# Build a ramp plan that gets a new sales rep productive faster

A week-by-week ramp plan for a new rep with certifications, ramp quota, leading indicators, and manager checkpoints.

- Topic: Leadership & Management
- Framework: Few-Shot
- Level: Standard
- Tags: Sales, Productivity, Plan, Fill-in Template
- Source: https://www.thinkwithprompt.com/prompts/build-a-ramp-plan-that-gets-a-new-sales-rep-productive-faster

## Prompt

```text
Help me build a ramp plan for a new sales rep.

**Role:** [e.g. SMB AE, enterprise AE, SDR, account manager]
**Rep's background:** [prior sales experience, industry knowledge, what they already know]
**What we sell and to whom:** [PRODUCT, buyer, typical deal size and cycle]
**Target time to full productivity:** [e.g. 3 or 6 months]
**Ramp quota policy:** [e.g. 0/25/50/75/100%, or "recommend one"]
**Resources available:** [playbook, call recordings, LMS, buddy, SE support, territory/accounts assigned]

Create a plan with four phases: learn, shadow, do with support, do alone. For each week or phase include:
- What the rep learns (product, ICP, process, tools, competitors).
- Certifications to pass before moving on, e.g. pitch certification, demo certification, discovery role-play, CRM hygiene check. Say how each is assessed and by whom.
- Activity and pipeline milestones (leading indicators), not only bookings.
- Ramp quota for each month.
- Manager checkpoints and what to look for at each.

Also include:
- Early warning signs that ramp is off track and what to do about each.
- A day-one checklist (access, accounts, intros, calendar invites).
- A 1-page summary I can hand the rep.

Keep expectations specific and measurable. If ramp quota interacts with the comp plan, flag it for HR or finance to confirm.
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## What to fill in

- e.g. SMB AE, enterprise AE, SDR, account manager
- PRODUCT, buyer, typical deal size and cycle
- e.g. 3 or 6 months
- e.g. 0/25/50/75/100%, or "recommend one"

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