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	<title>Call Centre Helper &#187; monitoring</title>
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		<title>How you can drive up NetPromoter scores</title>
		<link>http://www.callcentrehelper.com/how-you-can-drive-up-netpromoter-scores-21236.htm</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Jul 2011 11:22:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rboynton</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Customer Service Strategies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[measurement]]></category>
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In recent years the NetPromoter score has become all the rage as a way of measuring contact centre performance.
Lyn Etherington explores what is really behind the NetPromoter Score and what you can do to drive it up.
Research by Fred Reichheld of Bain &#38; Co, together with Satmetrix, led to the development of the Net Promoter [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Customer measurement &#8211; Don’t measure me</title>
		<link>http://www.callcentrehelper.com/customer-measurement-dont-measure-me-18787.htm</link>
		<comments>http://www.callcentrehelper.com/customer-measurement-dont-measure-me-18787.htm#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 May 2011 11:18:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jorobinson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Customer Service Strategies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[customer experience]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[We’ve had customer satisfaction scores. Then along came NetPromoter and more recently customer effort scores.  All of these claim to be the only measurement that you need to use.
But can a single measurement give the full picture?  Peter Massey gives his opinions of customer measurement.
You’ve got to love the phrase &#8216;customer measurement&#8217;. 6ft tall? It’s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Seven deadly sins of call quality monitoring</title>
		<link>http://www.callcentrehelper.com/seven-deadly-sins-of-call-quality-monitoring-18365.htm</link>
		<comments>http://www.callcentrehelper.com/seven-deadly-sins-of-call-quality-monitoring-18365.htm#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 May 2011 11:18:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rboynton</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Aspect Software]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Business Systems]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[customer satisfaction]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Infinity CCS]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[NewVoiceMedia]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Call quality monitoring is an essential way to track the level of service given by agents.
But these seven deadly sins could undermine your method.

1. Just monitoring agents
Alongside performance, coaching, development and training, the other primary purpose for call quality monitoring is to ensure customer satisfaction.
Therefore, we would also suggest that the IVR is monitored as [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Are you displaying the right metrics on your wallboards?</title>
		<link>http://www.callcentrehelper.com/are-you-displaying-the-right-metrics-on-your-wallboards-16627.htm</link>
		<comments>http://www.callcentrehelper.com/are-you-displaying-the-right-metrics-on-your-wallboards-16627.htm#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Apr 2011 10:20:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rboynton</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Customer Service Strategies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[customer service]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Call centre managers who still believe that a wallboard displaying five to six simple operational metrics is all they need to guide their teams to their goals are missing an important aspect of customer service, argues Susan Saldibar. 
You may be missing an important piece of the puzzle as you attempt to use historical information to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What’s holding back speech analytics?</title>
		<link>http://www.callcentrehelper.com/whats-holding-back-speech-analytics-16330.htm</link>
		<comments>http://www.callcentrehelper.com/whats-holding-back-speech-analytics-16330.htm#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Mar 2011 11:18:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rboynton</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Technology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[measurement]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Nexidia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[speech analytics]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Speech analytics is starting to enter the mainstream.  But like most new technologies there have been some teething pains along the way.
In this article Martin Hill-Wilson looks at what has been holding back speech analytics and where it is likely to be moving in the future. 
Before I start I must tell you that I’m [...]]]></description>
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		<title>7 Deadly sins of WFM</title>
		<link>http://www.callcentrehelper.com/7-deadly-sins-of-wfm-16082.htm</link>
		<comments>http://www.callcentrehelper.com/7-deadly-sins-of-wfm-16082.htm#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Mar 2011 11:20:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rboynton</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Technology]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[GMT]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Verint]]></category>
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Effective use of workforce management can be a difficult balance to find, and to get the best from it, you’ll want to avoid these deadly sins of WFM.
Sin 1. Lack of engagement between the planning teams and the key operational stakeholders
It is crucial to involve the key operational stakeholders with every aspect of workforce management [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Twelve call centre metrics you can&#8217;t live without</title>
		<link>http://www.callcentrehelper.com/call-centre-metrics-14902.htm</link>
		<comments>http://www.callcentrehelper.com/call-centre-metrics-14902.htm#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Jan 2011 11:20:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jonty pearce</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Customer Service Strategies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[measurement]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Measurement in the performance of contact centre agents is changing rapidly.
Paul Weald looks at what new measures need to be implemented so that organisations not only serve the customer better but also inspire loyalty and advocacy.

A forward-thinking perspective
Since call centres were first invented, much has been written about the need to focus on efficiency measures, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The best ways to benchmark your contact centre</title>
		<link>http://www.callcentrehelper.com/the-best-ways-to-benchmark-your-contact-centre-11830.htm</link>
		<comments>http://www.callcentrehelper.com/the-best-ways-to-benchmark-your-contact-centre-11830.htm#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Jul 2010 11:14:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jorobinson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Customer Service Strategies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[benchmarking]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[measurement]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[monitoring]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[reporting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Service level statistics]]></category>

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There are huge benefits to be gained from benchmarking a contact centre. By comparing their business processes and performance against others – particularly those deemed to be industry leaders – contact centre operators can establish their strengths and weaknesses and use that information to make vital process improvements.
The more regularly these contact centres compare themselves [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Workforce Management Reference Guide is launched</title>
		<link>http://www.callcentrehelper.com/the-workforce-management-reference-guide-11693.htm</link>
		<comments>http://www.callcentrehelper.com/the-workforce-management-reference-guide-11693.htm#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Jul 2010 11:20:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jonty pearce</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Technology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[adherence management]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[This week sees the launch of the Workforce Management Reference Guide.

What makes it different is that it has been written collaboratively by a team of people from across the industry.
Click here to visit the Workforce Management Reference Guide.
This is the third of our in-depth reference guides.
It is one of the largest concentrations of independent writing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>10 tips to improve call-handling performance</title>
		<link>http://www.callcentrehelper.com/10-tips-to-improve-call-handling-performance-by-30-11389.htm</link>
		<comments>http://www.callcentrehelper.com/10-tips-to-improve-call-handling-performance-by-30-11389.htm#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jun 2010 11:16:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jorobinson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Hints and Tips]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[call handling]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[measurement]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[monitoring]]></category>
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Despite the fact that seven in ten people prefer the phone to any other contact method,  there are some common errors that companies continue to make in their customer contact operations.
James Tanner highlights 10 tips which could improve performance by more than 30 per cent.
1.  Communicate the goal
Define and measure five contact-handling performance targets for [...]]]></description>
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