Customer Feedback Loops
Building reliable ways for customer signals to influence priorities so learning is continuous and value stays visible.
What is this practice?
Customer feedback loops are the practices that bring customer signals into decision-making on a regular basis.
They can include direct conversations, support insights, usage patterns, and other signals that help teams understand whether work is creating value.
Why does this matter in this transformation?
During cloud migration, teams may focus heavily on internal work and technical milestones. Without feedback loops, it’s easy to lose sight of customer impact.
This practice supports the transformation by keeping customer value and learning connected to delivery, even when work is complex and inward-facing.
What does “good” look like?
When feedback loops are working well, teams regularly review customer signals, can articulate what they are learning, and use that learning to adjust priorities.
Over time, decisions feel less opinion-driven and more grounded in what customers actually experience.
What gets in the way?
Common challenges include treating feedback as anecdote, collecting signals without acting on them, lacking clear ownership for customer learning, and confusing stakeholder requests with customer needs.
Teams may also chase every piece of feedback rather than using signals to inform coherent priorities.
How might someone begin?
Teams often begin by choosing one consistent source of customer signal (support tickets, a recurring customer interview, or a small set of usage metrics) and reviewing it on a steady cadence.
Starting with a simple question—“what are we learning, and what decision does it affect?”—helps turn feedback into action.
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I’m exploring the practice of customer feedback loops in the context of a cloud migration and broader organizational change.
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