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First Call Resolution
The Key to Superior Tech Support

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                 Australia #: 03 9008 6791
                New Zealand #: 09 985 3589
                Access Code: 671-140-838


     We will begin at approximately 2pm Australian EDST
Intro to your moderator



                    Todd Lewis
                    Citrix Online
The Questions Pane




           Type question here
Meet your presenter


              Rob McDougall
              R bM D     ll
              President and CEO
              Upstream Works Software Ltd.
POLLING QUESTION


What are your First Contact Resolution
         y
 rates?
1.
1 Under 50%
2. 50%-70%
3. 70%-85%
4. Over 85%
5. Unknown
WHY FIRST CALL RESOLUTION?


30% of call centre work is re work
                            re-work
Repeat calls directly affect customer
satisfaction
  ti f ti
Drives process formalisation
  Reduces cost
  Reduces complexity
COMPLEX FCR


Define a process
Measure to a process
Eliminate Variances
  Eliminate errors
  Reduce repeat calls
  Complex interaction in the right number of
  calls
FCR FOR A COMPLEX TRANSACTION


S tti and meeting th expectation of th
Setting d    ti the       t ti    f the
             customer

          Not ‘one and done’
          Use of typical ‘First Call
          Resolution’ metrics i not
          R     l ti ’    t i is t
          obvious
COMPLEX INTERACTION EXAMPLES


Technical help desks
  Initial report call
  Specification of required information
     Collection time
  May be resolved subsequently by agent
  May be forwarded to domain expert
  Requires final closure/ resolution with caller
  Often involves cross- channel (email/ phone)
  Not measured well
CAUSES OF NON-FCR


Agent ability
Access to information
Authority
Business process
          p
Customer
COMPLEX INTERACTION DEFINITION


Any interaction that cannot be solved by
an agent with the proper training, tools,
authority and process
CHARACTERISTICS


Cross channel
  There is cross channel interaction
Consultation
C    lt ti
  There is a consultation with a domain
  expert
       t
Call back
  The caller is given interim instructions
IS MULTI CHANNEL COMPLEX?


Email/ fax/ CHAT complex?
  May be hard to measure
  Not in themselves complex
  N t i th      l         l
  Email is most prone to complexity
    Multiple interactions
    M lti l i t     ti
PREDICTABLE DOMAIN EXPERTS


Domain experts may be scheduled in
call centre
  Insurance claims
If not, the process is complex by
definition
d fi iti
  May or may not be available for the caller
  How are expectations set?
  Response times are not predictable
CALL CENTRE T YPES


All call centres have ‘one and done’
                       one     done
interactions
  May be seen as complex
High Volume; Low Variability
  Customer service
     Mostly non complex interactions
Low Volume; High Variability
  Knowledge workers
           g
  Triage
  Significantly more complex interactions
WHAT DID I DO TODAY?


Measure the interaction details
Has both simple and complex
interactions
i t    ti
Less well defined measurement
Complexity used as an excuse not to
measure
Less well defined processes
LOW VOLUME, HIGH VARIABILITY
AGENT WORK
COMPLEX INTERACTIONS




     Process
                  ?
THE COMMON THREAD
 HE OMMON HREAD
WHERE IS THE MYSTERY?


Complex interactions
  Understand what the agents are actually
  doing
  Understand what the process is
    For customer facing interactions
  Stop guessing!
POLLING QUESTION

What best describes your support
 challenges?
1. Mix of phone and multi-channel
2. Complex processes
3. No Measurement
3 N M           t
4. All of the above
5. None of the above
THE KEY
Mystery and measurement don’t get along!
STEP 1 - DEFINE THE PROCESS


Call reason tracking to identify patterns
Many call types
  Look for patterns
Determine intra-process steps
DEFINE THE PROCESS




        Step       Step
        2          4
Step         Process
             P
1                     Step   ?
                      5
           Step
           3
A MEASURED PROCESS
STEP 2 – IDENTIFY THE INTERACTIONS


Measure all agent activities related to
interactions
  Call and after call
  Email and after email
  Measure elapsed ti
  M          l     d times
  Correlate multiple interactions
IDENTIFY THE INTERACTIONS




        Step
         2Process
          P         ?
Step                                  Step
               4                                     3
                                      Step
                     Step              1                                 Step
                      2                                                   1
Step
                                                    Step          Step
                                                                     p
 1
                                                     1             4
                                             Step          Step
                                              3             2            Step
                                                                          2     Step
                       Step                                                      2            Step
                        1                                                                      2


                                             Step
                                              2                                 Step
                                                                                 3            Step
Step                                                                                           3
 4

