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CCCAG's Total Call Centre Solutions Program™ (TCCS)

Total Call Centre Solutions Program(TCCS) comprises three modular sub-systems. TCCS is based on the premise that when call centre agents and managers know what is expected of them, how they are doing relative to those expectations and that the organization will help them improve their skills and knowledge, you create a high-performance culture where everyone's contribution results in a significant "win" for employees, managers and the organization. The TCCS system results in call centres having proven processes and best practices in place to measure call centre productivity and quality and acquire the capability to systematically improve each through the application of skill and knowledge enhancement practices.

  • Total Productivity Management (TPM) installs proven metrics, measurements, feedback channels and a systematic methodology for measuring and improving productivity on a individual, team and organization basis. Additionally, advanced education is provided to all centre employees related to service level management, adherence, the "power of one" concept and personal and professional growth strategies.
     
  • Total Quality Care (TQC) installs proven and statistically valid metrics and measures for setting standards and measuring the true level of call quality provided to customers on an individual agent, team and organization basis. A rigorous certification process for those who are responsible for sampling call quality is also installed.
     
  • Total Job Competency (TJC) installs the necessary skill and knowledge assessment process and related and connected personal growth plans and strategies so that agents, supervisors and managers can actively engage in improving and closing their skill and knowledge gaps.

During the implementation of TCCS, a client team structure is put in place to guide and facilitate the implementation of the TCCS Best Practices and processes. During the implementation, CCCAG provides coaching, training and education to the various TCCS client-based teams.

An important part of the TCCS success strategy is the creation of an Executive Guidance Team that provides support and resources to the various TCCS client teams throughout the implementation process. The Executive Guidance Team retains accountability for the complete success of the TCCS process during and post implementation.

Many call centres today are struggling with a number of serious issues. Agent motivation, call centre staff "buy in" to critical goals, high levels of absenteeism, and poor productivity and call quality are all hot topics of concern today. CCCAG understands this, and TCCS has been developed specifically to provide a holistic approach to resolving these issues. When properly implemented and supported, TCCS provides the necessary proven productivity enhancing processes and control systems that allow call centre teams to measure, analyze and improve in productivity, call quality and the related skill and knowledge areas.

After the first six months of TCCS implementation, clients report, on average, a 26% increase in agent productivity and a 31% improvement in overall call quality. In many cases, the payback for TCCS investment fees is less than 6 months.

The implementation of TCCS is completed over a consecutive three-month period. This is often referred to as a "turnkey" approach. While working with senior client management to plan and coordinate the overall effort, client-based teams are also strategically created to guide and support the effort through an employee participative approach.

During the three-month implementation, CCCAG advisors are on site one week per month working with TCCS teams to install the necessary practices and processes. During the following three-week implementation, the client teams follow through on working with the call centre staff to implement the new best practices and processes.

CCCAG provides TCCS post implementation support as part of the initiative. Also, TCCS clients will have access to CCCAG's Web site where process and practice updates are available only to them and their teams.

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