The Event Loop The work of Consortium member companies on the Predictive Customer Engagement initiative started with a simple question, “How can we provide information that we have, that customers would value, but don’t know to ask for?” In the last post, we talked about an Analysis and Rules engine made up of a four-tier … Continue reading Predictive Customer Engagement (2 of 3)
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It seems like every discussion today around the future of Support Services, Customer Experience, or Self-Service includes a component of Machine Learning (ML) and how it will revolutionize the engagement model. The potential use of these emerging technologies is endless and with the ever-increasing availability of ML as a Service, the capabilities are more and … Continue reading Predictive Customer Engagement (1 of 3)
The 2019 Executive Summit was held at the beautiful Lodge at Flying Horse in Colorado Springs last week. We were joined by 27 leaders from 17 different Consortium Member companies, and covered a wide range of topics over two days. We had several great conversations about the impact of the changing workforce. While the underlying … Continue reading 2019 Executive Summit Recap
When it comes to customer service, knowledge is power. We’ve all been there. A product or service issue crops up and, after exhausting your options, you pick up the phone. And so begins the dreaded game of Russian roulette that is a call to customer service. Will your problem be fixed? Or will frustration continue? … Continue reading Why Knowledge Is Your Best Defense Against Angry Customers
We are pleased to announce that Arnfinn Austefjord will be joining the staff of the Consortium for Service Innovation on June 3, 2019 as the new Global Head of the KCS Academy. The KCS Academy continues to nurture and support the ever-growing number of KCS practitioners, Certified Trainers, and KCS Verified and Aligned partners, and Arnfinn’s focused leadership will … Continue reading Welcome Arnfinn Austefjord
The Consortium for Service Innovation is pleased to announce the publication of the Intelligent Swarming: Framework for Collaboration. This post (available as a pdf here) is a recap of that longer work. “We have eliminated the word ‘escalation’ from our vocabulary,” says Marco Bill-Peter, VP Global Support Services, Red Hat. Steve Young, formally with Service … Continue reading Intelligent Swarming: Collaboration on Steroids
Melissa George has announced that she will be leaving the Consortium for Service Innovation and the KCS Academy effective May 1, 2019. As with all outcome-based measures, it is hard to quantify Melissa’s immense impact on the technology services industry and her innumerable contributions to the Knowledge-Centered Service (KCS®) methodology over the last 20+ … Continue reading Staff Change
A new case study is up on the Intelligent Swarming page: Intelligent Swarming at Tricentis Tricentis provides streamlined support on complex products while increasing collaboration and customer and employee satisfaction by removing tiers of support.
Please join us in welcoming Matt Seaman as the new Executive Director of the Consortium for Service Innovation! He will be joining the staff on January 1, 2019. In anticipation of his retirement, current Executive Director Greg Oxton will continue his work with the Consortium in the role of Strategic Advisor over the next year. … Continue reading Welcome to our new Executive Director!
Customer Success Initiative Team Meeting13-14 November 2018Hosted by ServiceNow in Santa Clara, CA Notes and presentations are available to Consortium Members on the wiki. Discussion Topics Value Models and the Customer Success Initiative Framework - Greg Oxton, Consortium for Service InnovationKCS in Professional Services - Melissa George, Consortium for Service InnovationMember Experience: KCS Across the … Continue reading Team Meeting Summary: Customer Success Initiative