnings from things that went right and things that didn't, as we built Rocketlane
2
MIN READ
Rocketlane: The Origin Story
How it all began, how far we have come, and the way forward.
3
MIN READ
Meet Rocketlane: The all-in-one workspace for customer projects
Get ready to chuck your spreadsheets, documents, email reminders, and poor customer onboarding!
5
MIN READ
Creating early wins with the first value delivery framework
Getting your customers to realize value during the onboarding phase can set you up for success
10
MIN READ
Strategies for effective go-lives and solution adoption
Onboarding is more than just checklists and project management
7
MIN READ
Establishing successful KPIs: Meg Lovell for Propel22
Meg Lovell walks us through constructing and leveraging KPIs for onboarding success
7
MIN READ
How CS Ops helps drive smooth customer onboarding
Expectation gaps in onboarding and how CS Ops can bridge them
8
MIN READ
Accelerating customer onboarding outcomes with value mapping
How to apply Matthew May's Value Gap Map for accelerated onboarding outcomes
10
MIN READ
Why customer onboarding is tough - war room stories
Jeff tells us why we feel onboarding is challenging and how it can be made simple.
12
MIN READ
Customer onboarding challenges from Seed to Series B
From real scenarios at Chili Piper, learn what to do and what not to do when scaling from Seed to Series B.
12
MIN READ
What no one tells you about scaling customer onboarding teams
How to think about scaling an onboarding team: metrics, hiring, and more
18
MIN READ
Handling critical moments in the customer journey
The science behind customer experiences and how you can leverage it to increase renewals and expansions
10
MIN READ
QBRs are stupid, and OBRs are smart: Aaron Thompson for Propel22
Why you should favor OBRs over QBRs, and an auditing template to get you started
12
MIN READ
Creating your first 15 training videos: Bill Cushard for Propel22
You don't have to be an exceptional designer to create your training videos. Do it simple. Learn from the expert, Bill Cushard.
12
MIN READ
The Post-Sale SCALING™ Framework: Rod Cherkas for Propel22
How you can package your services offering to support fast growth.
10
MIN READ
Creating a customer onboarding motion that'll scale with you
Learnings and insights on setting up an onboarding motion that grows with the organization.
8
MIN READ
Customer Onboarding and the company organizational chart
Wondering where in your org chart your onboarding team fits in? Read on.
12
MIN READ
How to design and implement a customer onboarding process
How do you go about designing and implementing a solid onboarding process? Lincoln Murphy has a few pointers for you.
10
MIN READ
Leveraging customer intelligence for onboarding success
The way forward is data driven. Learn how leveraging customer intelligence can help with onboarding success.
10
MIN READ
Who thinks you're customer-centric? You or your customers?
How to turn the spotlight on your customers and deliver a superior customer experience, truly.
7
MIN READ
Propel22: We're just getting started!
The world’s first-ever customer onboarding conference was a huge success!
10
MIN READ
Scaling Onboarding at Hubspot: Aaron Jones for Propel22
Read on to understand how Hubspot has been scaling up its onboarding process to serve customers in 120 different countries
12
MIN READ
What to do when you are delaying your customer's success
The key to customer success is preparing them for onboarding even before the phase has begun.
10
MIN READ
Starting the renewal at “Hello”: Emilia D'Anzica for Propel22
If you're not onboarding customers right within their first 100 days, then there's no way you can expect them to be repeat customers.
10
MIN READ
Using Customer Onboarding to Accelerate Expansion and NRR
Why is Net Retention Rate important, really?
8
MIN READ
Customer Onboarding: AHA! or WTF?: Lincoln Murphy for Propel22
What failed and great onboarding experiences look like.
6
MIN READ
5 ways to hold clients accountable during customer onboarding
Preflighters share insights and strategies to make customers accountable and equal partners in the customer onboarding journey
5
MIN READ
Improving client project delivery in professional services firms
Preethie Vimalan and Mark Sloan from the Preflight community share insights on improving client project delivery in PS firms.
