RBC Ombudsman Offices Automate Complaint Management while Improving Communication with Clients Customer Expressions announced today that the Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) Financial Group has implemented the i-Sight complaint management software for ombudsman offices to improve the management of employee and customer complaints. Ottawa, Canada (PRWEB) May 1, 2008 Customer Expressions (http://www.customerexpressions.com]) announced today that the Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) Financial Group has implemented the i-Sight complaint management software for ombudsman offices to improve the management of employee and customer complaints. Today, RBC ranks as not only Canada's largest bank but also the country's largest company, with a market value of over $50 billion, 70,000 employees, and 15 million clients in North America and 34 countries around the world. Its services include personal and commercial banking, wealth management services, insurance, corporate and investment banking, and transactions processing. The Challenge
RBC's Office of the Ombudsman provides an impartial process for discussion and resolution of conflicts for all RBC businesses globally. The office's two divisions, the Client Ombudsman Team and Employee Ombudsman Team, are trained in mediation, fact-finding and listening. RBC sees client complaints as a vital source of feedback. The Office of the Ombudsman, led by Wendy Knight, makes recommendations to RBC regarding ways to improve operations, products and services to eliminate or reduce client irritants. Previously, the Office of the Ombudsman managed complaints in a Lotus Notes database as well as in Excel spreadsheets. Team members had to consult and update cases in both places. Plus, the department's 5-step resolution process was completely manual from end to end. Finally, the department lacked the reporting it needed to spot trends and make recommendations. The Solution
The Office of the Ombudsman implemented i-Sight for both the Client Ombudsman and Employee Ombudsman teams. Customer Expressions assisted with matching the software to RBC's specific workflow. The Client Ombudsman case management process takes issues through five steps: Intake of cases, client interview, internal RBC interviews, case assessment, and reporting back to the client. Before, it was a matter of looking through the Lotus Notes and Excel databases for the full details on a case. "We can bring up a case on screen in i-Sight and know exactly where we referred a case without having to go through 2-3 other programs," she said. "It's all in one system available with one mouse click." Results
That quick access to information makes the difference between answering a client inquiry immediately and getting back to the client later. Automated notification also improves service by ensuring customers are notified at each step--without Ombudsman staff having to create letters manually. The office also captures more information, more consistently. Staff members enter the same type of data for every case, which will support weekly, monthly, quarterly and annual reporting on cases by type, location and division. By trending data, Knight anticipates that the Office of the Ombudsman can identify opportunities to serve clients and employees better. "We will be able to make recommendations to business heads regarding ways to reduce client irritants," Knight said. "i-Sight will give us an early warning of systemic or recurring issues so we can address them promptly and reduce the incidence of similar complaints in the future." About Customer Expressions
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