Is it possible to apply call centre principles in a switchboard environment.
Call Centre vs Switchboard
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I always think they are different disciplines. I would be wary as switchboard operates as a conduit to route calls as quickly and professionaly as possible. Whilst they act as a human IVR, they should not be saying a lot if they are doing a good job!!
Also, I think it depends on the equipment you are using... I ran the switchboard for our office and the Ops team for our CC. Couldn't get any MI out of systems re call length, speed to answer etc. Quality monitoring was impossible because call lengths was approx 12 seconds!!!!
Posted 2 years ago
Yes, all of the things that apply in a call centre - good response times, quality, knowledge etc still apply, however the switchboard operator moves at such speed (as mentioned in the first post) that I am not sure how much you can inject into it. We work closely between our customer care team (call centre) and our switchboard and I can see us starting to apply our customer service principles to them in the future, but in a limited form as the general need is for a speedy answer and a quick patch through to the right person!
Posted 2 years ago
After conducting some analysis, I would agree with Coops, Quality monitoring becomes very dificult. Relationship with customers does not exist at all.
Posted 2 years ago
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