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As part of our Best Practice programme for Quality Management, The Forum & NICE are collaborating to offer NICE NUG members FREE access to on-demand material from The Forum. We also invite you to join our live networking events on Zoom, where members meet to share their latest work and discuss common challenges – book for each event via the links below.

Watch videos from our recent National Quality Conference and case studies from our 2020 Award winners

Quality & Improvement Keynote: Mark Billingham, COO at the Very Group
Npower case study: driving process improvement out of QA
William Hill case study: transforming customer experience though QA
Motability Operations case study: quality, coaching & knowledge management
Workshop Catchup: Skills that create Great Customer Conversations
Workshop Catchup: Measuring First Contact Resolution
Workshop Catchup: How to Get it Right First Time

Book to join our live virtual networking, where members meet to share their latest work and discuss common challenges.

Technology Showcase: Route 101

Originally Broadcast Thursday 16th October, 12:30

Join Route 101 for a dynamic session exploring how Zendesk can revolutionise back-office operations through intelligent omnichannel routing and email management.Discover how unstructured inboxes can be transformed into structured workflows, enabling smarter task planning, queue categorisation, and actionable analytics. With insights from Route 101’s systems integration experts, this showcase will highlight real-world examples and integrations - bridging the gap between back-office tasks, CCaaS, WFM and QM to unlock new efficiencies.

Categories: Library, Planning & Resourcing, Back Office & Beyond The Contact Centre, 2025 #RaisingStandards Virtual On-demand

Technology Showcase: National Support Network

Originally Broadcast Wednesday 15th October, 12:30

Compassion fatigue and how to help your teams to care without burning out. Every day, our colleagues are expected to show up with empathy for customers in vulnerable circumstances. But what happens when empathy itself becomes exhausting? That’s compassion fatigue. It’s not burnout - yet - but if ignored, it can take us there. Join Helen from the National Support Network in an interactive session.

Categories: Library, Planning & Resourcing, Strategy & Leadership, 2025 #RaisingStandards Virtual On-demand

Technology Showcase: Verint

Originally Broadcast Monday 13th October, 12:30

Smarter. Faster. Stronger: How Verint Co-pilot Bots Supercharge Contact Centres. In today’s fast-paced customer experience landscape, efficiency and personalisation are no longer optional- they’re essential. Join us for an exclusive session as we reveal how Verint’s Co-pilot Bots are reshaping contact centres by automating micro-workflows, reducing average handling times, and significantly increasing agent capacity.

Categories: Library, Planning & Resourcing, Data, Analytics & Insight, Strategy & Leadership, 2025 #RaisingStandards Virtual On-demand

Opening Keynote #RaisingStandards

Originally Broadcast Monday 13th October, 10:30

Reset, Redefine & Raise Standards
This keynote launches the week by challenging us to turn intent into action. Explore how learning, reflection and ownership drive personal growth and organisational progress. Discover how tools like the Learning Tracker, Reflective Method, and the Learning Pyramid support continuous improvement. We'll explore how to break out of firefighting, align strategy with daily action, and shift from “being busy” to “making a difference”. It's time to reset habits, redefine success, and commit to doing things differently. Because done will always beat intended.

Categories: Library, Planning & Resourcing, Operational Improvement, Data, Analytics & Insight, Strategy & Leadership, Learning & Development, 2025 #RaisingStandards Virtual On-demand

Bad Habits That Kill Your WFM Strategy

Workforce management has evolved far beyond simple schedule creation.

Modern WFM strategies must balance complex variables including customer expectations, agent wellbeing, operational costs, and regulatory compliance whilst adapting to increasingly volatile demand patterns. Yet despite significant investments in sophisticated forecasting tools and analytics platforms, many contact centres continue to struggle with fundamental execution.

Categories: Library, Planning & Resourcing, Partner News

The Evolution of Planning

Some things will always matter. Businesses will always need to balance customer demand, employee needs, and business goals. Planning will still rely on data, but how that data is used will keep evolving.

Technology will continue to speed things up. AI and automation will take over more of the routine tasks, but that doesn’t mean planners will become less important.

Categories: Library, Planning & Resourcing, Strategy & Leadership, Back Office & Beyond The Contact Centre, 2025 Summer BPS Virtual

20 Transformational Innovations Changing the Future of Work

Celebrating the 20 finalists from this year’s Innovation & Transformation awards. Trailblazers who are redefining workforce planning, customer experience, and operational excellence. From AI to culture change, these organisations are proving that bold thinking drives real-world results.

Categories: Library, Planning & Resourcing, Operational Improvement, Data, Analytics & Insight, Strategy & Leadership, Digital & Omni-Channel, Awards Case Studies, 2025 Summer BPS Virtual

Endnote: Raising Standards

Originally broadcast Friday 28th March 2025 at 13:30

Closing the week with practical tips on how to use learning to drive action and raise standards.

Categories: Library, Planning & Resourcing, Operational Improvement, Data, Analytics & Insight, Strategy & Leadership, Back Office & Beyond The Contact Centre, Learning & Development, Digital & Omni-Channel, 2025 Spring CSP Virtual

25 Years of Innovation & Transformation Keynote

Originally broadcast Friday 28th March at 09:30

Celebrating 25 years of the Innovation & Transformation Awards, this keynote takes a look back from a finalist and judges perspective. Discussing key industry shifts, from workforce flexibility and real-time analytics to automation and omnichannel experiences. We will also explore what the next 25 years of Raising Standards could look like.

Technology Showcase: Calabrio

Driving the Next Chapter of WEM
Join Calabrio showcasing the latest innovations, enhanced capabilities, and strategic advancements in Calabrio ONE. Discover how their newest features are designed to elevate agent engagement, workforce optimisation, and analytics, helping organisations increase productivity, reduce attrition, and provide better sales and services to customers.

Categories: Library, Planning & Resourcing, Operational Improvement, Data, Analytics & Insight, Strategy & Leadership, 2025 Spring CSP Virtual