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A Match Made in Heaven:
Bundling Up for Improved
Case Metrics in Salesforce
Thursday, February 14, 2019
Agenda
・ Key Support Metrics
・ What is 1-Issue-Per-Case
・ Problem 1: Multiple Cases for a Single Issue
・ Customer Story: Lodge Manufacturing
・ Problem 2: Multiple Issues in a Single Case
Key Support Metrics
・ Quantity of Cases
・ Open/Closed Cases per
Agent (Load)
Capacity Responsiveness Work Effectiveness
Categories of Key Support Metrics
・ Initial Response Time
・ Time with Agent vs.
Time with Customer
・ Length of Time from
Open to Close
・ Time Spent (Time Entries)
・ Agent Efficiency
・ First Response Resolutions
・ Account Burden
What is 1-Issue-Per-Case?
A single issue is represented by a
single case that contains stuff.
Multiple cases for the same issue
should be merged into one master
case.
Separate issues should be split into
separate cases.
・ Duplicate Cases
Misrepresent Agent Load
・ Multiple Issues in the Same
Case Misrepresent the
Categorization of Issues
Capacity Responsiveness Work Effectiveness
Support Agents Game Key Support Metrics
・ Duplicates Artificially
Improve Responsiveness
・ Multiple Issues in the Same
Case Inflate the Length of
Time from Open to Close
・ Duplicate Cases
Misrepresent First Response
Resolutions
・ Multiple Issues in the Same
Case Inflate Time Needed to
Resolve
Average Time to Respond (BH)
• Displays average agent
response time in Business
Hours.
• Can be used for:
• Ensuring Timely Responses
• Understanding Agent Workload
• Identifying Trends / Outliers
Multiple Cases for
the Same Issue
Problem 1:
!
Why Duplicates Happen
・ Inbound Email Processing
・ Automatic Case Creation by
Channel
(Email, Phone, Chat, Web, etc.)
・ Channel Thrashing
・ System Generated Cases
(Error Messages from Monitoring)
1 issue, 3 cases
Catching Duplicates
Method 1 Method 2
Support Manager or
“Triage” Assigning Cases
Automatically Assign
Cases from a Queue
Need to catch duplicate cases early!
Garrett Cook
Customer Care Assistant Manager
Lodge Manufacturing
Coaching Tips for Merging Cases
・ Merge Early!
・ Remind Agents that customers can respond to
ANY of the merged cases
・ Don’t tie bonuses to closed case volume
Garrett’s Tip:
Reports and Dashboards should Account for Closed Duplicates
Setup Tips for Case Merge Premium
・ Customize Criteria for Better Duplicate Detection
・ Lightning Component in Obvious Place
・ Setup Object Cloning (Copy and/or Delete Original)
・ Direct “closed as duplicate” cases to a Bucket Queue
Multiple Issues inside
of a Single Case
Problem 2:
!
Separate Issues into Separate Cases
・ Different Teams, Different Processes
・ Work Issues in Parallel
・ Metrics
・ Case Volume
・ Response Time, Total Time to Close
・ First Response Resolution
Coaching Tips for Splitting Cases
・ Unmanageable List of Case Comments
・ Are You the Right Person to Address the
Issue?
・ Don’t Undermine Your Own Performance
Metrics
・ New Question on Existing Case, Split it!
・ Update Fields when Splitting
Setup Tips for Case Split
・ Put the Split Button Front and Center
・ Teach Agents what Split Does
・ Ensure Proper Fields and Child Objects are Present
Ready to take the customer experience
across the finish line?
Bundle Case Merge Premium & Case Split
and save 25%
Reach out to one of our Salesforce experts for a demo!

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Bundling up for Improved Case Metrics in Salesforce

  • 1. A Match Made in Heaven: Bundling Up for Improved Case Metrics in Salesforce Thursday, February 14, 2019
  • 2. Agenda ・ Key Support Metrics ・ What is 1-Issue-Per-Case ・ Problem 1: Multiple Cases for a Single Issue ・ Customer Story: Lodge Manufacturing ・ Problem 2: Multiple Issues in a Single Case
  • 4. ・ Quantity of Cases ・ Open/Closed Cases per Agent (Load) Capacity Responsiveness Work Effectiveness Categories of Key Support Metrics ・ Initial Response Time ・ Time with Agent vs. Time with Customer ・ Length of Time from Open to Close ・ Time Spent (Time Entries) ・ Agent Efficiency ・ First Response Resolutions ・ Account Burden
  • 5. What is 1-Issue-Per-Case? A single issue is represented by a single case that contains stuff. Multiple cases for the same issue should be merged into one master case. Separate issues should be split into separate cases.
  • 6. ・ Duplicate Cases Misrepresent Agent Load ・ Multiple Issues in the Same Case Misrepresent the Categorization of Issues Capacity Responsiveness Work Effectiveness Support Agents Game Key Support Metrics ・ Duplicates Artificially Improve Responsiveness ・ Multiple Issues in the Same Case Inflate the Length of Time from Open to Close ・ Duplicate Cases Misrepresent First Response Resolutions ・ Multiple Issues in the Same Case Inflate Time Needed to Resolve
  • 7. Average Time to Respond (BH) • Displays average agent response time in Business Hours. • Can be used for: • Ensuring Timely Responses • Understanding Agent Workload • Identifying Trends / Outliers
  • 8. Multiple Cases for the Same Issue Problem 1: !
  • 9. Why Duplicates Happen ・ Inbound Email Processing ・ Automatic Case Creation by Channel (Email, Phone, Chat, Web, etc.) ・ Channel Thrashing ・ System Generated Cases (Error Messages from Monitoring) 1 issue, 3 cases
  • 10. Catching Duplicates Method 1 Method 2 Support Manager or “Triage” Assigning Cases Automatically Assign Cases from a Queue Need to catch duplicate cases early!
  • 11. Garrett Cook Customer Care Assistant Manager Lodge Manufacturing
  • 12. Coaching Tips for Merging Cases ・ Merge Early! ・ Remind Agents that customers can respond to ANY of the merged cases ・ Don’t tie bonuses to closed case volume Garrett’s Tip: Reports and Dashboards should Account for Closed Duplicates
  • 13. Setup Tips for Case Merge Premium ・ Customize Criteria for Better Duplicate Detection ・ Lightning Component in Obvious Place ・ Setup Object Cloning (Copy and/or Delete Original) ・ Direct “closed as duplicate” cases to a Bucket Queue
  • 14. Multiple Issues inside of a Single Case Problem 2: !
  • 15. Separate Issues into Separate Cases ・ Different Teams, Different Processes ・ Work Issues in Parallel ・ Metrics ・ Case Volume ・ Response Time, Total Time to Close ・ First Response Resolution
  • 16. Coaching Tips for Splitting Cases ・ Unmanageable List of Case Comments ・ Are You the Right Person to Address the Issue? ・ Don’t Undermine Your Own Performance Metrics ・ New Question on Existing Case, Split it! ・ Update Fields when Splitting
  • 17. Setup Tips for Case Split ・ Put the Split Button Front and Center ・ Teach Agents what Split Does ・ Ensure Proper Fields and Child Objects are Present
  • 18. Ready to take the customer experience across the finish line? Bundle Case Merge Premium & Case Split and save 25% Reach out to one of our Salesforce experts for a demo!