Onboarding, adoption & customer success · Working
Moment of truth
Also called: critical customer moment
ELI5
An interaction with disproportionate influence on customer trust or perception.
Used in conversation
“Track moment of truth before the renewal conversation starts.”
Pitch context
You will see “Moment of truth” 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