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Cycle time in days for the formal performance review process from start to finish for Operational workers/office staff
This measure calculates the number of calendar days (including weekends) required to complete the formal performance review process from start to finish for operational…
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Cycle time in days for the formal performance review process from start to finish for senior management/executives
This measure calculates the number of calendar days (including weekends) required to complete the formal performance review process from start to finish for senior management…
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Percentage of customer accounts set up for automatic cash application
This measure helps companies calculate the percentage of customer accounts that are set up for automatic cash application, a process in which cash receipts from customers are…
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Percentage of middle management/specialists that receive a formal performance review
This measure calculates the percentage of middle management/specialists (i.e. managers with budgetary and/or supervisory responsibility who report to senior management and/or…
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Percentage of operational workers/office staff that receive a formal performance review
This measure calculates the percentage of operational workers/office staff (i.e. employees who do not have any management responsibility) that receive a qualitative or…
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Percentage of senior management/executives that receive a formal performance review
This measure calculates the percentage of senior management/executives (i.e. the highest-ranking officers and managers below executives) that receive a qualitative or…
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First contact resolution rate for contacts received through "other" channels
This measure calculates the percentage of questions/issues received that are answered, addressed, and resolved by the end of the customer's initial contact when it's received…
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Response time in minutes for inbound requests coming from web chat or instant messaging including virtual agents
This measure calculates response time in minutes for inbound requests (i.e. queries initiated by the customer) coming from web chat or instant messaging (i.e. systems for…
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Response time in minutes for inbound requests coming from call backs
This measure calculates response time in minutes for inbound requests (i.e. queries initiated by the customer) coming from call backs. It is part of a set of Cycle Time…
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First contact resolution rate for dedicated mobile applications ("apps")
This measure calculates the percentage of questions/issues received that are answered, addressed, and resolved by the end of the customer's initial contact when it's received…
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First contact resolution rate for postal mail
This measure calculates the percentage of questions/issues received that are answered, addressed, and resolved by the end of the customer's initial contact when it's received…
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First contact resolution rate for web self-service contacts
This measure calculates the percentage of questions/issues received that are answered, addressed, and resolved by the end of the customer's initial contact when it's received…
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Cycle time in days to perform the process "manage sales orders"
This measure calculates cycle time in days to perform the process "manage sales orders." The Process "manage sales orders" includes [Taking, receiving, processing, and…
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Percentage of sales orders changed by the customer after the initial order placement
This measure calculates the percentage of sales orders altered by customers after orders have been placed. A sales order includes all transactions in a particular order. As…
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Total cost to perform the activity "manage health and safety" per $1,000 revenue
This measure calculates the total cost to perform the activity "manage health and safety" per $1,000 revenue. The total cost is the sum of outsourced, overhead, personnel,…