Voxjar

JUNE 5, 2021

Two words: call calibration. In this guide, we’re going to cover everything you need to know about call calibration: what it is, why it matters, and how to do it to keep your customers—and call center agents—happy. What Is Call Calibration? What’s So Important About Call Calibration? Establish a process.

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CSR Inc.

MARCH 5, 2017

With QA, coaching and accountability are the diet and exercise. Call Center Agent Coaching ‘The more coaching, the better’ is a mantra we drive home with clients. Coaching touch points are critical to making progress. In such cases, a common way to provide coaching comments is on the evaluation.

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Customer Service Life

JANUARY 15, 2019

They believe that quality assurance is about coaching agents and making continuous improvement over time and that supersedes a score. Any seasoned coach has seen the look in an agent’s eye when they’re handed a quality review and they go straight to the score. Clearly verifying customers should be a priority when coaching Bob.

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Calibration Quality calibration Coaching Contact Center 77

Taylor Reach Group

DECEMBER 7, 2018

This is reflected in lower FCR, longer calls, the need for more coaching and QA resource support, and of course they achieve lower CSAT and NPS scores, costing the organization customers. Improving coaching processes. Inconsistent coaching and tracking, often due to a lack of training on how to coach adults.

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Monet Software

AUGUST 11, 2020

These individuals take the lead in creating diagnostic tools like monitoring quality in live and recorded contacts, and identifying ways to train, coach and instill a quality mindset at every level. It can be difficult, for example, to flag the top-selling agent for compliance shortcomings if the supervisor fears a fall-off in sales.

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Contact Center Calibration Quality management Call Center 71

Customer Service Life

JANUARY 18, 2019

My rule of thumb for what else to add to a quality form is: Add to the quality form anything that you want to track so you can coach, train, and monitor improvement over time. At best, you’ll coach agents on a bunch of one-off issues but never see the greater impact of that coaching.

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Etech GS

APRIL 1, 2019

For example, verify that the agents have correct information about a product or service and responses to possible questions from customers. If you know there is a bad interaction, do not choose to play it in a calibration session that is attended by a large group. The ideal coaching session takes no more than 15 minutes.

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aircall

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Maintaining fair and consistent grading with regular calibration sessions. To ensure this, Pipedrive conducts regular calibration sessions to ensure all the graders are on the same page. This happens often for larger teams—for example, when conversations include more than one agent. Managing agent appeals.

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SaaS Calibration Customer Service Benchmark 62

Customer Service Life

AUGUST 28, 2019

For example, in a phone or chat conversation, this process can take multiple minutes of the call — longer if the customer is really fired up. For example, perhaps there’s an extensive authentication process when customers contact you on the phone where they need to verify three pieces of information. Compliance and Security.

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Quality management Calibration Management Coaching 69

Customer Service Life

NOVEMBER 15, 2020

Here’s a definition: Quality assurance for the contact center is about setting a standard for how the work is done and then ensuring, through evaluation, coaching, and training, that the work is consistently done at or above the standard. Regularly evaluate customer interactions and coach agents. How will quality help?

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Callminer

SEPTEMBER 5, 2017

But when the whole month has a lot of calls which were of all different types, the quality report – which can identify potential gaps and required agent coaching or training – may be delayed by many days. For example, I submitted a question to a company via email asking a specific question on how to address an issue I was experiencing.

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Customer Centric Support

JULY 18, 2017

According to the “Best Practices in Quality Monitoring and Coaching” whitepaper by Dr. Jon Anton and Anita Rockwell agents expressed these feelings in regards to a poorly implemented QM process: I am being policed. I look forward to my weekly coaching sessions because it shows that my supervisor really cares about my success.

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Playvox

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Calibrate Contact Center Interactions Fairly and Consistently While we all know that feedback is important, when a call center gets busy, coaching, mentoring, and even quality management may fall to the side as agents and their leaders look at meeting and beating agreed-upon Service Level Agreements (SLAs).

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Management Gamification Calibration Quality management 88

Playvox

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Beyond evaluation scores, it also focuses on coaching and includes processes to maintain the integrity of the feedback, like calibration. Increasing revenue, capturing customer loyalty, and building the ROI of your contact center technology investments are all examples of long-term strategies you should be working toward.

