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4-6 Weeks Playbook + Training Full Build

Rebuild Your Onboarding So It Scales Without You

A full-process redesign that gives your team segmented playbooks, documented workflows, and the operating system to deliver consistent onboarding, regardless of which rep is in the room.

One System Built to Outlast Any Single Rep

When onboarding lives in a few people’s heads, every new hire is a quality risk and every departure is a delivery crisis. This engagement is the antidote: a complete onboarding system, segmented by customer type, documented end to end, and built to be executed by anyone on your team.

We start by mapping the full customer journey, identifying every handoff and friction point. Then we design playbooks for each customer segment, build the workflows, scripts, and templates your team needs, and ramp them through structured training. By the end, you have an onboarding operating system, not a tribal-knowledge dependency.

This is the engagement I have run end-to-end at multiple SaaS companies. The Track Record case study below shows what it looks like when this approach lands well.

Engagement Details

Duration4-6 weeks
Your Time InvestmentWeekly working sessions
FormatCollaborative + async build
OutputFull playbook + trained team
Best ForFragmented or undefined process
PrerequisiteDiagnostic recommended

Eight Tangible Deliverables Your Team Can Execute

Every output is something your team picks up and uses. No theoretical frameworks. No deliverables that sit in a Drive folder forever.

Customer Journey Map

End-to-end visual of every onboarding touchpoint, decision point, and handoff, segmented by customer tier and use case.

Segmented Playbooks

One playbook per customer segment, documenting goals, milestones, owners, and timing so any rep can execute consistently.

Stage-by-Stage Templates

Email scripts, kickoff agendas, milestone checklists, escalation templates. The standardized assets that make consistency possible.

Cross-Functional Handoff Protocols

Documented handoffs between Sales, Onboarding, and CS so nothing gets dropped between teams.

Metrics & Tracking Setup

The KPIs that matter, the dashboards that surface them, and the cadence for reviewing them, so the system gets better over time.

Team Training Program

Structured ramp path so new and existing onboarding reps get up to speed on the new system fast.

Tooling & Workflow Recommendations

Practical guidance on the tools your onboarding stack actually needs, including what to keep, what to consolidate, and what to retire.

30/60/90-Day Continuity Plan

What your team should focus on in the first three months after handoff to keep the system improving without me.

When to Engage and When Not To

A full process redesign is the right call in some situations and overkill in others. Here is how to tell.

This Is a Strong Fit If

  • Onboarding quality varies dramatically by rep and you cannot scale that variance
  • You have grown past the point where one process fits all customer types
  • Sales-to-onboarding handoffs are dropping balls and creating customer friction
  • You are about to scale the team and need a documented system before you hire
  • Time-to-value has stalled and patching the existing process is not enough

This Is Not the Right Fit If

  • You are not sure what is actually broken (start with a Diagnostic)
  • Your existing process works, you just need optimization (consider AI-Powered Optimization)
  • Your team is the gap, not the process (look at Team Enablement & Coaching)
  • You expect a quick fix (this is a 4-6 week structural rebuild, not a tweak)
  • Leadership is not aligned on investing in process discipline

Six Weeks From Mapping to a Trained Team

A working engagement built on rolling handoff. Your team is involved at every stage, so the system that lands is something they own, not something I leave behind.

1
Week 1 · Discovery

Journey Mapping & Segmentation

Map the current state end-to-end, segment customers by tier, use case, and complexity, and align on which segments need their own playbook versus shared.

2
Weeks 2-3 · Design

Playbook & Workflow Design

Build the segmented playbooks, design the workflows, draft the templates, and pressure-test handoffs with Sales and CS so nothing falls through the cracks.

3
Week 4 · Build

Templates, Tracking, and Tooling

Create the email scripts, kickoff agendas, milestone checklists, and dashboards that make the system runnable. Configure tooling where needed.

4
Weeks 5-6 · Handoff

Training & Continuity

Structured training for your team, hands-on coaching through the first few customer launches, and a 30/60/90-day plan so improvement continues without me.

Ready to Build

Stop Letting Tribal Knowledge Run Your Onboarding

If your onboarding lives in the heads of two or three rockstar reps, you have a scaling crisis waiting to happen. Book a free call and we will scope what a redesign looks like for your team.

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