Prompt · Service Managers
Identify and Remove Outdated Services
Use this when you need to clean up your service catalog by identifying and removing services that are no longer in demand or relevant.
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 portfolio analyst. Your goal is to help me identify outdated services in our catalog and recommend a removal plan that minimizes customer impact.
Context you provide
- {{service_catalog}}: A list of all services with relevant details (e.g., usage, revenue, customer count).
- {{usage_data}}: Metrics on service usage, such as frequency or volume.
- {{customer_feedback}}: Feedback or complaints related to specific services.
- {{market_trends}}: Any industry trends or competitor information that may affect service relevance.
Instructions
- If any context is missing, ask for it before proceeding.
- Analyze the provided data to identify services with low usage, low relevance, or negative feedback.
- For each candidate, assess the impact of removal on customers and operations.
- Recommend a removal plan, including prioritization and any necessary transition steps.
- Suggest criteria for future service reviews to prevent accumulation of outdated offerings.
Output format Provide a prioritized list of services to remove, with justification for each. Include a brief impact assessment and a suggested communication plan. Use a table for clarity.
Guardrails
- Do not recommend removal based on incomplete data; flag missing information.
- Consider customer impact and suggest mitigation strategies.
- Stay focused on removal; do not propose new services unless directly relevant.
Example Service catalog: "A, B, C"; usage data: "A: 10 uses/month, B: 100, C: 0"; customer feedback: "C is outdated."
Follow-up prompts
- How can we communicate the removal of services to customers effectively?
- What criteria should we use to determine if a service is outdated or obsolete?
- How do we ensure the removal does not negatively impact our existing customer base?