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How to Reduce Customer Wait Times with Automation
No rule says customer experience (CX) excludes government agencies. However, it’s challenging enough for enterprise business to implement CX strategies, meaning it’s even more so for governments with the uphill battle of limited budgets, staff shortages and hiring freezes. No matter the business sec...
October 23, 2019
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How to Manage Operational and Cost Efficiencies for a Better Citizen Journey
Public services thrive when they find the right balance of quality of service and efficiency, without excessive cost. For citizens that rely on the public service, their experience is made up of a combination of both elements. A quality service will only be a good experience if it doesn’t take too l...
October 16, 2019
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5 reasons to encourage Customer Feedback in Public Services
For public services, customer feedback is often feared as much as it’s appreciated, usually because feedback is only supplied if a visitor has a negative experience, with the vast majority of visitors not bothering to leave feedback at all. However, customer feedback is not something to be feared, i...
September 04, 2019
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How to improve citizen flow by empowering front-line staff
Let’s face it; for the majority of people, visiting a public service is a chore that has to be done, not an enjoyable task. It doesn’t matter whether it’s a vehicle licensing center, a tax office or anything else, providing service to citizens as quickly as possible is always a major target for publ...
August 21, 2019
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Meeting Citizens Changing Expectations
We live in a world where you can order a pizza at the touch of a button or book a flight with just a few swipes. So, it’s understandable that citizens have high expectations. If they’re confronted by long queues or a lack of information when they use your services, they’re far more likely to start a...
July 17, 2019
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Seven top tips for improving your Citizen Flow Strategy
Public service users’ expectations are rising. We recently undertook a global research survey of over 600 decision makers across healthcare and public services – and 54% said citizens are complaining more about waiting or queuing than they were a year ago. But if you have skills shortages, increased...
July 03, 2019
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Stop Getting in the Way of your Productivity
For government institutions and healthcare facilities of all types, keeping information, citizens and patients flowing is critical. And that means removing the barriers to your own productivity, reducing unnecessary administration, allowing citizens and patients to exercise choice, and focus on the ...
June 19, 2019
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Digital Transformation in Public Services: The Best Practices to Simplify Processes
Perhaps you are under pressure to improve efficiency while also innovating with digital technology? This can often lead to conflicting pressures on the time and budget you don’t have. To help you navigate this challenge, we’ve created ten best practices you can use to simplify your existing processe...
June 12, 2019