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CUSTOMER SERVICE | December 21, 2015

Six Tech Trends That Will Affect FieldService in 2016

Year­end predictions may not always end up ringing true, but as we wrapup 2015 it’s worth taking a few moments to discuss how technologytrends will continue to impact field service in the year to come. Some ofthese will look familiar – while others will be new or sound far­fetched –but it will be interesting to see how these play out over the next 12months. It’s also a good time for field service organizations to take stockof where they stand technologically and how they’re prepared to meet thenext generation of field service.

 

Service expectations are shaped by technology

Sarah Sheehan SENIOR CONTENT WRITER, GLOBAL GO TO MARKET

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The customer experience continues to be the linchpin of differentiationamong price­competitive industries. Technology is a main driver of whatcustomers expect in terms of service, and nowhere is this more evidentthan field service, the most personal of all customer interactions. Look fora constant focus on mobility as both consumers and field serviceorganizations continue to migrate away from the desktop.

 

Internet of Things and Big Data get strategic

We’ve been talking about these two for a while now, and they’ll continueto be top of mind as businesses learn how to harness the power of both.IoT has matured from devices that merely connect or identify themselvesto devices that can meaningfully engage and add value to businessprocesses. Big Data will evolve, too, as a vital part of a holistic fieldservice strategy. It’s the difference between saying “I’m here,” “I’m here,and this is how I can help,” and “I’m probably going to need to go theresoon.” A lot of Big Data’s value to field service involves predicting theneed for a field service visit before a problem even occurs.

 

Wearables finally happen (with an assist)

We’ve been waiting for wearables to prove their usefulness in fieldservice, and it looks like a strategic partnership with augmented realityand video technology might be the answer. Paired with thesetechnologies, smart glasses could be used to assist techs withcomplicated diagnostics or repairs, new processes, and even enhancesafety by providing warnings or recall information.

 

Self­driving cars…sort of

Self­driving cars are having a moment, and while we can’t ignore it, we’renot ready to say that field service will be an early adopter. However, manyof the on­board technologies that are already in use today – collisionavoidance and maintenance alerts, for instance – could have significant

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impact on fleet management costs, with significant savings on insurance,maintenance and replacement. As organizations with large fleets upgradetheir vehicles, look for these technologies to become part and parcel offield service’s day­to­day.

 

3D printing

With arts organizations, public libraries and products like Glowforgeputting 3D printing within reach of more people, it’s all but inevitable thatfield service will find a way to leverage the technology – for instance,enabling a field technician to print a necessary part onsite rather thanhaving to leave and come back or reschedule the appointment. The abilityto print parts will also have impact on how businesses handle inventory,so it will be interesting to see how field service technology softwareresponds to the opportunity of 3D printing.

 

Field employees become all knowing

Perhaps that’s overstating things a bit, but as businesses look for ways todifferentiate through service, field technicians will be empowered to domore than just fix, deliver or install. Because mobile employees are oftenthe only company representatives that customers meet in person, theywill naturally get questions and requests outside the scope of the originaltask. With access to real­time information and knowledge repositories attheir fingertips, field employees will continue to be on the front lines of thecustomer experience. And, as field service organizations begin toleverage some of the tech tools mentioned here, mobile employees willneed be more tech­savvy in order to understand and perhapstroubleshoot the high­tech devices they’ll come to rely on. With tools likeIoT, near­field communication, wearables and more in play, employeesmust have a comfort level beyond that of just a user.

 

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Read more about how tech trends are set to impact field service in 2016and beyond on the Oracle Customer Experience blog: “The Top TechTrends Impacting the Future of Field Service Management” by StephenFioretti and “The Internet of Things is Here – Is Your Field ServiceOrganization Ready?” by Christine Friscic.

 

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