5
MIN READ
How to increase NPS engagement and response rates
Explore effective strategies to enhance your in-app NPS response rates, optimize feedback collection, and drive meaningful engagement
6
MIN READ
Best practices and timelines for effective post-SOW customer engagement
The Preflight community shares tips and best practices on how to manage post-SOW resource assignments and non-billable time effectively
6
MIN READ
Preflight Conversations: Streamlining your customer onboarding process to manage customer delays
Learn how to manage customer delays in onboarding with strategies like setting expectations, using SOWs, and "On Hold" processes.
6
MIN READ
Packaging, positioning, and pricing post-sale services
Key takeaways from the Preflight community on how companies can effectively package and position post-sale services
3
MIN READ
Customer onboarding and training during high growth
Preflighters share insights and strategies to make customer training and education during onboarding effective and scalable.
6
MIN READ
Defining onboarding phases for highly configurable multi-module products
Explore the rationale of packaging services products and the essential elements needed to package them efficiently based on customer needs.
5
MIN READ
The Preflight LaunchPad: Featuring Donna Weber
Industry experts and professionals discuss how to enhance customer engagement and streamline customer onboarding processes.
6
MIN READ
Enhancing customer implementations with launch materials
Explore insights from industry experts on the types of launch materials that can be provided during customer implementations.
5
MIN READ
Building early customer onboarding and implementation teams
Setting up a dedicated customer onboarding and implementation team is the first step toward good customer engagement and adoption.
5
MIN READ
Should CS and PS org teams report to the same leader?
Explore best practices, leadership insights on customer success and professional services for effective organizational structure
5
MIN READ
CCO Masterclass with Rod Cherkas: Strategies and skills to develop into a successful CCO
Learn how to build relevant skills for your career and how to harness various tools and resources to enhance your work-life balance.
5
MIN READ
Building a Customer Success Center of Excellence
Lessons from the launch of Scaling CS: Building the CS Center of Excellence, a book by Chitra Madhwacharyula and Shreesha Ramdas.
5
MIN READ
Build trust with customers during the onboarding phase
The Preflight Community launched the local chapter of Utah in Lehi on the 11th of April with The Preflight Huddle!
5
MIN READ
CSM’s role in customer onboarding: Strategy vs. execution
Laura Kightlinger, VP of Customer Success - International at Seismic discusses CSMs balancing between onboarding strategy and execution
7
MIN READ
Resource allocation for long implementation cycles
Preflight Community discussed allocating the right resources to overcome inefficiencies during longer implementation cycles.
5
MIN READ
Who should own user training in the post-sales org?
In a recent conversation the Preflight Community discusses who should own end-user trainings when the product is complex.
5
MIN READ
Training remote Customer Success and Support teams
Training remote Customer Success and Support teams can be tricky. Learn from these CS leaders on how to nail it
5
MIN READ
Building customer-centricity into your post-sale journeys
Rebecca Nerad, VP - CS @ FourKites, talked about lessons learnt from her CS career, best practices for post-sales functions, and more
5
MIN READ
Internal metrics to track for customer onboarding teams
Preflighters share internal metrics you can track at your organization that will help you better your team's performance
5
MIN READ
Delinquent customers in onboarding
Unresponsive, disengaged customers present a potential threat of churning in the long term.
5
MIN READ
Repeatable templates for customer onboarding
How do you share onboarding tasks you need your customers to complete, like providing access, creating technical users, and the like?
5
MIN READ
All things product-led growth and digital customer success
We hosted a panel of incredible leaders and experts on the Preflight Community Deep Dives to discuss product-led growth and digital CS
5
MIN READ
Customer onboarding roles and job titles
Is the title 'Onboarding Manager' evocative of employee onboarding more than customer onboarding? How do you deal with that?
5
MIN READ
Where in the org chart should you place Customer Support?
Members of the Preflight community discuss the ideal reporting structure for Customer Support teams.
5
MIN READ
Building a customer onboarding team? Start here
Preflight community discusses the foundational building blocks that helped them build a successful customer onboarding org at their company.
5
MIN READ
The impact of budget changes on the post-sales org
With the economic downturn leading to organizations tightening their purse strings, how are their post-sales functions affected?
