Customer Satisfaction: Critical Findings• 100 satisfied customers generate 25 new customers.. Customer Satisfaction: Measurement Objectives• Determine which customers to survey • Determi
Trang 1Measuring Customer Satisfaction
Nancy Levin
Director – Quality Assurance
Trang 2Customer Satisfaction: Critical Findings
• 100 satisfied customers generate 25 new customers.
• For every 1 customer complaint received, 20 other
dissatisfied customers do not bother to complain.
• Cost of acquiring 1 new customer is 5 times as great as
the cost of retaining a satisfied customer
• Customer satisfaction is integral to TQM by establishing
Expectations
Standards
Performance requirements
Trang 3Customer Satisfaction: Measurement Objectives
• Determine which customers to survey
• Determine critical performance attributes that result in
customer satisfaction
• Assess company performance
• Establish corrective action
• Monitor continuous improvement
Trang 4Surveying – Who Are Your Customers?
Trang 5Determining Critical Performance Attributes
• What attributes generate satisfied and dissatisfied
customers? ASK
• Determined through:
Qualitative research techniques
• Discussion groups/in-depth interviewing
• Conduct research
• Use customer vocabulary/terminology when developing preliminary performance attributes
Quantitative research techniques
• Use information from qualitative research
• Develop survey tool
• Conduct research
• Establish critical performance attributes
Trang 6Universal Performance Attributes
• Related to the product
Value/price relationship
Quality
Features
Product design
Range of products & services
Reliability and consistency
• Related to service
Warranty
Delivery
Complaint resolution
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Trang 8Voice of Experience - Determining Critical
Ability to resolve problems
React with a sense of urgency
• What do temporary employees want?
To be consistently working
Receive accurate paychecks
Pay reflects performance
Receive performance feedback
Be treated with respect
Trang 9Type of Survey: Mail – Electronic - Telephone
• Telephone
Requires maintenance of accurate telephone numbers
Customer skepticism/reluctance to respond
Higher response rate than mailed survey
Cost in time/labor
Requires maintenance of accurate addresses
Highest cost in labor and materials
Lowest response rate
• Electronic
Requires maintenance of accurate e-mail addresses
Most cost effective
Highest response rate
Trang 10Type of Survey - Voice of Experience
• Local
Electronic surveys
Direct Time (automated time submittal/approval)
• National third-party studies
Customer – Telephone survey
Employee – Mailed survey
Trang 11Design the Survey
• Formulate the attributes
Wording questions is an art
Must be accurate and relevant
Cannot lead to incorrect interpretation
• Enhance the survey
Incorporate open-ended questions
• “Please comment on how well we consistently meet your order requirements.”
Incorporate closed-ended questions
• “On a scale of 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent), please rate us on our ability to consistently meet your order requirements If rating a
1 or 2 please comment.”
• “Do we consistently meet your order requirements? Yes/No
If No, please comment.”
ALWAYS include overall satisfaction and loyalty questions
Trang 12Design the Survey
• Critical: Question placement
General questions precede specific questions
Respondents: Less thoughtful answers to questions placed at the
end of a long list
• Finalize the survey
Develop an effective introduction that includes:
• Why the survey is being conducted
• How the customer was selected
• Why the customer should participate
Trang 13Design the Survey – Sample Intro
• “Your satisfaction is very important to _ We are dedicated to
continuing to improve our service and to better meet your
requirements Please take a few minutes to give us feedback on how
we are doing now and how we can improve in the future.”
• “The enclosed survey was mailed to a random sample of our
customers Your participation is important because your reply will
represent one of two hundred businesses We will use the your
perspective to develop strategies to improve our products and
services Please complete and return this brief questionnaire by
October 15th.”
Trang 14Design the Survey
• Balance open and closed-ended questions
• Ensure PRECISE wording and measurement scales exist
• Record comments verbatim to eliminate bias
Trang 15Conduct the Survey
• Frequency
Dependent on reaction to previous survey results
Quarterly or semi-annually
• Sample size
Consider total number of customers
Determine criteria for selection
• Sales level
• Spend over specific period of time
• Market specific
• Customer status: Active/inactive
Based upon frequency: Have enough numbers to ensure minimal
customer contact within one year
Trang 16Conduct the Survey – Voice of Experience
• Frequency
National evaluation
• Semi-annual employee & customer
Local branch evaluation
• Customer: 3 X per year
• Employee: 2 X per year
Trang 18Analyze Results – Sample Reporting
Loyalty Index – Likely To Continue Measure
1-2 6%
3 9%
4-5 85%
Trang 19Analyze Results
• Determine weakest attributes
• Trend analysis
• Gap analysis
• Develop recommendations for improvement
• Determine if a continuous improvement project is needed
Root cause analysis of a consistently weak rated attribute
Utilize a standard CI model
• Define the issue
• Establish results
• Identify alternative actions
• Select breakthrough actions
• Develop/implement the schedule
• Review progress
Trang 20Report the Results
• Report recipients: Who should receive the report?
• Report elements
Enhancements made since last report
Restate objective to be met
Overall satisfaction measure
Key drivers of overall satisfaction
Highest rated attributes
Lowest rated attributes
Correlate results to complaint, etc
Stack rank when applicable
Recommendations for improvement
State next survey date
Trang 21• Response rates
Criticality of cover letter
Appropriate respondent information
Follow-up letters/calls requesting completion of survey
Incentive to complete
• Offer to send the survey results
• Postage paid return envelopes
• Charitable donation
• Cash/small gift
Personal thank you for completing
Trang 22• Ratings
Results must be visible throughout the organization
Results must be tied to organization’s vision/values
Ensure customer requirements are understood by all staff
Translate customer expectations into quantifiable service
standards
Cascade corrective action to all staff
Measure continuous improvement on a scheduled basis
Base staff compensation on meeting annual customer satisfaction objectives
Trang 23• Survey revision
Retain questions for 1 year+
Review issue/complaint resolution categories
Listen to your customers and staff
Trend questions to determine key driver stability
Trang 24• Identify customer and prospect expectations and
requirements.
• Set research parameters to achieve specific goals.
• Design and conduct surveys that provide accurate,
measurable results.
• Analyze, report and apply the findings to improve
customer satisfaction and business performance.
Trang 25Service Excellence
Customer Needs Results
Customer Satisfaction Loyalty