What You'll Learn

Gain a solid understanding of Customer Success and the critical role CSMs play in today’s customer-first business models.

Skill Development:
  • Understand what Customer Success is and why it matters
  • Explore the full customer journey and where CSMs fit
  • Learn core responsibilities like onboarding, adoption, and renewals
  • Develop a success-focused mindset and strategic thinking
  • Discover how CSMs drive growth, reduce churn, and build loyalty

Why It Matters

Customer Success is more than a job title; it’s a growth engine. Companies that invest in Customer Success increase retention, accelerate expansion, and deliver more value. This course gives you the foundation to be part of that success.

Course Format

  • Length: ~90 minutes of self-paced video content
  • Modules: 7 (includes exercises and downloadable workbook)
  • Skill Level: Entry-level and career professionals
  • Access: Free, with 1-year unlimited access
  • Certificate: Instant digital certificate upon completion

Course Modules

  1. What is Customer Success Management?
  2. Why Customer Success Matters
  3. The CSM Role Across the Customer Journey
  4. Core Responsibilities of a CSM
  5. Customer Success Mindset and Best Practices
  6. Customer Success and Business Growth
  7. Emerging Trends in Customer Success

Who This Course Is For

  • Aspiring Customer Success Managers (CSMs)
  • Current professionals exploring a CSM role
  • New team members needing CSM onboarding
  • Anyone transitioning into SaaS, tech, or client-facing careers

Course Reviews

5 star rating

Essential Guide to Customer Success

Samuel Adedeji Otebolaku

Customer Success Fundamentals covers critical topics such as understanding customer needs, building strong relationships, and leveraging data to drive customer satisfaction and retention. It is highly recommended for anyone in customer success.

Customer Success Fundamentals covers critical topics such as understanding customer needs, building strong relationships, and leveraging data to drive customer satisfaction and retention. It is highly recommended for anyone in customer success.

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4 star rating

Perfect title for this first course

Kim Clarke

The content is indeed fundamental for Customer Success. The course was well researched, logically structured and serves as a foundation for all other courses to be built on.

The content is indeed fundamental for Customer Success. The course was well researched, logically structured and serves as a foundation for all other courses to be built on.

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5 star rating

Strait forward course

Simone-Louise Hoy

The course was simple to understand and well created

The course was simple to understand and well created

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5 star rating

Excellent Course

Daniel Adebowale

This course teaches the basic skills and knowledge need to succeed as a customer service specialist. It also briefly explain various topics in advanced courses to give an idea or insight to what customer service management entail.

This course teaches the basic skills and knowledge need to succeed as a customer service specialist. It also briefly explain various topics in advanced courses to give an idea or insight to what customer service management entail.

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5 star rating

Beyond Expectation

Oluwafemi Bello

Truth be told, I would strongly advise all Customer Service Representative to try and take the course as it educative and also an eye opener to a whole lot of things when it comes to Customer Service. I am delighted and privileged to have taken t...

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Truth be told, I would strongly advise all Customer Service Representative to try and take the course as it educative and also an eye opener to a whole lot of things when it comes to Customer Service. I am delighted and privileged to have taken the course.

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