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Customer Onboarding Plan

Document template for Google Docs and Word

Make a copy in Google Docs
Price
Free
Style
Minimal
Difficulty
Beginner
Updated
November 1, 2026

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Overview

Customers churn early when the handover from sales is vague and only the vendor's tasks are written down. This plan puts both sides on one page: goals and the date of first value, five dated milestones, a RACI for every task, a training plan for every role and a scorecard that shows whether onboarding worked.

The sample follows Harlow Veterinary Group, a new customer with 80 licensed users across 6 clinics, from kickoff on March 15, 2027 to go-live on April 30 and a 30-day review on May 28. Replace the customer, dates, owners, user counts and targets with your own, and keep the review meeting.

Useful for

  • A customer success manager setting up the first 90 days with a newly signed customer
  • An onboarding lead agreeing who owns data import, training and go-live on each side
  • A seller handing over promises made in the deal so the success team can cover them

What's included

  • Goals page with a training and adoption chart and three goal cards
  • Milestone timeline from kickoff to the 30-day review, with what happens at each gate
  • RACI matrix of seven tasks across customer and vendor roles, with the deciders defined
  • Training plan by role, plus a flow for what to do when training slips
  • Success measures with a scorecard, definitions and a status table
  • Detailed scorecard and a make-it-yours guide for replacing the sample content

How to use it

  1. 1

    Click Make a copy in Google Docs, then confirm on the Google page. The copy is saved to your own Google Drive.

  2. 2

    Write the customer's goals and the date you expect them to see first value, then set milestones with dates and owners at both organizations.

  3. 3

    Replace the training plan with the roles, sessions and materials this customer needs, and list the data you need from them and by when.

  4. 4

    Update the success measures and targets, then add the 30-day review meeting and the person who will chair it.

  5. 5

    Delete the guide page, then share the plan with the customer's sponsor and project lead.

What you need

Requirements

  • A Google account with access to Google Drive

Works with

  • Google Docs
  • Microsoft Word (download the .docx)

Questions

How long should a customer onboarding plan run?

Most plans run 30 to 90 days, with go-live around day 45 to 60 and a review about 30 days after go-live. The sample uses 47 days to go-live and a review on day 75.

Why include the customer's tasks?

A plan that lists only the vendor's work hides customer delays. The RACI and milestones name an owner on both sides, so a late data export is visible early.

Are the company, people and figures real?

No. Orchardby Solutions, Harlow Veterinary Group, the people and every figure are fictional sample data. Replace all of them with your own details.

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