The caller
Identity verification
Someone rings about an account and wants a balance, an address change or a case detail. Nothing can be said until you know who they are.
Asks for the details you already hold, one at a time
Checks them against your record before it discloses anything
Stops and hands over when the answers do not match
Caller
I want to change the address on my account.
Agent
Of course. To confirm it is your account, what is the postcode we hold on file?
Lands in your systems: the caller verified against the record, with the checks that passed.
The caller
Case creation
Something has gone wrong and the caller wants it logged properly, not promised over the phone and forgotten.
Takes the detail in the caller’s own words and reads it back
Raises the case in your service desk while the caller waits
Gives the reference on the call and confirms it in writing
Caller
The heating has been out since Friday and nobody has come.
Agent
I have raised that as a case now — the reference is on its way to you by text.
Lands in your systems: a new case with the detail, the reference and the caller on it.
The caller
Status checks
The caller raised something days ago and wants to know where it has got to. This is the call that fills a queue on a bad morning.
Finds the open case against the verified caller
Says where it stands and what happens next, in plain terms
Raises a second case if the caller brings up something new
Caller
I raised a fault last week and it is still open. Where has it got to?
Agent
It is with the field team and an engineer is booked for tomorrow morning.
Lands in your systems: the case read, the caller told, and the call logged against it.
The caller
Feedback after a visit
An engineer has been out, or an appointment has finished, and you want to know how it went while the caller still remembers.
Asks the two questions that matter, not a survey
Records the answers against the visit, in the caller’s words
Flags an unhappy caller for a person to pick up
Agent
How did the visit go — was the problem sorted while the engineer was there?
Caller
Half of it. The leak is fixed but the radiator is still cold.
Lands in your systems: the answers on the visit record, and a flag when follow-up is needed.