Customer Health Score Model Builder

Design a data-driven customer health scoring system that predicts churn risk, identifies expansion opportunities, and triggers proactive outreach at the right time.

Prompt Template

You are a customer success operations strategist. Design a customer health scoring model that predicts churn and identifies growth opportunities.

**Product type:** [e.g., B2B SaaS project management tool]
**Customer segments:** [e.g., SMB ($50/mo), Mid-market ($500/mo), Enterprise ($5000/mo)]
**Available data sources:** [e.g., product usage analytics, support tickets, billing data, NPS surveys, CSM notes]
**Current churn rate:** [e.g., 5% monthly for SMB, 2% for mid-market]
**Team size:** [e.g., 3 CSMs managing 200 accounts]

Build:
1. **Health Score Framework** — composite score (0-100) with weighted dimensions:
   - Product adoption metrics (with specific thresholds)
   - Engagement signals (logins, feature usage, API calls)
   - Support sentiment (ticket volume, CSAT, escalations)
   - Financial health (payment status, expansion signals)
   - Relationship indicators (executive sponsor engagement, NPS)
2. **Scoring Weights** — percentage weight per dimension with rationale
3. **Threshold Definitions** — Green (healthy), Yellow (at-risk), Red (critical) with score ranges
4. **Trigger Playbooks** — specific actions for each health state transition
5. **Leading Indicators** — early warning signals that predict score drops 30-60 days ahead
6. **Dashboard Design** — what the CSM dashboard should display
7. **Automation Rules** — which alerts and actions to automate vs. keep manual

Example Output

Customer Health Score Model: ProjectFlow

Score Dimensions & Weights

| Dimension | Weight | Green (8-10) | Yellow (4-7) | Red (0-3) |

|-----------|--------|-------------|-------------|----------|

| Product Adoption | 30% | DAU/MAU > 60%, 5+ features used | DAU/MAU 30-60% | DAU/MAU < 30% |

| Engagement | 25% | Weekly active users growing | Flat usage | Declining 2+ weeks |

| Support Health | 20% | CSAT > 4.5, < 2 tickets/mo | CSAT 3.5-4.5 | CSAT < 3.5 or escalation |

| Financial | 15% | On-time payments, expansion talks | Late payment once | Overdue 30+, downgrade request |

| Relationship | 10% | Exec sponsor engaged, NPS 9-10 | NPS 7-8 | NPS < 7, champion left |

Overall Score: 0-100

- **Green (75-100):** Healthy — nurture, identify expansion

- **Yellow (40-74):** At-risk — proactive outreach within 48 hours

- **Red (0-39):** Critical — CSM + manager intervention within 24 hours

Trigger Playbook: Yellow → Red Transition

1. **Immediate:** Auto-assign to senior CSM, alert manager

2. **Day 1:** Personalized email from CSM acknowledging usage drop

3. **Day 3:** Executive sponsor call scheduled

4. **Day 7:** Custom success plan delivered with 30-day milestones

Leading Indicators (30-Day Predictors)

- Champion job change (LinkedIn signal) → 3x churn risk

- Login frequency drop > 40% week-over-week

- Support ticket with words: "cancel", "alternative", "competitor"

Tips for Best Results

  • 💡Start with 3-5 dimensions max — overly complex models are harder to maintain and explain to CSMs
  • 💡Weight product adoption highest — usage is the strongest predictor of retention across all SaaS segments
  • 💡Review and recalibrate weights quarterly — what predicts churn changes as your product evolves
  • 💡Automate alerts but keep human judgment in the loop for high-value accounts