5
MIN READ
Common customer onboarding challenges and how to overcome them
CS and onboarding leaders discuss customer onboarding challenges and strategies to overcome them
5
MIN READ
Customer onboarding and why it's hard
Jeff Kushmerek, CEO & Founder of Infinite Renewals, talked about the role of customer onboarding in helping retain your customers
5
MIN READ
Four customer onboarding strategies for happy end users
Dana Soza, CEO of Dana Soza Consulting, shares with us tried and tested methods to onboard end users
5
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Customer onboarding and CS during the economic downturn
Snippets from the conversations at Preflight Huddle - New York
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Data and metrics to track for post-sale processes
Snippets from the conversations at Preflight Huddle - San Francisco.
5
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Thank you for believing in the Preflight Community
One of our first in-person events, and the resounding support we received for them.
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Sales-to-customer-implementation handoff: Best practices
Preflighters discuss how to ensure your sales to onboarding handoffs go smoothly and plan seamless integrations
5
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How pre- and post-sales interactions impact your business
... and what you can do to make them work for you
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Designing your customer onboarding and adoption journey
Jan Young, Senior Consultant at The Success League, on implementing effective onboarding and adoption journeys
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Customer onboarding vs. customer implementation
Preflighters discuss whether a nuanced definition brings clarity and helps you communicate better to internal and external stakeholders
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Helping customers realize value with your product
On how customers can achieve value realization with your product, and how value realization can help find better solutions for customers.
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Who should own customer onboarding?
You want to ensure that your customers see value in your product or service. Who would you assign this mighty task to?
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Best practices for measuring time to value
For those who are curious about how other organizations measure their TTV.
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Collecting feedback on your customer onboarding process
What can your customer success teams use to strategize smooth onboarding?
5
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All About the Net Promoter Score (NPS)
How to tailor your NPS for your business and more
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Berlin Office Hours: Driving PS and CS teams towards outcomes
Key takeaways from Preflight's Berlin Office Hours session on driving Professional Services and Customer Success teams towards outcomes.
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Preflight Conversations : How To Beat The Monday Blues
Monday might not be the busiest day of the week, yet the very idea that it’s a Monday evokes a sense of dread. Here's how to beat the blues
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Getting into Customer Success and what to do when you get there
Contemplating a career in CS? Start here
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UK Office Hours: Customer Success Metrics to Track in 2022
James Stuart - hackajob, Alex Farmer - Cognite, and Tom Purcell - Kluster discuss top CS metrics and how to track them.
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Key customer onboarding metrics and how to measure them
Srinivasan Shanker of Freshworks and Srikrishnan Ganesan of Rocketlane demystify metrics for customer onboarding
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On Creating Successful Customer Onboarding Plans
Leila Tan of Tessian and Kieran Bowker of SafetyCulture talk about creating successful plans and best practices for customer onboarding
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11 Takeaways on Customer Onboarding Strategy
Takeaways from Preflight Delhi's Office Hours with Varun Goel, Head of CS at Zendesk
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Customer onboarding trends to watch out for
Takeaways from Preflight Chennai's Office Hours with Srikrishnan Ganesan, CEO & Co-founder @ Rocketlane
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Setting up a Customer Success Enablement function
Sisira Mallampalli, Manager - Customer Success Enablement & Training @ Whatfix, how a dedicated CS Enablement function can support CS teams
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Transitioning clients between CSMs
Learn how Customer Success teams can smoothly handle the account transition between CSMs
3
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Resources to share during the customer onboarding journey
Recommendations from Preflighters on what resources to share during customer onboarding.
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When to start invoicing customers: before or after implementation?
Is invoicing a touchy subject when you're building customer relationships?
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Balancing the human touch and tech in customer onboarding
Renata Kashiwaya Pinheiro, VP-CS at WeGift tells us how CS teams can strike the right balance between tech and the human touch in onboarding
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What to do when your sales team overpromises to a customer
So the sales team should’ve said “NO”, but ended up saying “YES!”. What now?
3
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Cracking pre-sale engagement for enterprise customer implementations
Jeff Kushmerek and Andrew Fraser share best practices and plans for acing pre-sales engagements with customers
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Managing customer expectations and escalations
We kickstarted Deep Dives, a monthly discussion where experts discuss in-depth an implementation and customer onboarding topic
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Thank You to Our Preflight Community Members!
