Onboarding, adoption & customer success · Core
Customer success
Also called: CS
ELI5
A function focused on helping customers achieve intended outcomes and continue or expand the relationship.
Used in conversation
“Track customer success before the renewal conversation starts.”
Pitch context
You will see “Customer success” in go-to-market plans, sales forecasts, account reviews and commercial proposals when the discussion reaches onboarding, adoption & customer success.
Why it matters: It helps a reader interpret onboarding, adoption & customer success without confusing the measure, decision, role or evidence being discussed.
Sources & evidence · 2
Supporting source families. This entry is an editorial synthesis rather than a quotation from one canonical glossary.
- U.S. Small Business Administration — Write your business planSupporting source family · primary · checked 2026-08-16
- IFRS Foundation — IFRS GlossarySupporting source family · primary · checked 2026-08-16