       Step                   Step   Step           Step                               Step          Step
        1                      1      3              3            Step                  4             4
                                                                   4
STEP 3 – COMMUNICATE THE PROCESS


Train agents on each process step
Communicate the process to callers
  Set expectations after each step
FCR AND THE COMPLEX CUSTOMER INTERACTION



Each process has multiple steps
Agents should execute process with
each step ‘one and d
   h t ‘         d done’
                       ’
STEP 4 – ELIMINATE VARIANCES
STEP 4 – ELIMINATE VARIANCES


Define
D fi an optimal process and measure
          ti l            d
to it
 Do
 D each step once and only once
        h             d l
 Address variances from optimal
 Be sure it makes customer and business
 sense.
STEP 5 - MEASURE TO CONFORMANCE


Complex processes, when measured,
C      l            h          d
lose their mystery
  Predictable
  P di bl
  Repeatable
  Measurable
  Improvable
Learn and use best practices
WHAT I DID TODAY
THE ‘SIMPLE’ COMPLEX INTERACTION


Is the situation really complex?
  Really?
  No,
  N really?
         ll ?
“We’ve always done it this way”
COMPLEX PROCESS IMPROVEMENT


Access to the right information and tools
  Knowledge base
Eliminate
Eli i t use of an IVR
             f
  For complex transactions
Leverage the internet if you can
THE BENEFITS


FCR
 Reduced call volumes
 Improved customer satisfaction
 I      d     t       ti f ti
Process improvement
 Better agent management
 Expose process holes
ABOUT UPSTREAM WORKS


Call centre solution provider
Focus on First Call Resolution
measurement and improvement
              t di             t
  Addressing agent and call handling needs
  UpStart Experience Suite
    Measure FCR 3 ways out of the box
Use with GotoAssist to simplify complex
processes and measure results
Rob McDougall
        Rob McDougall
          President
   Upstream Works Software
rmcdougall@upstreamworks.com
    +1 905 660 0969 x 358
       twitter:up_rmcd
       twitter:up rmcd
&   Type question here
Get started today!
          Please call now to have all
          your questions answered.
                    ti            d

                                         Try it Free
      1800 451 458 (Australia)
    0800 424 874 (New Zealand)
        www.GoToAssist.com

       We will send you a link to the
     recorded session within 24 hours.
         Thank you for attending!
SUMMARY


Mystery means things are complex
Measure to eliminate the mystery
  Define the process
Break down each process into steps
FCR from repeat calls within a process
Eliminate variances from the
optimal process
Get started today!
          Please call now to have all
          your questions answered.
                    ti            d

                                         Try it Free
      1800 451 458 (Australia)
    0800 424 874 (New Zealand)
        www.GoToAssist.com

       We will send you a link to the
     recorded session within 24 hours.
         Thank you for attending!

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First Call Resolution - The Key To Superior Tech Support

