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Call Centres. A presentation for AS Applied ICT By David Royall. Call Centre Functions. Hardware – Telephony Server. This is a computer that is part of the network that is used to provide telephone integration; i.e. it joins the telephone system to the network - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Call CentresA presentation for AS Applied ICT
By David Royall
Provide customer help
Provide Support
Offer Advise
Manage customer accounts; e.g. pay bills
Call Centre Functions
This is a computer that is part of the network that is used to provide telephone integration; i.e. it joins the telephone system to the networkThe telephony server also links the phone lines to the internet
Hardware – Telephony Server
A telephony technology in which someone uses a touch-tone telephone to interact with a database to acquire information from or enter data into the database.For example, banks and credit card companies use IVR systems so that their customers can receive up-to-date account information
IVRinteractive voice response
Technology that allows interactions on a telephone and a computer to be integrated or co-ordinated.As contact channels have expanded from voice to include email, web, and fax, the definition of CTI has expanded to include the integration of all customer contact channels (voice, email, web, fax, etc.) with computer systems.
CTIComputer telephony integration
CTI functions
Call information display Automatic dialling and computer controlled dialing (fast dial, preview, and
predictive dial.) Phone control. (answer, hang up, hold, conference, etc.) Coordinated phone and data transfers between two parties Call centre phone control. (logging on; after-call work notification) Advanced functions such as call routing, reporting functions, automation
of desktop activities, and multi-channel blending of phone, e-mail, and web requests
Agent state control (for example, after-call work for a set duration, then automatic change to the ready state)
Call control for Quality Monitoring/call recording software.
Utility Companies – Help, Advice, Open new accounts, complaints, report problems, emergency call, pay bills
Mail Order – the same as utilities but will allow orders to be placed
IT Supplier – they might add technical support in addition to the above
Typical Users of CALL CENTRES
Locating Call Centres Abroad
Many companies based in the UK and USA now locate their call centres abroad due to:
Cheaper Labour Costs More flexible Labour Markets Cheaper overheadsDiscussion points include: Loss of domestic jobs Language barriers my exist Dialects can be hard to understand Poor lines often restrict efficiency
Describe how cti software is used to provide software services for a call centre
Homework Question
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