07 September 2010
Information at the Heart of Innovation Minimize

While none of the 17 finalists submissions for the 2010 Innovation Awards were directly around the production, utilisation or storage of Management Information, all 17  case studies give us a great example of how information is truly at the heart of all innovation.

 

This years •Innovation topics range from Outbound, Back Office, Real Time, Home Working, Engagement, Culture, Customer Feedback, Speech Analytics, Performance Management, Web Analytics and so on…. and NONE of these could have been achieved without qualitive and quantative data.

 

All innovation and effective change requires robust, reliable and readily available data to support key processes in the change cycle:-

  • Scoping and Business case
  • Planning and Costing
  • Impact and Benefits
  • Progress and Performance
  • Review and Refine
  • Reward and Recognition

 Through all 17 case studies it is very evident that •MI is key to innovation

  • It identifies
  • It reports
  • It supports
  • It encourages
  • It enhances

please click here to see the dates of the site visit to all finalists and see for yourself 1st hand the great things being achieved across our industry.

      

Learn from the Innovators Minimize
Anglian Water

 

"Resource Planning for the Back Office"

Robust and available data was key in this case study about pioneering Resource planning for the back-office

  • Obtaining insightful data for the Back Office
  • Using their reporting to Identifying colleagues challenges
  • The implementation of a reporting dashboard to assist in performance management
 

 

Aviva

 

"A mandate for change – the manager’s tool-kit"

This innovation submission and case study is a great example of how robust and insightful data is key to

  • Improved scheduling plans
  • Help create trusted Back office capacity plans
  • Driven from an extensive and valuable MI reporting suite

 

British Gas

 "Resource optimisation underpins transformation"

Reliable and timely MI is key in this case study to ensure:-
  • NPS results / targets driving correct culture
  • FCR data helping coaching and customer experience
  • Improved forecasting model from robust and reliable data

 

 

Glasgow City Council

"Glasgow Cares about council tax"
Effective use of data is displayed throughout this case study.
  • It was utilised to identifY opportunities FOR improvement to processes
  • How the MI was made Self service to improve use and the culture
  • also how detailed reports were created using trustworthy data in the engagement of other resources

Harrow Council

Getting Results in Waste and Recycling

Using technology to share data and drive innovative results in waste & recycling. The case study underlines:-
  • How insightful data was used to map the customer journey
  • Using live updates from refuse round to keep people informed (Customers and call centre)
  • Inventive metrics, including real cost per contact
 
HMRC

Planning to take a million extra calls

When your annual peak is an additional million calls, knowing this, reviewing this and planning to address this needs robust MI. The case study details:-
  • Detailed and trusted demand identification
  • Effective reports to support the engagement of other departments for support
  • Provide detailed plans and models to identify proactive opportunities
Invesco Perpetual

Truly empowered teams drive personal ownership

The case study show how MI is key to driving the desired culture

  • Allowing planning/operating models to be reviewed with confidence and trust
  • Ability to track and celebrate success
  • Development of culture and recognition
Nationwide Regional Brands

Three operations: one version of the truth

This case study give a great example where obtaining trustworthy and timely data can be a catalyst to:
  • Identification of Best Practice
  • Improved communication
  • Effective performance management
 
Netflights.com

Integrating web and outbound to drive sales

A case study showing insightful data improves the customer experience and can drive a culture where focus targets drive performance

  • Innovative use of web analytics
  • Effective targeting and tracking to drive desired behaviours and performance
  • Inventive schedules to get the best out of available resource
Northants Police

Reducing crime through access and response

Data used to identify and track a number of opportunities

  • Detailed review of shift patterns
  • Use of mapping tools and data to identify opportunities
  • Tracking of benefits of over 50 innovations!!
Orange

The Brilliance behind customer service

Insightful data and effective targeting;-

  • ‘Brilliance’ Customer survey tool gives a true insight into customer experience and allows staff to be targetd on what the customer feels
  • Improves performance management / incentives
  • Improved reporting
Prolog

15 recession-busting innovations at Prolog

Case study showing the importance in trustworthy data to support:-

  • Open and honest engagement
  • Identification of opportunities
  • Flexibility plans tested and tracked
RSA

Planning – not reacting

Effective production and use of data to support

  • Shift reviews
  • Improved reporting
  • Managing the Outsourcer relationship
Scottish Power

Planning for an effective back office

2010 Innovation winner whose case study shows

  • The benefits of effective data capture in the Back Office
  • Effective use of technology to provide real time workload management
  • Identification of process improvement benefits
Shop Direct

Customer first powers transformation

A case study showing how controlling your numbers can drive real change.
  • Identification of “23 Moments of truth”
  • Production of Operational Measures Index (OMI)
  • Track improvements in performance
Ventura

Calling the right people at the right time
Award winning innovative analysis of customer data, achieved following an MI rationalisation
  • Full MI reporting suite produced, providing headspace for analysts to move away from production and to deliver real insight
  • Analysis of call lists / time to contact
  • Improved performance culture to deliver the REAL change

 

 

Ventura

Voice analytics drives performance

Using effective data to learn what the customer feels, not what you think they feel.

  • Trustworthy and insightful data required in the preparation of business case
  • Ongoing analysis of results and queries
  • New level of quality management
 
    

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