26. Resource alignment - 1 Back-office personnel clearly recognise how they impact the customer experience. Everyone is a customer to someone else Back-office personnel detached from the customer Adopting the philosophy: “ T he customer ’s problem is my problem, and therefore, I will facilitate resolution ” “ N ot my problem ” syndrome Clear accountability and ownership of the customer Lack of ownership of the customer Measured based on customer success (e.g. satisfaction, retention, revenue, profitability, share of wallet) Measured on individual and departmental productivity (e.g. new revenue, calls answered) Rewarded for customer-centric behaviour. When deviation occurs outside of tolerance or a negative result occurs, coaching takes place to improve employees ’ future decision making Reprimanded for deviating from process Perform against policies and procedures, under-standing that they were designed to enable the customer to do business with you - n ot meant to be a customer obstacle. When exceptions occur, the objective is to determine how to meet the customer ’s need and facilitate meeting that need without placing the burden on the customer to figure it out Driven by script with no latitude to deviate on behalf of the customer All personnel are skilled in managing interpersonal relationships Not adept at managing interpersonal relationships Your people have the greatest influence on the customer experience Empower them to delight the customer People & structure Customer-Centric Requirements Realities Plaguing Non-Customer- Centric Companies Principle Resource
27. Resource alignment - 2 Customer ’s entire experience is managed holistically Customers managed on a transactional level (e.g., individual orders, inquiries, issues) Transparency/full disclosure provided to the customer Lack of information. Customer is not allowed to “l ook behind the curtain. ” Being easy to do business with. The customer is buffered from the intricacies of the organisation Organisation is difficult to do business with. Seams of the organisation are exposed to the customer Processes designed from the outside in to enable customers to do business with you Processes designed from the inside out, focused on intra-departmental efficiencies Be easy to do business with Process Customer-Centric Requirements Realities Plaguing Non-Customer- Centric Companies Principle Resource
28. Resource alignment - 3 Design the customer experience “b efore market” Products and services When launching a product or service, the customer experience is “d esigned ” in advance The customer experience is considered “a ftermarket ” in a reactive manner Needs of existing customers and improving their experiences are the primary driving forces Designed and launched based on features/ functions anticipated to capture “n ew revenue ” from “n ew customers” Implemented to enable customers to do business with you more effectively and efficiently Implemented with a focus on efficiency gains, resulting in obstacles for the customer Implemented to automate improved operating models and processes Implemented in response to business problems, automating existing bad practices Automate effective customer-focused practices Technology Customer-Centric Requirements Realities Plaguing Non-Customer- Centric Companies Principle Resource
67. Data mining - tools Advanced reporting tools – many software products have these built in. Business intelligence tools – have been expensive and hard to use but getting better. Data Mining specific – often little more that BI. Choice depends on how much you want the tool to do for you? Microsoft Excel – now has conditional formatting