A gratitude note to members of the Preflight community for making it a great avenue for learning and knowledge exchange
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Four strategies to improve product adoption
Tips from Preflight members on how to handle it when your customer's team is slow to adopt your product
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Maintaining Mental Wellness Through Stressful Workweeks
Members of the Preflight community share stress management tips
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Top Leading and Lagging Customer Success Metrics
Varun Goel of Zendesk and Aditya Maheshwari of AppsFlyer on the leading and lagging CS metrics to track and how to use them to improve CX
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A recipe for revenue retention: Professional services and customer success alignment
At Propel23, Annie Stefano and Sabina Pons shared the ingredients for professional services and customer success team alignment.
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The role of CS Ops in success planning
Todd and Corinne share their insights on the four pillars of post-sales success planning, and how they can help you delight customers.
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Customer success qualified lead (CSQL) revenue begins at "I do"
All about the different types of revenue, what it costs to acquire them, CSQLs, and the impact of customer onboarding on the revenue stream.
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Expert strategies for effective implementation and service packaging
Discover Jeff Kushamerek's proven methods for successful implementations and packaging. Read more!
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F1 X Airbnb: Rev up your post-sales org
Learn how to design an exceptional customer onboarding process and optimize customer journeys. Gain inspiration from Airbnb and F1.
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Building a global implementation function - first-year focus areas to ensure you see results
Explore what it takes to build an implementation team from scratch and how it reflects on the project outcome and overall company growth.
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Accelerate adoption with customer-centric onboarding
Learn more about the principles of customer-centric onboarding and gain insights into implementing a customer-focused onboarding strategy.
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Partner-led customer onboarding: Scaling faster, smarter
Discover a detailed walkthrough on the benefits of partner-led customer onboarding and how to use it for an enhanced customer experience.
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How to reduce time-to-value for your customers
Learn more about time-to-value and spot the signs of dissatisfaction in your customers. Discover 5 ideas to improve TTV for your customers.
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The world of persona-based customer onboarding with Jarvis Harris
A deep dive into persona-based customer onboarding and the importance of defining personas to achieve a seamless onboarding experience.
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How to improve customer ROI through onboarding
At Propel23, Maranda shows you how you can weave in ROI during the critical onboarding stage of the customer journey.
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Champion Engagement Model: Best practices for identifying your customer champion
Learn how to spot your customer champion and discover some best practices on how to enhance your customer champion engagement.
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How to set your kickoff meeting up for success
Irit Eizips shows you how to leverage kickoff meetings to take control of the customer onboarding journey.
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Moving from Customer Onboarding to Professional Services
Jay, Jenn, and Matt delve into the importance of customer onboarding and how it can extend beyond mere product introduction.
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Carving out Onboarding from CS: Why, when, and how
At Propel23, Alex Farmer and Guglielmo share why it is important to carve out customer onboarding from CS.
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Setting expectations during customer onboarding
At Propel23, Mike Sasaki talks about the importance of setting expectations during customer onboarding.
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Strategies for change management during customer onboarding
At Propel23, Keishla Ceaser-Jones shares strategies for change management during customer onboarding.
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Onboarding 2.0: Goals, challenges, and learnings from implementing a new system for customer onboarding
Learn all about the process of implementing a new system for your customer onboarding in this blog.
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A data-driven approach to customer onboarding
Learn how you can evolve your customer onboarding process using qualitative & quantitative data sources.
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A consultative approach to customer onboarding
Learn how onboarding and CS teams can go beyond simply checking the box and making sure that customers are reaching their desired outcomes.
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Planning your career path to Chief Customer Officer
Learn from industry leaders and experts on all about planning your career path from Onboarding/ Implementation to Chief Customer Officer.
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5 easy ways to scale customer onboarding
At Propel23, Jan Young shares 5 easy ways to scale and optimize your customer onboarding process.
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2023 Customer onboarding - Myths and trends
At Propel23, Rocky Dsouza debunks the myths and trends around customer onboarding in 2023.
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Creating an organization-wide culture of customer success
Jyo Shukla shares tips on creating an organization-wide focus on customer-centricity and adopting customer success as a strategy.