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The CS Retention Risk Checklist

Fifteen signs worth a closer look, before they show up in your renewal numbers. A free, five-minute self-check built on the same framework as the full CS Leadership & Performance Diagnostic.

Areas covered5
Checkpoints15
Time required5–10 min
CostFree

As Customer Success organizations grow, performance problems don't always show up first in the metrics. They often appear as inconsistent CSM execution, customer risk identified too late, uneven adoption and value realization, unpredictable renewals, or unclear customer ownership. This checklist pulls directly from the same five-category framework used in the full Diagnostic, so you can self-identify where to look first.

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What the checklist examines

Leadership & Manager Effectiveness

How effectively CS managers coach performance, drive accountability, and lead teams toward customer outcomes.

Customer Confidence, Risk & Retention

How effectively CS distinguishes customer activity from genuine confidence, and identifies emerging risk before renewal outcomes are affected.

CSM Execution & Accountability

How consistently CSMs execute on adoption, value realization, customer health, and renewal readiness.

Customer Journey & Ownership

Where unclear ownership or handoffs across the customer lifecycle may create gaps or put outcomes at risk.

Operating Practices & Capacity

Whether current processes, segmentation, operating rhythms, and team capacity support proactive Customer Success.

How to read your results
0–3 checked

Strong foundation

Worth monitoring, not urgent. Keep an eye on these areas as you scale.

4–8 checked

Worth addressing

A few real gaps that are worth addressing before they surface in renewal numbers.

9+ checked

Compounding gaps

Multiple gaps likely already showing up as unpredictable renewals or inconsistent execution.

Why this checklist exists
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