DESIGN AND IMPLEMENT NEW OPERATIONAL MODELS that would position the organization to meet the vision of consistently delivering exceptional customer service
Project Focus
To improve customer service and quality levels while capturing opportunities for greater productivity and efficiency in field services, customer care, preventative maintenance and tap audit operations.
Financial and Operating Benefits
Opportunities were identified that led to the following achievements:
- 85% performance gain in tech ops call center service level
- 80% performance gain in account management call center service level
- 100% performance gain in sales call center service level
- 34% productivity improvement in customer care with a 71% increase in average volume
- 8% reduction of unnecessary truck rolls related to installation
- 25% reduction of unnecessary truck rolls related to repeat service call
- 5% productivity gain for installers by increasing their time in the field
- Reduced installation and service windows from 4 to 2 hours
Key Changes and Benefits
- Developed and implemented standards of performance and best practices throughout all functional areas
- Established phone and field services quality control positions
- Expanded service and installation scheduling hours to provide improved customer service
- Developed and implemented key indicator metrics reporting in all areas
- Implemented an error notification and elimination process
- Redesigned tech ops points and quota system in conjunction with dynamic dispatching
- Designed and implemented program that assures accountability throughout the departments for all directors, managers and supervisors
- Designed and implemented team that focuses on resolving operating issues directly impacting customers on a real time basis
- Redesigned and consolidated the inbound technical support operation, inbound sales and account management, and dispatch operations
- Established an operations support department
- Balanced hours of operation across the division support functions
- Implemented fully integrated processes throughout field service operations of multiple locations
- Streamlined the central NOC and integrated with dispatch central and outage control
"I also wanted to say thank you again. In case CJ didn't tell you I was promoted to Project Manager on Catalyst. And I have you, Linda, Rick, and Sherwin to thank for this. You all assisted me in seeing areas of improvement that I needed to focus on so I thank you all for that. I have grown and changed so much in the last year and you all at Alliant are to thank for this improvement in my life! So hats off to all of you."
Project Team Member - National Healthcare Provider
