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Understanding Resolve Understanding Resolve Time & First Call Time & First Call Resolution (FCR)Resolution (FCR)
Bill Rose, Founder Service & Support Professionals Association (SSPA)July 29, 2009
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“Not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted”
Albert Einstein
The SituationThe SituationQuestion 63 of the SSPA
Benchmark Study◦Response Time◦Resolve Time◦Phone, Email, and Web created cases
We are being asked to increase the data fields to accommodate larger numbers for Resolve Time
Industry DataIndustry Data#SSPA What is your initial reaction #SSPA What is your initial reaction to these numbers?to these numbers?
Phone?◦Response - 15 min◦Resolve – 3 hrs
Email◦Response – 2hrs◦Resolve – 5.6hrs
Web◦Response – 1.5hrs◦Resolve – 5.3hrs
#SSPA How do you define #SSPA How do you define Resolve Time?Resolve Time?
The SSPA Definition
The Dilemma The Dilemma Response time seems to be universal –
Everyone gets it!
Resolve time is confusing to many
#SSPA What unit of measurement should be used for the “average” time to resolve issues?◦ Minutes◦ Hours◦ Days◦ Weeks◦ Months
#SSPA How do you measure #SSPA How do you measure Resolve TimeResolve Time
Total calendar time?◦Closed case◦Date case opened/date case was
closed
Total work time?◦Closed case◦Sum all effort by everyone involved in
this case
# SSPA If a case is out of your control, should you be held accountable for resolve time?
If you can’t benchmark your performance either the benchmark is wrong or your performance is wrong.
#SSPA What is the “real” #SSPA What is the “real” issue here?issue here?How we resolve customer issues?How we measure resolve time?CSAT determines your
customer’s realityGreat service & solid metrics is
the end gameA true reflection of service
efficiency
Resolve Time ComponentsResolve Time ComponentsHold time (sec, min)Talk time (min)Transfer time (sec, min)Queue time (min, hours, days)Work time (min, hours)Customer wait time (days,
weeks, months)R & D wait time (weeks, months,
years)
Factors that affect Factors that affect Resolve TimeResolve TimeInternal metricsExternal SLA’sResponse timeFCRAre we counting everything?Your definition of “resolve time”
First Call Resolution is First Call Resolution is Everything!Everything!Logging each and every caseComplexity of the environmentComplexity of the productDefinition of a “fix”Metrics – When do you start and
stop counting?
First Call Resolution is First Call Resolution is Everything! ContinuedEverything! Continued
Skill set of customersSkill set of your peopleEffectiveness of self-serviceCustomer usage of “outside”
forumsTools available to your people
First Call Resolution is First Call Resolution is Everything! ContinuedEverything! Continued
Training on toolsProblem solving &
troubleshooting skillsService Level Agreements (SLA’s)Expectations of managementMatching customer skills to tech
skill levels
#SSPA How important is FCR #SSPA How important is FCR to your organization?to your organization?
What does all this mean?What does all this mean?
More than one way to measure “resolve time”
SSPA needs to define common methods for benchmarking
Improving FCR makes everything easierCustomers demand improved resolve
timeAdditional research & data collection is
needed
#SSPA What did we not cover that is an essential element in the resolve time discussion?
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Shawn SantosDirector of Programs
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