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2020 Planning Case Study: Innovation and continuous improvement at Sky

Working towards the mantra of “we want to offer the best service in the country” the Sky planning team are constantly looking for improvements for their customers and colleagues.  Always looking for new and pioneering approaches for their customer to contact, this has seen the introduction of an invisible IVR and use of asynchronous messaging. The team is also passionate about making life easy for their colleagues and improving planning process.

Webinar: Micro scheduling, peak shaving and split shifts: Innovations in Planning and the homeworking operating model in partnership with Sensée

Hosted on 16th July 2020

The switch from bricks & mortar to work-from-home contact centres during the current crisis has posed challenges for IT, HR and Operational Management. But it’s also proven to be hugely beneficial, delivering substantial benefits for organisations and work-life-balance benefits for employees.

In this webinar we examine innovations in Planning and the homeworking operating model - including micro scheduling, peak shaving and split shifts. As well as explaining the meaning of these terms we’ll show how, by applying these innovative techniques to example scenarios, organisations can boost productivity, cut costs and deliver improved work-life-balance.

Webinar: Trade secrets every planner should know about WFM reporting & analysis in partnership with injixo

27th May 2021, 17:00

Each time round the WFM cycle, high-performing planners analyse and report on what went right and what went wrong. The goal is that with each iteration, the forecast becomes more accurate, the staffing requirement includes the right shrinkage, the schedule efficiency is higher, the agent adherence is better, and so on. Continuous improvement is the name of the game.

Just as with every other part of the WFM cycle, there’s a right way and a wrong way to go about reporting & analysis. What’s more, since late 2019 we’ve all been bombarded with numbers and charts in the daily news. Now everybody thinks they are statisticians. Join Ian Robertson of The Forum and Simon Waldron of InVision as they reveal some hot tips that work in 2021 and beyond. If you want to take your reporting & analysis to the next level, this webinar is a must-attend.

In this webinar, you will learn:
 - The most important KPIs
 - How to choose the right level of detail
 - The dos and don’ts of data visualization
 - About telling a story with your data
 - How to use your data to drive change
 

2020 Planning Case StudyHow the Central Hub operates as the brain of on the day process at Virgin Media

The Central Hub operates as the brain of on the day process and action within the Customer Contract area of Virgin Media. The team supports Virgin Media's largest division, network of 14 contact centres, 7 on and 7 offshore; and a total of 6500 agents, supporting voice, digital and back office channels. They manage the dialler and all system and building impacts which might affect the day

Planning Case Study 2020: Building trusted, end-to-end planning for ambulances & paramedics at Yorkshire Ambulance Service

As part of A&E transformation that started in 2017, following a review by external consultants, YAS created a Capacity Planning & Scheduling Department to be able to deliver accurate call and response forecasts, vehicle hour requirements and implement a dynamic workforce plan with a view to providing consistent patient care for varying patient demand across the year.

Case Study 2020: How omni-channel transforms customer experience in retail at Clarks

See how social media, CAI the Chatbot and a new digital platform are empowering advisors, delivering a dramatic improvement in customer satisfaction and future-proofing this 200-year old brand.

Case Study 2020: Confidence in planning transforms the operation at Yorkshire Ambulance

See how core planning principles have transformed the ambulance emergency service across Yorkshire, with great collaboration and leadership the key to gaining trust and making change possible.

Case Study 2020: Speech analytics: quality and customer experience at VitalityHealth

See how successful implementation of analytics has transformed the contribution of Quality at Vitality, engaging colleagues and raising care scores up by a quarter, with a 13% drop in lapse rates.

Case Study 2020: Planning & insight: the heart of an improvement culture at Three Ireland

Empowerment and ownership has given analysts confidence to work in a new way with stakeholders across the business, build new solutions and improve forecast accuracy.

Case Study 2020: Customer closeness & the ‘advisor of the future’ at The Very Group

See how end-to-end customer journey improvements worth half a million pounds have been delivered within a year, driven by advisors in the model office, using agile transformation methods.
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