Enterprise Onboarding

Description

Four-phase framework for onboarding enterprise customers from contract to value realization. Use when implementing new enterprise customers, preventing churn during onboarding, or solving the adoption cliff that kills deals post-go-live. Includes the Week 4 ghosting pattern.

What this skill does

1. 1Validates pre-kickoff readiness: named project owner, realistic timeline, internal roles assigned, and known blockers documented before scheduling the first call.
2. 2Runs three parallel onboarding tracks — admin setup, user enablement, and pilot group — simultaneously to cut implementation time roughly in half.
3. 3Monitors for the Week 4 ghosting pattern and escalates to the executive sponsor when customer response drops.
4. 4Delivers structured value touchpoints at Weeks 7, 9, and 11 to prevent the adoption cliff that typically hits at Week 12.
5. 5Tracks active user counts through Week 26 as the true success metric, not go-live completion.

When to use

• You just closed an enterprise deal and need a structured onboarding plan before the kickoff call.
• Customer adoption dropped sharply 8-12 weeks after go-live and you want to understand why and intervene.
• A customer stopped responding after a strong kickoff and you want a framework for re-engaging them.
• You want to design a repeatable onboarding process that reduces churn in the first year.

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