  • 1. First Call Resolution The Key to Superior Tech Support Listen to audio over your computer speakers or you may phone in: Australia #: 03 9008 6791 New Zealand #: 09 985 3589 Access Code: 671-140-838 We will begin at approximately 2pm Australian EDST
  • 2. Intro to your moderator Todd Lewis Citrix Online
  • 3. The Questions Pane Type question here
  • 4. Meet your presenter Rob McDougall R bM D ll President and CEO Upstream Works Software Ltd.
  • 5. POLLING QUESTION What are your First Contact Resolution y rates? 1. 1 Under 50% 2. 50%-70% 3. 70%-85% 4. Over 85% 5. Unknown
  • 6. WHY FIRST CALL RESOLUTION? 30% of call centre work is re work re-work Repeat calls directly affect customer satisfaction ti f ti Drives process formalisation Reduces cost Reduces complexity
  • 7. COMPLEX FCR Define a process Measure to a process Eliminate Variances Eliminate errors Reduce repeat calls Complex interaction in the right number of calls
  • 8. FCR FOR A COMPLEX TRANSACTION S tti and meeting th expectation of th Setting d ti the t ti f the customer Not ‘one and done’ Use of typical ‘First Call Resolution’ metrics i not R l ti ’ t i is t obvious
  • 9. COMPLEX INTERACTION EXAMPLES Technical help desks Initial report call Specification of required information Collection time May be resolved subsequently by agent May be forwarded to domain expert Requires final closure/ resolution with caller Often involves cross- channel (email/ phone) Not measured well
  • 10. CAUSES OF NON-FCR Agent ability Access to information Authority Business process p Customer
  • 11. COMPLEX INTERACTION DEFINITION Any interaction that cannot be solved by an agent with the proper training, tools, authority and process
  • 12. CHARACTERISTICS Cross channel There is cross channel interaction Consultation C lt ti There is a consultation with a domain expert t Call back The caller is given interim instructions
  • 13. IS MULTI CHANNEL COMPLEX? Email/ fax/ CHAT complex? May be hard to measure Not in themselves complex N t i th l l Email is most prone to complexity Multiple interactions M lti l i t ti
  • 14. PREDICTABLE DOMAIN EXPERTS Domain experts may be scheduled in call centre Insurance claims If not, the process is complex by definition d fi iti May or may not be available for the caller How are expectations set? Response times are not predictable
  • 15. CALL CENTRE T YPES All call centres have ‘one and done’ one done interactions May be seen as complex High Volume; Low Variability Customer service Mostly non complex interactions Low Volume; High Variability Knowledge workers g Triage Significantly more complex interactions
  • 16. WHAT DID I DO TODAY? Measure the interaction details Has both simple and complex interactions i t ti Less well defined measurement Complexity used as an excuse not to measure Less well defined processes
  • 17. LOW VOLUME, HIGH VARIABILITY
  • 19. COMPLEX INTERACTIONS Process ?
  • 20. THE COMMON THREAD HE OMMON HREAD
  • 21. WHERE IS THE MYSTERY? Complex interactions Understand what the agents are actually doing Understand what the process is For customer facing interactions Stop guessing!
  • 22. POLLING QUESTION What best describes your support challenges? 1. Mix of phone and multi-channel 2. Complex processes 3. No Measurement 3 N M t 4. All of the above 5. None of the above
  • 25. STEP 1 - DEFINE THE PROCESS Call reason tracking to identify patterns Many call types Look for patterns Determine intra-process steps
  • 26. DEFINE THE PROCESS Step Step 2 4 Step Process P 1 Step ? 5 Step 3
  • 28. STEP 2 – IDENTIFY THE INTERACTIONS Measure all agent activities related to interactions Call and after call Email and after email Measure elapsed ti M l d times Correlate multiple interactions
  • 29. IDENTIFY THE INTERACTIONS Step 2Process P ?
  • 30. Step Step 4 3 Step Step 1 Step 2 1 Step Step Step p 1 1 4 Step Step 3 2 Step 2 Step Step 2 Step 1 2 Step 2 Step 3 Step Step 3 4 Step Step Step Step Step Step 1 1 3 3 Step 4 4 4
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  • 32. STEP 3 – COMMUNICATE THE PROCESS Train agents on each process step Communicate the process to callers Set expectations after each step
  • 33. FCR AND THE COMPLEX CUSTOMER INTERACTION Each process has multiple steps Agents should execute process with each step ‘one and d h t ‘ d done’ ’
  • 34. STEP 4 – ELIMINATE VARIANCES
  • 35. STEP 4 – ELIMINATE VARIANCES Define D fi an optimal process and measure ti l d to it Do D each step once and only once h d l Address variances from optimal Be sure it makes customer and business sense.
  • 36. STEP 5 - MEASURE TO CONFORMANCE Complex processes, when measured, C l h d lose their mystery Predictable P di bl Repeatable Measurable Improvable Learn and use best practices
  • 37. WHAT I DID TODAY
  • 38. THE ‘SIMPLE’ COMPLEX INTERACTION Is the situation really complex? Really? No, N really? ll ? “We’ve always done it this way”
  • 39. COMPLEX PROCESS IMPROVEMENT Access to the right information and tools Knowledge base Eliminate Eli i t use of an IVR f For complex transactions Leverage the internet if you can
  • 40. THE BENEFITS FCR Reduced call volumes Improved customer satisfaction I d t ti f ti Process improvement Better agent management Expose process holes
  • 41. ABOUT UPSTREAM WORKS Call centre solution provider Focus on First Call Resolution measurement and improvement t di t Addressing agent and call handling needs UpStart Experience Suite Measure FCR 3 ways out of the box Use with GotoAssist to simplify complex processes and measure results
  • 42. Rob McDougall Rob McDougall President Upstream Works Software rmcdougall@upstreamworks.com +1 905 660 0969 x 358 twitter:up_rmcd twitter:up rmcd
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  • 46. SUMMARY Mystery means things are complex Measure to eliminate the mystery Define the process Break down each process into steps FCR from repeat calls within a process Eliminate variances from the optimal process
  • 47. Get started today! Please call now to have all your questions answered. ti d Try it Free 1800 451 458 (Australia) 0800 424 874 (New Zealand) www.GoToAssist.com We will send you a link to the recorded session within 24 hours. Thank you for attending!