We asked ‘What Is the Greatest Benefit of a Good Knowledge Base?’ This article outlines what 224 contact centre professionals think is the most beneficial aspect of a good knowledge base.
The results have been taken from the Knowledge Management Chapter of our ‘What Contact Centres Are Doing Right Now’ 2021 survey report, which was sponsored by ProcedureFlow.
What Is the Greatest Benefit of a Good Knowledge Base?
The benefits of a good contact centre knowledge base – results:
| Knowledge Base Benefits | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Create a “Trusted Source” of Key Information | 32.3% |
| Consistency of Service Across Channels | 27.0% |
| Communicating Key Information More Quickly | 25.1% |
| Sharing of Information Across the Whole Organisation | 5.4% |
| Lowering Time to Competency for new Employees | 4.8% |
| Increasing Employee Engagement | 3.6% |
| Enabling AI Technologies (Like Chatbots) | 1.2% |
| Other | 0.6% |
There Are Three Clear Knowledge Base Benefits
When asked to choose the biggest benefit of a good knowledge base, respondents identified three clear favourites.
These were: creating a “trusted source” of key information (32.3%), developing consistency of service across channels (27.0%), and communicating key information more quickly (25.1%).
The number-one benefit is particularly interesting, given the results of the previous question. To create a “trusted source” of information, that information must be accurate, something many contact centres are struggling with.
This survey was done in partnership with Akixi, NICE, Nuance, Odigo, Poly and ProcedureFlow.
Related Research
To download the full copies of our ‘What Contact Centres Are Doing Right Now’ survey reports follow the links below:
- What Contact Centres Are Doing Right Now (2023 Edition)
- What Contact Centres Are Doing Right Now (2022 Edition)
- What Contact Centres Are Doing Right Now (2021 Edition)
- What Contact Centres Are Doing Right Now (2020 Edition)
- What Contact Centres Are Doing Right Now (2019 Edition)
- What Contact Centres Are Doing Right Now (2018 Edition)
- What Contact Centres Are Doing Right Now (2017 Edition)
- What Contact Centres Are Doing Right Now (2016 Edition)
- What Contact Centres Are Doing Right Now (2015 Edition)
You can also download the full copies of our ‘Is Your Contact Centre Delivering Exceptional Customer Service?’ survey reports by following the links below:
- Is Your Contact Centre Delivering Exceptional Customer Service? (2020 Edition)
- Is Your Contact Centre Delivering Exceptional Customer Service? (2019 Edition)
- How Contact Centres Are Delivering Exceptional Customer Service (2016 Edition)
For more great information check out our other Contact Centre Research
Author: Robyn Coppell
Published On: 18th Aug 2022 - Last modified: 10th Oct 2023
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