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Customer satisfaction is a losing proposition. Satisfied customers are not loyal customers. They are not necessarily customers that want to do business with you and they are not customers that are going to propagate positive word of mouth referrals.

Instead, you need enthusiastic and delighted customers because that is an indication that they genuinely believe in what you’re doing and they are willingly going to you for Service and Support.

MetricNet’s simple model for KPI excellence, shown in Figure 1 below, includes 4 components all arrayed around the central objective of customer enthusiasm.

Figure 1 | A Simple Model for KPI Excellence

Figure 1 A Simple Model for KPI Excellence

Measurement | World-Class Service and Support organizations follow a common pattern when it comes to performance measurement and management. They understand the key correlations and cause-and-effect relationships that exist between KPI’s. And they realize that less really is more when it comes to communicating performance to stakeholders within their organization.

Diagnosis | Diagnosis is all about benchmarking. It begins by comparing your performance with the performance of a benchmarking peer group. You then use the information gathered to determine how best in class achieve superiority. Only by knowing and understanding what the superior organizations are doing are you able to adopt selected practices of best in class and ultimately build a sustainable competitive advantage.

Prescription | Developing an action plan to close performance gaps is a critical part of the benchmarking process. To close the performance gap, MetricNet uses a tool which identifies the KPI, sets a performance target for that KPI, identifies key drivers along with their individual performance targets and then outlines a prescription based on industry best practices. An example can be seen in Figure 2 below. When developing your action plan, do what’s realistic in the near term and remember – EVERY action should reduce costs, improve the quality of the customer experience, or both!

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Angela Irizarry

Angela Irizarry is the President and Chief Operating Officer at MetricNet, where she is responsible for managing day-to-day operations, strategic planning, and new client acquisition. She also oversees the company's sales and marketing efforts and manages its intellectual property and online resources. Angela has been with the company for 10 years and has over 20 years of experience in business development and strategy. She has been featured in Fortune magazine and has received recognition for her work in competitive and trends analysis from executives at a variety of Fortune 100 companies. Angela is a dynamic and accomplished professional who consistently delivers exceptional results for MetricNet and its clients. She has a wealth of industry experience and a track record of success in driving business results, particularly in the financial services, insurance, and healthcare sectors. Angela is highly skilled in communication, problem-solving, and project management, and is committed to delivering the highest level of service to MetricNet's clients.

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