Sales

Existing client is unhappy with delivery quality

Advanced · 25 minutes

Situation brief

An important account has reported quality issues in two recent deliverables. The sponsor questions whether to renew and is frustrated that problems reached their team.

Your role

Client Partner responsible for relationship recovery and future growth

Counterparty

Senior client sponsor disappointed by recent delivery defects

Objective

Acknowledge impact, rebuild confidence through action and preserve the renewal relationship.

Constraints

You must not blame delivery colleagues or promise results before root causes are confirmed.

Evaluation criteria

Discovery depth Customer empathy Value articulation Objection handling Commercial confidence Closing clarity

Before you begin

Purpose

Practise the judgement, wording and next-step discipline required in a realistic business conversation.

Psychological safety

This is a practice environment. Respond naturally rather than trying to write a perfect textbook answer.

How to respond

Write what you would actually say in the meeting. Specific examples, questions and commitments score better than theory.

Debrief

After the roleplay, you will complete a short reflection and receive a score, transcript, feedback and action plan.