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Support complex diagnostic processes

Challenge

Few industries expect their front line agents to tackle calls as complicated as those received by a telecom contact center. Agents routinely get calls where the customer says something as generic as “I cannot connect to the Internet” or “I cannot get email on my mobile” or “My smartphone batter life is too low!” These are not  
 
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easy problems to solve—remotely, across multiple geography, network, device, and service plan configurations. Typically, these questions end up touching multiple aspects of the customer and product such as customer account status, service configuration, device status etc. To complicate matters further, the customer may be unfamiliar with the product and terminology and agents may feel under pressure to come up with a quick resolution.

Solution

eGain KnowledgeAgent offers the agent a rich set of capabilities to support complex diagnostic processes:
An engaging and intuitive user experience.
A search mechanism that can start with the customer’s description of the problem rather than some text that might be part of the answer.
A highly interactive dialogue that:
 
Guides the agent with questions to ask next.
Allows the agent to enter information as the customer provides it.
Allows the agent to skip questions if the customer does not have the information.
Allows re-answering of questions without restarting.
Automatically answers some questions using customer information from other systems.
In the contact center one size does not fit all. Solutions have to meet the needs of different groups of agents. For instance:
Novice agents who need a lot of help and support to structure the customer interaction.
Experienced agents who want a flexible solution that ensures they don't miss any important steps.
Expert agents who want a fast track to solutions as well as integrated access to community content and internet resources.

Typical results

Telecom organizations who have implemented an eGain knowledge management solution have found that front line agents can handle a greater number of call types with fewer escalations to the second line.
38% reduction in handset returns
50% reduction in “no fault found” handset returns
 
 
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