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PacifiCorp
A Powerhouse of Operational Efficiency


US supplier of low cost electricity handling
over 4.5 million customer interactions annually

The Challenge
Increased productivity, reduction in costs and the continued adherence to sector                Benefits
specific regulatory demands compel utility companies like PacifiCorp to focus on
customer service as their key differentiator to attract and retain customers. In 2002,          33% reduction in agent training time
PacifiCorp chose Sword Ciboodle as the technology to strip out unnecessary operational
waste and create an exceptional user experience with guaranteed returns for the business.
                                                                                                12% reduction in operational costs

The Solution
Step one in their drive for operational efficiency was to use Sword Ciboodle to create an       30% improvement in call answering
intelligent unified desktop, arming agents with a 360 degree view of the customer from          times
the get go. CTI integration replaced lengthy caller identification processes, with
pre-populated screens, enabling agents to immediately start resolving a customer’s in-          Winner of the North American
quiry. This allowed agents to offer a more effective and personalised service to the 10,000
                                                                                                Contact Centre Service Quality
customers they interact with on a daily basis.
                                                                                                Award for Excellence
The second step at PacifiCorp was to eradicate time wasted by agents manually
processing correspondence. Each day PacifiCorp was sending up to 600 customer
letters, which was taking agents on average 20 minutes per item to process. Using Sword
Ciboodle’s intelligent desktop to integrate and route correspondence around the                 Solution Highlights
organisation, PacifiCorp was able to remove unnecessary touch points and process steps.
                                                                                                Users: 320
The Results
PacifiCorp now save at least 30 seconds on 60% of inbound calls where the customer is
                                                                                                Channels: contact centre, IVR, web
successfully matched. Significant time and cost savings were made via the IVR, as where
                                                                                                and email
previously the call centre handled 100% of all outage calls, now around 40% are dealt with
via IVR without any requirement for agent intervention. The intuitive interface and reduction
of manual processes has lowered agent training time from 6 weeks to 4 weeks, and                Processes include: billing enquiries,
helpful scripts provide new agents with in situ prompts as well as ensuring that regulatory     payments and amendments, change
compliance is followed.                                                                         of tenancy & customer establishment,
                                                                                                correspondence handling
Having set out to deliver exceptional customer service and improve operational efficiency,
PacifiCorp was delighted to win the North American Contact Centre Service Quality Award
for Excellence. The project was delivered on time and within budget to 320 users across         Integration: TIBCO, Outage
two call centres, and today Sword Ciboodle continue to work with PacifiCorp to enable           Systems, FileNet, Dispatch
them to achieve ongoing operational excellence.                                                 Management Systems (CADOPS and
                                                                                                DMS), Genesys, Avaya



“The project was delivered on time and within budget. Sword Ciboodle
was instrumental in the delivery and implementation of most of the project
initiative and we are obtaining the return on our investment.”
                                                                                                Jann Davis, Project Manager, PacifiCorp
For a complete listing of our
                            products and services please
                            visit our website

                            www.sword-group.com




                            e info@sword-ciboodle.com
                            www.sword-ciboodle.com




UKENG.CS.PACIFICORP_08.09
© Sword Group 2009

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Case Study: PacifiCorp

  • 1. PacifiCorp A Powerhouse of Operational Efficiency US supplier of low cost electricity handling over 4.5 million customer interactions annually The Challenge Increased productivity, reduction in costs and the continued adherence to sector Benefits specific regulatory demands compel utility companies like PacifiCorp to focus on customer service as their key differentiator to attract and retain customers. In 2002, 33% reduction in agent training time PacifiCorp chose Sword Ciboodle as the technology to strip out unnecessary operational waste and create an exceptional user experience with guaranteed returns for the business. 12% reduction in operational costs The Solution Step one in their drive for operational efficiency was to use Sword Ciboodle to create an 30% improvement in call answering intelligent unified desktop, arming agents with a 360 degree view of the customer from times the get go. CTI integration replaced lengthy caller identification processes, with pre-populated screens, enabling agents to immediately start resolving a customer’s in- Winner of the North American quiry. This allowed agents to offer a more effective and personalised service to the 10,000 Contact Centre Service Quality customers they interact with on a daily basis. Award for Excellence The second step at PacifiCorp was to eradicate time wasted by agents manually processing correspondence. Each day PacifiCorp was sending up to 600 customer letters, which was taking agents on average 20 minutes per item to process. Using Sword Ciboodle’s intelligent desktop to integrate and route correspondence around the Solution Highlights organisation, PacifiCorp was able to remove unnecessary touch points and process steps. Users: 320 The Results PacifiCorp now save at least 30 seconds on 60% of inbound calls where the customer is Channels: contact centre, IVR, web successfully matched. Significant time and cost savings were made via the IVR, as where and email previously the call centre handled 100% of all outage calls, now around 40% are dealt with via IVR without any requirement for agent intervention. The intuitive interface and reduction of manual processes has lowered agent training time from 6 weeks to 4 weeks, and Processes include: billing enquiries, helpful scripts provide new agents with in situ prompts as well as ensuring that regulatory payments and amendments, change compliance is followed. of tenancy & customer establishment, correspondence handling Having set out to deliver exceptional customer service and improve operational efficiency, PacifiCorp was delighted to win the North American Contact Centre Service Quality Award for Excellence. The project was delivered on time and within budget to 320 users across Integration: TIBCO, Outage two call centres, and today Sword Ciboodle continue to work with PacifiCorp to enable Systems, FileNet, Dispatch them to achieve ongoing operational excellence. Management Systems (CADOPS and DMS), Genesys, Avaya “The project was delivered on time and within budget. Sword Ciboodle was instrumental in the delivery and implementation of most of the project initiative and we are obtaining the return on our investment.” Jann Davis, Project Manager, PacifiCorp
  • 2. For a complete listing of our products and services please visit our website www.sword-group.com e info@sword-ciboodle.com www.sword-ciboodle.com UKENG.CS.PACIFICORP_08.09 © Sword Group 2009