{"id":"revops-territory-change-announcement","audience":"revops","category":"sales-work","technique":"constraints","track":"sales","level":"advanced","title":"Announce a territory change without promising comp outcomes","free":false,"task":"Write an announcement email to the Mid-Market team about a territory change. Use plain text under 150 words, with line 1 as \"Subject:\", then exactly 3 short paragraphs: what moves and when, what happens to open deals, and where to ask questions. Do not promise or estimate anyone's commission or quota change; say that quota and comp questions go to Sales Leadership and HR/Finance as applicable. Use the effective date Jan 4 2027.","materialLabel":"RevOps territory memo (attached to your prompt automatically)","material":"TERRITORY MEMO (draft, Nov 2026)\n\n- Effective date: Jan 4 2027. (An earlier draft said Dec 1; that was the original plan before the holiday freeze.)\n- Change: Southeast accounts in Georgia, Alabama and Tennessee move from Mid-Market Team B (manager: Imani Cole) to Team C (manager: Leo Brandt). Florida stays with Team B.\n- 214 accounts move in total.\n- Open opportunities: any opportunity in Proposal stage or later stays with the original rep through close; earlier-stage opportunities move with the account on Jan 4.\n- Quota: Sales Leadership is still deciding whether quotas are adjusted. No decision yet.\n- Commission: governed by the 2027 comp plan, to be published in December.\n- Questions: RevOps office hours Tuesday Nov 17 at 11 am ET; Slack #territory-2027.\n\nRumor going around: \"Team B reps will lose 20% of their quota.\" Not confirmed by anyone.","rules":[{"type":"maxWords","max":150},{"type":"plainText"}],"mistakes":[{"title":"Using the old date","why":"The AI uses Dec 1 from the earlier draft.","fix":"Add: \"Effective date is Jan 4 2027.\"","checks":["r0"]},{"title":"Repeating the rumor or guessing comp","why":"The AI reassures with numbers or addresses the 20% rumor.","fix":"Add: \"Do not estimate quota or comp; don't mention rumors.\"","checks":["r2"]},{"title":"Skipping the open-deal rule","why":"The AI says all deals move.","fix":"Add: \"State the rule for open opportunities by stage.\"","checks":["r1"]},{"title":"Format sprawl","why":"The AI adds bullets, bold and a long intro.","fix":"Add: \"Plain text, 3 short paragraphs, under 150 words.\"","checks":["maxWords","plainText"]}],"promptHints":[{"label":"Sets the structure","patterns":["subject","3 (short )?paragraphs","three paragraphs"]},{"label":"Uses the right date","patterns":["jan(uary)? 4","2027"]},{"label":"Covers open deals","patterns":["open (deals|opportunities)","proposal"]},{"label":"Avoids comp promises","patterns":["don.t (promise|estimate)","no (estimate|promise)","sales leadership"]},{"label":"Points to support","patterns":["office hours","#territory","slack"]}],"hint":"Name each paragraph, give the date to use, and say what must not be promised or repeated.","rubricLabels":["Line 1 starts with \"Subject:\" followed by exactly 3 short paragraphs, the first stating that Georgia, Alabama and Tennessee accounts move from Team B to Team C on Jan 4 2027 (not Dec 1)","The second paragraph says Proposal-stage or later opportunities stay with the original rep and earlier-stage ones move with the account","The third paragraph points to office hours on Nov 17 and #territory-2027, and quota and comp are directed to Sales Leadership (and HR or Finance) without repeating the 20 percent rumor or giving any estimate"]}