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CSM Workload Calculator

Estimate how many accounts a CSM can realistically own based on complexity, touch pattern and actual hours available, instead of guessing or using a random benchmark.

What this does: This tool gives you a directional workload number so you can argue for realistic coverage: not just “X accounts per CSM” but a number tied to onboarding, QBRs, support time and admin overhead.

Pro tip: Run it for each segment separately. Enterprise, mid-market, and SMB need different coverage and time budgets.

1

Account information

Optional, but helpful when you tell the story (coverage vs ARR per CSM).
2

CSM activities

Total hands-on time through go-live. The tool spreads this across a quarter.
Includes prep plus meeting time per account.
Customer emails, calls, ad-hoc working sessions that sit with the CSM.
3

CSM work schedule

You can reduce this if you want to assume fewer “effective” hours per week.
Internal meetings, reporting, tooling, side projects. This time is not available for accounts.

CSM workload results