Last updated: May 27 2025
1. Purpose
Equip the Client Success Team (CST) with a repeatable, data‑driven system to maximize client value and revenue growth while delivering a best‑in‑class customer experience. The playbook turns reactive support into proactive partnership, aligning Steer Health’s platform with every client’s strategic goals.
2. Guiding Principles
Customer‑Centricity – Live and breathe the customers you own. Decisions start with client outcomes and work backwards. Proactive Value Delivery – Don’t wait for tickets; surface insights, wins, and improvement areas before clients ask. Data Over Opinions – Every recommendation cites quantified impact (e.g., patient volume uplift, downstream referral %, workflow minutes saved). One Team, One Voice – Sales, Onboarding, Product, and Support share a single customer narrative and handoff protocol. Earn & Expand – Land quickly, prove ROI fast, then drive expansion via scorecards and success plans. 3. Roles & Responsibilities
RACI note: The CSM is Accountable for all client‑facing deliverables; other roles are Responsible for specific tasks.
4. Customer Segmentation & Account Assignment
Accounts are assigned based on the care setting plus Annual Recurring Revenue (ARR) tier:
5. Discovery & Goal Alignment Framework
Kick‑off Workshop (Day 0‑14) Map executive goals to platform capabilities (e.g., Increase patient volume 15% ↔ Digital Front Door + PreVisit). Capture baseline metrics, stakeholders, success criteria. 30‑Day Check – Validate data flow, early wins. Quarterly Business Review (QBR) – Refresh goals, share ROI, reset roadmap. Key Questions
What are your top three growth KPIs this quarter? Which manual workflows create the most friction today? How will success be measured internally? (e.g., RVUs, call abandonment rate) 6. Success Planning & Scorecards
Each account has a living Client Success Plan stored in HubSpot. Elements:
Objectives & Key Results (OKRs) Current Health Score (Adoption, Utilization, Sentiment, ROI) 30‑60‑90 Day Action Items Monthly Scorecard Template
Send scorecards by the 5th business day each month. Highlight wins, gaps, and next best actions.
7. Engagement Cadence
8. Core Plays
8.1 Onboarding (Day 0‑90)
Kick‑off (Day 0) – confirm scope, timeline, success criteria. Week 2 – environment setup, EHR integration, sandbox demo. Week 4 – staff training; launch first workflow. Week 6 – adoption checkpoint; share initial metrics. Week 12 – go‑live retro + handoff to steady‑state cadence. 8.2 Expansion Play
Trigger: Health Score ≥ 8/10 AND at least one high‑impact outcome achieved.
Validate additional pain point. Build mini‑business case (ROI model template). 8.3 Risk Mitigation Play
Trigger: Health Score ≤ 6/10, negative NPS, or overdue invoice.
Engage Champion within 24 h. Root‑cause analysis (people, process, tech). Draft Get‑Well Plan with clear owners & timeline. Weekly progress until risk cleared. 8.4 Renewal Play
120‑Day timeline with price proposal, QBR, legal review, signature target ≥ 30 days pre‑term.
9. Metrics & Dashboards
Dashboards live in Looker with daily refresh. GMs review weekly.
10. Tools & Enablement
CRM: HubSpot – lifecycle stages, tasks, deals, renewal dates. CS Platform: Hubspot – Health Scores, playbooks, QBR decks auto‑generated. Analytics: Looker + BigQuery – outcome metrics. Communication: Dialpad library, Front shared inbox. Issue Tracker: Jira – Single board consolidating all open bugs and enhancement requests, visible company‑wide for transparent status and ownership. Enablement Hub: Coda with battlecards, objection handling, email templates. Quarterly enablement sessions cover new plays, product launches, and competitive intel.
11. Governance & Continuous Improvement
Weekly CGT Stand‑up – review KPIs, deal/risk board. Monthly Retro – inspect last month’s play outcomes, update this playbook. Quarterly Benchmarking – compare Steer Health metrics to industry medians. Annual Strategy Offsite – refine segmentation, pricing, GTM motions. Changes to the playbook require Director of Client Growth approval and version history tracking.
12. Appendices
A. Email & Call Scripts – see Notion/Enablement Hub B. ROI Calculator Template – Google Sheet link C. Glossary – definitions of KPIs & terms Remember: Our clients measure us by the results they achieve, not the features we provide. Own their outcomes, and growth follows.