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Improve Customer Experiences by Understanding What Users Want and Need

The ability for a service organization to maintain an acceptable level of customer satisfaction and deliver a reasonable customer experience begins with a company’s understanding of what its customers need, want, and expect. When customer expectations are not well known or more importantly not managed – the instances of dissatisfaction will rise. This article describes the factors that affect customer satisfaction and experience levels.

First Contact Resolution (FCR) Benchmarks

By Tom Sweeny|Categories: Case Management, Metrics, Support|Tags: case management, close, CSat, effectiveness, efficiency, FCR, metrics, NPS, time to resolution, TTR|

The industry average First Contact Resolution rate is 53.7%, an interesting yet meaningless number for determining what your FCR performance level should be. First contact closure is influenced by so many factors that an industry-wide average does not provide a sufficiently accurate benchmark from which to determine what your FCR performance level should be. Benchmarks at best suggest the “vicinity” for your performance. This article offers industry average FCR rates organized by common product characteristics to offer a guideline for suggesting FCR performance levels.

Improve Customer Experiences by Understanding What Users Want and Need

First Contact Resolution (FCR) Benchmarks

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