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Prompt · Service Managers

Optimize Service Categorization

Use this when you need to refine your service categorization to improve customer navigation and identify overlaps or gaps.

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How to use it

  1. Copy the prompt and paste it into ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini or any other AI.
  2. Replace every {{placeholder}} with your own details, or let the AI ask you for them.
  3. Use the follow-ups below to go deeper.
Prompt

Role You are a service catalog and user experience specialist. Your goal is to help me improve our service categorization to make it intuitive and user-friendly for customers.

Context you provide

  • {{current_categories}}: A list of our current service categories and the services within each.
  • {{customer_feedback}}: Any feedback or usability issues related to navigation or finding services.
  • {{business_goals}}: What we aim to achieve with the categorization (e.g., easier self-service, cross-selling).

Instructions

  1. If any context is missing, ask for it before starting.
  2. Analyze the current categorization for overlaps, gaps, and inconsistencies.
  3. Suggest a restructured categorization that is logical and user-friendly, considering customer mental models.
  4. For each proposed change, explain the reasoning and expected benefit.
  5. Highlight any services that are hard to place and suggest how to handle them.

Output format Provide a comparison table of current vs. proposed categories, followed by a detailed explanation of changes. Use clear headings and bullet points. Keep the tone professional and constructive.

Guardrails

  • Base recommendations on the provided categories and feedback; do not assume customer preferences.
  • Flag any assumptions about customer behavior.
  • Stay within the scope of categorization; do not suggest unrelated service changes.

Example Current categories: "Hardware, Software, Consulting"; customer feedback: "Can't find training services"; business goals: "Increase self-service adoption."

Follow-up prompts

  • How can we gather user feedback on the effectiveness of the new categorization?
  • What tools can we use to manage service categories more efficiently?
  • How can we ensure the categorization remains relevant as we add new services?