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Number of inbound contacts per customer service FTE (including external FTEs)
This measure calculates the total number of inbound contacts for the customer service operation per full time equivalent (FTE) (including contractors and outsourced resources…
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Percentage change in customer service FTEs (including external) over the past 12 months
This measure calculates percentage change in full time equivalents (FTEs) (including contractors and outsourced resources) that performs the function "manage customer service…
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Percentage of customer service FTEs added/hired in the past 12 months attributed to AI
This measure calculates the percentage of full time equivalents (FTEs) that perform the function "manage customer service" added/hired in the past 12 months that are…
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Percentage of customer service FTEs eliminated/redeployed in the past 12 months attributed to AI
This measure calculates the percentage of full time equivalents (FTEs) that perform the function "manage customer service" eliminated/redeployed in the past 12 months…
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Percentage of customer service FTEs with skill requirement changes in the past 12 months driven by the adoption of AI
This measure calculates the percentage of full time equivalents (FTEs) that perform the function "manage customer service" with skill requirement changes in the past 12…
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Percentage of customer service FTEs with skill requirement changes in the past 12 months
This measure calculates the percentage of full time equivalents (FTEs) that perform the function "manage customer service" with skill requirement changes in the past 12…
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Average cost per inbound contact
This measure calculates average cost per inbound contact. Inbound contact refers to any query (related to sales, information, technical support,customer service, or…
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Total cost to perform the process group "deliver service to customer" per $1,000 revenue
This measure calculates total cost to perform the process group "deliver service to customer" per $1000 business entity revenue. Total cost is the sum of personnel …
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Total cost to perform the process group "deliver service to customer" per $1 billion revenue
This measure calculates total cost to perform the process group "deliver service to customer" per $1 billion revenue. Total cost is the sum of personnel (compensation…
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Percentage of employee time spent servicing customers via social media channels
This measure calculates the percentage of employee time spent servicing customers (as opposed to selling to customers) via social media channels, which are comprised of…
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Percentage of employee time spent servicing customers via website channel
This measure calculates the percentage of employee time spent servicing customers (as opposed to selling to customers) via the website channel (companyname.com). It is part…
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Percentage of employee time spent servicing customers via traditional face-to-face channel
This measure calculates the percentage of employee time spent servicing customers (as opposed to selling to customers) via the face-to-face channel. It is part of a set of…
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Percentage of employee time spent servicing customers via contact center channel
This measure calculates the percentage of employee time spent servicing customers (as opposed to selling to customers) via the contact center channel. It is part of a set of…
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Percentage of employee time spent servicing customers via business-to-business channel
This measure calculates the percentage of employee time spent servicing customers (as opposed to selling to customers) via the business-to-business channel. It is part of a…
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Percentage of inbound fax contacts outsourced to a third-party provider
This measure calculates the percentage of inbound contacts. Inbound contact refers to any query (related to sales, information, technical support,customer service, or…