CS to sales expansion signal
Use this when you already produce first steps from a real process by hand and keep rebuilding the shape from memory.
Use this when you already produce first steps from a real process by hand and keep rebuilding the shape from memory.
Artifact shape: SOP starter.
Reality capture.
You can paste the properties into Notion, or use the same headings in a Google doc. Review before anything leaves your desk.
When to use
- Workflow: documentation
- The facts already exist; you are late on the structure
- You will use the same headings more than once
- A human still reviews before send
When not to
- You do not have a repeating need for this artifact yet. Do not invent paperwork so AI has homework.
- The source facts are a fight. Resolve truth, then fill the template.
- Someone wants public pricing, invented ROI, or affiliate copy in the fields. Leave those out.
Properties (copy)
| Property | Type / notes | |----------|----------------| | Workflow | documentation | | Artifact type | SOP starter | | Finished output | first steps from a real process | | Reuse rule | Same headings every cycle; swap facts only | | Owner | [name] | | Status | Draft / In review / Sent |
Body (copy and fill)
# CS to sales expansion signal
Goal artifact: first steps from a real process
Lane: documentation
## Checklist
- [ ] Inputs gathered
- [ ] Draft complete
- [ ] Human pass done
- [ ] Sent or filed
## Sections
### Background
### Current state
### Recommendation / next step
### Owner and date
## Notes for next cycle
-
Delete any section you do not already use. Empty sections teach people to skip you.
Prompt + same-day workflow
You need: 10-20 minutes, last cycle's version if you have one, and whatever notes you already have.
Step 1 , Dump (3 minutes)
Paste messy notes. Do not clean them.
Step 2 , Draft (4-6 minutes)
Fill this template for my documentation work.
Finished artifact should be: first steps from a real process
Artifact type: SOP starter
Angle: Reality capture.
Use only the notes I paste. Mark unknowns with [CHECK].
Plain English. No fake metrics. No fluff. No public pricing.
TEMPLATE:
# CS to sales expansion signal
Goal artifact: first steps from a real process
Lane: documentation
## Checklist
- [ ] Inputs gathered
- [ ] Draft complete
- [ ] Human pass done
- [ ] Sent or filed
## Sections
### Background
### Current state
### Recommendation / next step
### Owner and date
## Notes for next cycle
-
NOTES:
[paste]
Step 3 , Human pass (5-8 minutes)
- Fix anything you would not say out loud
- Fill or delete [CHECK] lines
- One primary ask if the template includes an ask
Step 4 , Send + file
Paste into the real channel. Duplicate the page for next cycle before you close the laptop.
Definition of done
- The output exists: first steps from a real process
- A teammate could reuse the same headings without asking what they mean
- You did not open five extra tools to write it
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