© 2008 Judith Dwyer © 2008 Judith Dwyer JUDITH DWYER 1 Chapter 9 Chapter 9 CHAPTER 9 © 2008 Judith Dwyer Coordinate and manage quality customer service 2 Chapter 9 Chapter 9: Coordinate and manage quality customer service © 2008 Judith Dwyer Chapter Outline: • Establish working relationships with customers • Plan to meet internal and external customer requirements • Ensure delivery of quality products and services • Monitor, adjust and report customer service 3 Chapter 9 Chapter 9: Coordinate and manage quality customer service © 2008 Judith Dwyer Learning Objectives: • identify customer needs and expectations and the organisation’s role in providing the service or product to fill those needs • establish relationships with clients based on customer value • manage and coordinate the key ingredients in a service culture • plan to meet internal and external customer requirements 4 Chapter 9 Chapter 9: Coordinate and manage quality customer service © 2008 Judith Dwyer Learning Objectives (cont.): • provide quality service consistently • gather feedback as you monitor customer service • implement corrective actions as necessary • report outcomes of customer service 5 Chapter 9 Customer service model The team leaders and managers in an organisation need to create the service strategy that allows their staff to deliver quality customer service. The customer service model focuses attention on three essential ingredients of a service culture: 1. A strategy for the product or service © 2008 Judith Dwyer 2. Customer-oriented staff 3. Customer-friendly systems 6 Chapter 9 Customer service model – three essential ingredients The service strategy © 2008 Judith Dwyer The Customer The System The people (organisation’s staff) 7 Chapter 9 © 2008 Judith Dwyer Key ingredients in a service culture 8 Chapter 9 Know your client’s needs and expectations Know Your Client’s Needs and Expectations • • • © 2008 Judith Dwyer • • • A knowledge of the product and market demand An understanding of clients’ needs and wants A commitment to the organisation’s goals and strategies A capacity to put into place workable practices to establish a quality customer service culture A willingness to decide what should be done differently A capacity to review and improve client service 9 Chapter 9 Customer values UNEXPECTED © 2008 Judith Dwyer DESIRED EXPECTED BASIC 10 Chapter 9 Customer values TYPE DESCRIPTION © 2008 Judith Dwyer Basic The very basic services or products offered to your clients. Expected service The service level that the customer expects as a right. Desired service Value-added service – that is, superior or excellent levels of service. Unexpected service Anything that can be added to the desired service in the future. 11 Chapter 9 Communication channels © 2008 Judith Dwyer Organisations communicate with customers through different channels including: • personal contact • counter skills • telephone skills • print media • digital media 12 Chapter 9 Coaching in customer service skills © 2008 Judith Dwyer Assist colleagues and team members by following five coaching steps: 1. determine the training need 2. explain the process in terms of what will happen, how it will happen and when it will happen 3. demonstrate the desired behaviour or task 4. practise by doing it with them and then letting them do it independently 13 Chapter 9 Coaching in customer service skills (cont.) © 2008 Judith Dwyer 5. provide feedback through: -monitoring -correcting -listening and -acknowledging 14 Chapter 9 Mentoring in customer service skills Mentoring is usually a long term process that follows four steps: define the goals together create an action plan determine the resources required measure the results and benefits © 2008 Judith Dwyer • • • • 15 Chapter 9 Develop a service culture Deliver the promised results and meet expectations by: © 2008 Judith Dwyer 1. surveying to find out what customers need and expect 2. informing customers about the organisation’s activities 3. developing a good customer service ‘climate’ (or culture) through communication, staff training and development 16 Chapter 9 Develop a service culture (cont.) © 2008 Judith Dwyer 4. planning ahead to meet customers’ needs and expectations 5. creating a set of customer service performance standards 6. reviewing customer service outcomes and improving service 17 Chapter 9 Maintain customer service records An effective and efficient record-keeping system: • • © 2008 Judith Dwyer • • reflects compliance with appropriate legislative and regulatory requirements ensures record management and monitoring procedures are in place has secure storage, including backup of electronic records is well organised and readily accessible by appropriate personnel 18 Chapter 9 © 2008 Judith Dwyer Judge the quality of service delivery 19 Chapter 9 Collect accurate source data © 2008 Judith Dwyer Collect data from satisfied and dissatisfied customers by: 1. analysing raw data such as customer complaints in order to turn it into useful information 2. identifying and clustering customer complaints into categories 3. identifying the organisation’s customer service policies, procedures and goals in order to produce outcomes and overall trends that match these service goals 20 Chapter 9 Customer feedback © 2008 Judith Dwyer As you respond to customer feedback aim to: • develop customer trust and confidence in your ability to provide the service • reduce customer complaints and increase their satisfaction • improve the effectiveness of the service by finding out what the customer expects and desires • plan to deliver at the expected and desired levels • increase staff motivation and job satisfaction by achieving improvement goals 21 Chapter 9 Rules for customer feedback © 2008 Judith Dwyer Rules that make the process both effective and efficient should: • • • • • concentrate on customer satisfaction focus on a limited number of indicators be ongoing and specific be available to all staff on a timely basis be written and have a visual impact 22 Chapter 9 Key customer service priorities An organisation’s key priorities should include: © 2008 Judith Dwyer • effectiveness – is the service providing the targeted outcomes? • efficiency – how well is the service being provided? • equity – does the service ensure equal access and provision to all targeted customers? 23 Chapter 9 Implement proposed changes © 2008 Judith Dwyer Modifications to the customer service process take place for the following reasons: • to improve its effectiveness in achieving targeted outcomes • to improve efficiency in the use of resources • to ensure equity of access and provision to targeted customers • to increase customer satisfaction 24 Chapter 9 Implement proposed changes (cont.) © 2008 Judith Dwyer • to reduce customer complaints • to improve staff motivation and job satisfaction • to support changes in the organisation’s objectives • to comply with legal and regulatory requirements 25 © 2008 Judith Dwyer Chapter 9 Plan-do-check-act cycle 26 Chapter 9 Don’t forget! • Check your understanding of this chapter with the student Companion Website, available at: © 2008 Judith Dwyer www.pearsoned.com.au/dwyer 27
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