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.
How to use it
- Copy the prompt and paste it into ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini or any other AI.
- Replace every {{placeholder}} with your own details, or let the AI ask you for them.
- 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
- If any context is missing, ask for it before starting.
- Analyze the current categorization for overlaps, gaps, and inconsistencies.
- Suggest a restructured categorization that is logical and user-friendly, considering customer mental models.
- For each proposed change, explain the reasoning and expected benefit.
- 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?