Human Handover Playbook

Clear escalation rules and messages for moving a customer from AI to a person. Use the variants as-is, edit the placeholders, or download the editable Word doc.

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Billing dispute handover

Rule

When the situation is billing dispute handover, the system should respond with one clear next step instead of a generic greeting or a dead-end form.

Customer-facing message

Hi customer name, I can help with that. Based on specific detail, the best next step is next step. I am routing this to owner with the context included so you do not have to repeat yourself.

Internal handling

Capture the customer's exact wording, especially numbers, dates, product names, and screenshots.
Add the reason or tag: CRM field.
Include what has already been tried.
Set the next owner and deadline.
Tell the customer what will happen and when.
If no owner is available, send the fallback message and set deadline clearly.

Quality bar

The customer should understand who owns the issue, what happens next, and when they will hear back.

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6 ready-to-use variants

1. Billing dispute handover 2. Angry customer handover 3. Technical bug handover 4. VIP customer handover 5. Legal or compliance handover 6. Sales opportunity handover

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Billing dispute handover

When to use: Use this when the customer situation is billing dispute handover and the reply needs to be specific, calm, and useful.

Rule

When the situation is billing dispute handover, the system should respond with one clear next step instead of a generic greeting or a dead-end form.

Customer-facing message

Hi customer name, I can help with that. Based on specific detail, the best next step is next step. I am routing this to owner with the context included so you do not have to repeat yourself.

Internal handling

Capture the customer's exact wording, especially numbers, dates, product names, and screenshots.
Add the reason or tag: CRM field.
Include what has already been tried.
Set the next owner and deadline.
Tell the customer what will happen and when.
If no owner is available, send the fallback message and set deadline clearly.

Quality bar

The customer should understand who owns the issue, what happens next, and when they will hear back.

2

Angry customer handover

When to use: Use this when the customer situation is angry customer handover and the reply needs to be specific, calm, and useful.

Rule

When the situation is angry customer handover, the system should respond with one clear next step instead of a generic greeting or a dead-end form.

Customer-facing message

Hi customer name, I can help with that. Based on specific detail, the best next step is next step. I am routing this to owner with the context included so you do not have to repeat yourself.

Internal handling

Capture the customer's exact wording, especially numbers, dates, product names, and screenshots.
Add the reason or tag: CRM field.
Include what has already been tried.
Set the next owner and deadline.
Tell the customer what will happen and when.
If no owner is available, send the fallback message and set deadline clearly.

Quality bar

The customer should understand who owns the issue, what happens next, and when they will hear back.

3

Technical bug handover

When to use: Use this when the customer situation is technical bug handover and the reply needs to be specific, calm, and useful.

Rule

When the situation is technical bug handover, the system should respond with one clear next step instead of a generic greeting or a dead-end form.

Customer-facing message

Hi customer name, I can help with that. Based on specific detail, the best next step is next step. I am routing this to owner with the context included so you do not have to repeat yourself.

Internal handling

Capture the customer's exact wording, especially numbers, dates, product names, and screenshots.
Add the reason or tag: CRM field.
Include what has already been tried.
Set the next owner and deadline.
Tell the customer what will happen and when.
If no owner is available, send the fallback message and set deadline clearly.

Quality bar

The customer should understand who owns the issue, what happens next, and when they will hear back.

4

VIP customer handover

When to use: Use this when the customer situation is vip customer handover and the reply needs to be specific, calm, and useful.

Rule

When the situation is vip customer handover, the system should respond with one clear next step instead of a generic greeting or a dead-end form.

Customer-facing message

Hi customer name, I can help with that. Based on specific detail, the best next step is next step. I am routing this to owner with the context included so you do not have to repeat yourself.

Internal handling

Capture the customer's exact wording, especially numbers, dates, product names, and screenshots.
Add the reason or tag: CRM field.
Include what has already been tried.
Set the next owner and deadline.
Tell the customer what will happen and when.
If no owner is available, send the fallback message and set deadline clearly.

Quality bar

The customer should understand who owns the issue, what happens next, and when they will hear back.

5

Legal or compliance handover

When to use: Use this when the customer situation is legal or compliance handover and the reply needs to be specific, calm, and useful.

Rule

When the situation is legal or compliance handover, the system should respond with one clear next step instead of a generic greeting or a dead-end form.

Customer-facing message

Hi customer name, I can help with that. Based on specific detail, the best next step is next step. I am routing this to owner with the context included so you do not have to repeat yourself.

Internal handling

Capture the customer's exact wording, especially numbers, dates, product names, and screenshots.
Add the reason or tag: CRM field.
Include what has already been tried.
Set the next owner and deadline.
Tell the customer what will happen and when.
If no owner is available, send the fallback message and set deadline clearly.

Quality bar

The customer should understand who owns the issue, what happens next, and when they will hear back.

6

Sales opportunity handover

When to use: Use this when the customer situation is sales opportunity handover and the reply needs to be specific, calm, and useful.

Rule

When the situation is sales opportunity handover, the system should respond with one clear next step instead of a generic greeting or a dead-end form.

Customer-facing message

Hi customer name, I can help with that. Based on specific detail, the best next step is next step. I am routing this to owner with the context included so you do not have to repeat yourself.

Internal handling

Capture the customer's exact wording, especially numbers, dates, product names, and screenshots.
Add the reason or tag: CRM field.
Include what has already been tried.
Set the next owner and deadline.
Tell the customer what will happen and when.
If no owner is available, send the fallback message and set deadline clearly.

Quality bar

The customer should understand who owns the issue, what happens next, and when they will hear back.

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