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Outsource Consultants

JANUARY 16, 2025

Targeted Training and Development: Use QA findings to inform personalized coaching sessions and broader training initiatives. For example, if reducing churn is a priority, focus QA efforts on identifying and addressing pain points in the customer journey that lead to attrition. This ensures that agents constantly improve their skills.

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Customer Service Life

JUNE 10, 2019

While we’d like to think this quality coaching session holds some special transformational power, what’s more likely is that the eyes of both the coach and the agent go straight to the score and all opportunity to help that agent improve at their job is lost. Track performance at the individual question level.

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Contact Center Coaching Calibration Metrics 60

aircall

MARCH 17, 2016

Schedule monthly calibrations with representatives from all of our different departments to review calls. It’s really important that he upper management team takes time each week to listen to calls and publicly praise the recognised agents with maybe a certificate or gift card for example. Operations should make this a priority.

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Best practices Call Center Calibration Coaching 59

Playvox

MARCH 12, 2024

In a call center or support center, examples of intrinsic motivators include recognition for a job well done, opportunities for personal and professional growth through a defined learning path, and a meaningful and challenging work environment. They are also more likely to stay with the company for the long term.

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24-7 InTouch

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

Monitor: Evaluate the program goals previously established through regular reporting and calibration sessions. This allows for more targeted coaching at the agent level to improve the overall service delivery. For example, if “Accessories Upsell” trends lower in CSAT, coaching sessions may be tailored to focus on that call type.

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Brand ambassadors Customer Service Calibration Average Handle Time 52

Balto

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

Leveraging data and real-time coaching ensures efficiency without compromising service standards. Regular calibration sessions with QA evaluators help ensure consistency and alignment across the team. To prevent issues from escalating, employ real-time coaching tools that notify managers of key moments during calls.

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Playvox

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

QM is more of a comprehensive program that focuses on both performance management & process improvement by using calibration, appeals, motivation, coaching, and gamification. For example, due to the sheer volume of data they ingest, most contact centers only analyze a small percentage (<2%) of their interactions.

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NobelBiz

APRIL 18, 2023

For example, a calling process may include taking the caller through an IVR (Interactive Voice Response System) process or forwarding the call to the correct contact center agent. A well-calibrated IVR system is the cornerstone for intelligent contact center automation. Everything you need to know. Click here to tune in.

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Contact Center Interactive Voice Response Management Gamification 52

Voxjar

AUGUST 15, 2021

That’s why we’ve put together this scorecard template (with examples) for you! Scorecard Templates: How to Build a Scorecard + Examples. Plus, you’ll have a central location with all of the information you need to coach your call center reps. What to Include on Your Scorecard. Was the agent professional?

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Call Center Calibration Abandon rate Average Handle Time 52

JustCall

APRIL 5, 2023

If anything, the UI design of JustCall is well-calibrated with strategic focal points, intuitive design elements, and interactive components that make the user experience delightful. Plus, it also helps that JustCall offers a few advanced features as add-on services (such as call and voicemail transcriptions, AI-powered agent coaching, etc.)

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Interactive Voice Response CRM Calibration Multi-channel support 52

Serenova

MAY 29, 2020

Monitor agent calls for coaching opportunities. Monitor interactions to identify exactly where agents are delivering great service while uncovering opportunities for training and coaching. Quality Management for call center recording software and screen recording to effectively monitor, evaluate and coach agents.

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Best practices Contact Center Interactive Voice Response Average Handle Time 84

Serenova

MAY 29, 2020

Monitor agent calls for coaching opportunities. Monitor interactions to identify exactly where agents are delivering great service while uncovering opportunities for training and coaching. Quality Management for call center recording software and screen recording to effectively monitor, evaluate and coach agents.

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Best practices Contact Center Interactive Voice Response Average Handle Time 83

Customer Relationship Metrics

JANUARY 11, 2017

Let’s explain why with a short example: Contact Center A: The post-call IVR survey was linked to a specific contact center agent. Contact Center A” not only experienced reduced operating expenses from the decline in repeat calls, but also proved a higher ROI for training and coaching. Increases in training and coaching ROI.

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