Service Level from the Perspective of Customers
For service level to have meaning, you must view it over an appropriate time frame. Daily service level reports often conceal important information. Service level can take a big hit in the morning, but if you have staff handling every contact immediately much of the...
Service Metrics for Accessibility and Quality
Accessibility and quality are closely related. Quality can’t happen unless our services are accessible, but quality also impacts accessibility. If you don’t handle interactions with quality, you’ll have a higher level of waste and rework, time...
Three Immutable Laws of Contact Centers
There are three immutable laws at work in contact centers that you must keep in mind. They’re always present. Understanding them will help you establish the right metrics, communicate important trade-offs, and shape an organizational structure that works well....
Being available for customers
One of the biggest challenges in many organizations is that the work arrives randomly from moment to moment. That’s true in a restaurant, a retail store, a contact center, a hospital’s emergency department, and many other environments. Those delivering services don’t...