An Account Health Check is a tactical, deep-dive audit of a customer's relationship status, product usage, and technical stability. Conducted by the CSM (often monthly or bi-monthly), it identifies "Invisible Friction"—such as unused licenses or aging support tickets—that a high-level Health Score might miss, allowing for rapid intervention before the next QBR.
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What should be reviewed during a Health Check?
1) License Utilization: Are seats being used? 2) Feature Adoption: Are "Sticky" features active? 3) Support Pulse: Are there unresolved P1 bugs? 4) Stakeholder Status: Have our "Champion" or "Economic Buyer" left the company? 5) Upcoming Renewal: Are there budget roadblocks?
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Health Check vs. QBR: The core difference?
A QBR is an "Executive Meeting" (Strategic). A Health Check is a "Tactical Review" (Operational). You do the Health Check internally (or with the Admin) to *prepare* for the QBR, ensuring there are no surprises when you meet the VP.
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What is a "Yellow Flag" in a Health Check?
A Yellow Flag is a "Leading Indicator" of trouble: 1) A 20% drop in login frequency. 2) A change in the main point of contact. 3) The customer skipping two consecutive check-in calls. These require a "Corrective Action Plan" (CAP) immediately.
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Why is "Internal Note Taking" critical here?
Health Check findings must be logged in the CSP (Gainsight/ChurnZero). If a CSM leaves the company, the next CSM needs to see the "Health Check History" to understand the "Long-term Narrative" of the account, preventing churn during the transition.
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