Clarify how to reach out to CSMs
It was brought up in the AMER skip level this week that it's not super clear how/when/where to reach out to CSMs.
a couple times where I’ve had a customer that just really seems to need PS engagement, or maybe even just their CSM [to have a call] about what their architecture is [and to have the CSM realign with them on goals]. And there’s not a super clear path to get that help.
There’s a workflow page on sales escalations that says you can tag the CSM in slack but…. where? What info do they need? It’s not very clear? [...] this isn’t the first time I’ve been in a “how call in the sales friends as backup” in a ticket and just not found clear answers. I know we can tag in CSMs, but it’s not always clear how best to do so.
Proposal
Review workflow pages and update handbook.
Possible flow:
- Add CSM to CC if not already there, and notify customer you've done so.
- Add an internal note on the ZD ticket on why you're adding the CSM if not fully covered in your latest public reply.
- Notify the CSM via Slack:
- If there is an existing thread with an ongoing conversation, ping the CSM to add them.
- If no existing thread, look for a customer channel, which should be in the format
#a_customerName-internal
to start a new thread, pinging the CSM. - If no customer channel, you can start a thread in
#spt_managers
,#support_gitlab-com
, or#support-self_managed
.
MR submitted: gitlab-com/content-sites/handbook!541 (merged)