CHECKLIST: KEY ELEMENTS TO ACHIEVING YOUR OMNICHANNEL STRATEGY
→ The overall omnichannel strategy should be clearly explained, and broken down into achievable aims and goals
→ Anything that does not lead directly to implementing the strategy should be sidelined
→ Align KPIs with what you want to achieve. If some traditional customer metrics don’t support the strategy, don’t be afraid to lose them
→ The executive sponsor should have authority across departments and have the ability to break down silos
→ Talk to customers and understand what is broken, what works well and what they value most
→ Customer journey analytics can identify processes that can be redesigned if they are wasteful, broken or inefficient. Remember to include back-office processes, fulfillment, and third-parties if the customer journey uses these
→ Have visibility and measurement along the customer journey, not just for individual channels
→ Use analytics tools for text and desktop applications, as well as voice
→ Identify the agent skills needed and those which are currently present: train and recruit accordingly
→ Use an interaction platform capable of routing and handling multiple channels and cross-channel interactions with a single set of business and routing rules
→ The platform should preserve context and history across channels, with no need for the customer to repeat their issue
→ Connect the customer with the right agent: workforce management should be for all channels, not just voice, and have the capability to include knowledge workers and the back office if necessary
→ Agents should have access to a single up-to-date knowledge base and a unified desktop application with all relevant applications and data
→ Consistency across databases should happen automatically in real-time without the need for manual intervention or duplication
→ Use closed-loop performance management – use regular assessments, measure process improvements, skills gaps etc.: omnichannel is an ongoing
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