{"id":5033,"date":"2017-09-22T14:33:28","date_gmt":"2017-09-22T18:33:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/?p=5033"},"modified":"2024-07-08T06:06:15","modified_gmt":"2024-07-08T10:06:15","slug":"contact-centers-cop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/2017\/09\/22\/contact-centers-cop\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet the Contact Centers CoP"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5012\" src=\"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/contact-center-badge-lg-original-e1505770070942.png\" alt=\"&quot; &quot;\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>An interview with the co-facilitators of the Contact Centers Community of Practice:\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:lscalli@umich.edu\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lisa Callihan<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(C<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ustomer Experience Manager, LSA IT) and\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"mailto:jbroniak@umich.edu\">Jennifer Herron<\/a> (IT Business Planning Lead, ITS Infrastructure).<\/em><\/p>\n<h1><b>What were the initial goals of the Contact Centers Community of Practice?<\/b><\/h1>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The initial goals of this community were to:<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bring together disconnected contact centers from across our 3 campuses<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Keep track of changing stakeholders<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Deliver consistent communications to the right people<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gather the contact center leaders together, on a regular basis, to shape the University\u2019s direction<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h1><b>Are those goals the same now?<\/b><\/h1>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yes! \u00a0However, we\u2019re always looking to evolve and change depending on how our members would benefit. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h1><b>What are some of the specialty topics you have done or have on the horizon for the next meetings of the group?<\/b><\/h1>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Previous topics have included:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">National Customer Service Week ideas<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Examples of various training &amp; onboarding techniques across different contact centers<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Contact Center tours (University Operators, Dearborn groups, 4-Help)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Contact Center Reports &#8211; How-to<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Some future topics include:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Contact Center Reports &#8211; How-to (Refresher!)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Additional contact center tours<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sharing innovative technology<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Knowledge Base ideas<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1><b>How can people join the group or find out more?<\/b><\/h1>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They can start by self-joining the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/mcommunity.umich.edu\/#group:Contact%20Centers%20Community%20of%20Practice\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ITCommunity-contactcenter@umich.edu<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> mail group which will invite them to upcoming meetings. They can also join our<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/plus.google.com\/communities\/116193243491656236783\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">G+ community<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and check out our new <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.google.com\/umich.edu\/contact-centers-cop\/home\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">website<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">! Also, be sure to j<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">oin us on October 27 from 1:00-2:30 at the Administrative Services Building, room 1034B.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An interview with the co-facilitators of the Contact Centers Community of Practice:\u00a0Lisa Callihan\u00a0(Customer Experience Manager, LSA IT) and\u00a0Jennifer Herron (IT Business Planning Lead, ITS Infrastructure). What were the initial goals of the Contact Centers Community of Practice? 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