Planning for COVID-19

Webinar Series

Planning for COVID-19

The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted all of us, the changes and impacts will continue for some time. It’s during times like this when you need you remember that you are part of a community of best practice, so don’t be alone. The Forum is your friendly, safe environment for sharing ideas, top tips and pitfalls to avoid. In this time of uncertainty its important that we collaborate and work together, bringing together ideas and use this time as an opportunity to learn and continue to raise standards. 

 We have designed three short series of learning academy modules, along with a top-tips & pitfalls to avoid for homeworking webinar and then a virtual networking group to help you. Phil Anderson has written an article about some of the considerations you might need to make. 

To view series 1 and 2 you need to log in to the website. Click on My Account at the top right to register or log in. 

2015 Innovation & Transformation Awards: Delivering the end to end customer experience at British Gas Services

Published on 27 April 2015

2015 Innovation & Transformation Awards: Delivering the end to end customer experience at British Gas Services

Discover how NPS, backlogs & efficiencies were improved simultaneously, by comprehensive end-to-end planning in British Gas Services that led to many more same day-appointments & lifted promise delivery 20%. 

See the full Case Study.

Who should attend? This session is for you if you are looking to plan and deliver an end to end customer experience. Whether a leader looking to break down silo’s or a planning team wanting to maximise the efficiency and effectiveness of inbound, outbound and field based contact. 

Discover how NPS, backlogs & efficiencies were improved simultaneously, by comprehensive end-to-end planning in British Gas Services that led to many more same day-appointments & lifted promise delivery 20%. 

  • Understand how to plan for inbound, outbound and field, bringing functions together to plan the end to end customer journey
  • Learn how a new operating model for engineers in the field maximised the use of resources
  • See the ways in which understanding the end to end customer journey drives real satisfaction

An exceptional end-to-end customer journey is the result of hard work by the customer and business planning team on a new operating model, communications structure and culture. In an established field service environment they introduced transparent MI, new call quality models, individual scorecards and a new development programme. Demand forecasts were improved by increasing weather feeds from 9 to 30. Joint team talks and weekly inter-team meetings drove communication and each geographical area now has its own planner. The model provides customers with the most appropriate engineer, providing engineer support and better use of resources in quieter periods for upgrade work and annual services. Broken appointments are down by 78%, Net Promoter Scores (NPS) increased 11 points and customer promise is improved 20%. 

Site Visit was on 17th June in Stockport

Attending Companies
Severn Trent Water, ADT Fire and Security, Learndirect, Domestic and General, Direct Line Group and Britvic

Example Job Titles
Forecasting Analyst, Business Planning Support Manager, Resource Administrator, Senior Performance Analyst, Senior Resource Analyst, Design Solutions Specialist, Claims Insight Planning Manager and Projects and Planning Manager.

Key takeaways and learning

  • What flexibility can your business afford to have and how job titles differ by region
  • Seeing how the cultural change was driven and how to do this successfully
  • The importance of customer focussed processes and the organisational structure
  • Consideration about different channel management, software available and the structure required to make this a success.
  • That if you require a mind-set change this often needs to start from the top.

Questions raised for future discussion / future events / future “hot topics”
More on Organisational/Successful Planning Structures

Overall rating – approval rating from feedback forms (% would recommend)
100%

Verbatim Quotes
“Really honest stories from the host – willing to share all aspects not just sell the good points” Beth Redfern, ADT Fire and Security

“Excellent visit – well planned and structured, very interesting and deserved winners” – Jo Harris, Direct Line

“ A very good and informative day” Andy Moreton, Britvic

“ Will allow me to introduce new concepts to be considered for use within my organisation” Mark Cavanagh, Domestic and General

Comments (0)Number of views (1191)
Print