Module 1 Flashcards
Match the service relationship type to its definition.
- Basic Relationship
- Cooperative Relationship
- Partnership
A. Depending on the relationship between the service provider and the service consumer, it can be difficult for the provider to fully understand the outcomes the service consumer wants to achieve. In this type of relationship, they work together to define the desired outcomes. For example, relationship managers in internal IT or HR departments may regularly talk with customers and discuss their needs and expectations.
The typical focus remains on improvement and effectiveness. The typical organizational levels involved in this relationship are service provider and trusted advisor. Typical service types include services that have to be configured or customized to fulfill the needs of the service consumer. Typical types of agreements under this relationship include advanced SLAs, experience-based agreements, or outcome-based agreements.
B. Consumers articulate their expectations quite clearly, as the service provider expects. The typical focus remains on support and efficiency. The typical organizational levels involved in this relationship are ad hoc and order taker. Examples can be found in commercial off-the-shelf services, out-of-the-box services, and highly standardized commodity services or goods supply that are offered to a wide group of individual external service consumers.
This is how mobile operators, broadband service providers, and transport companies usually operate. Typical types of agreement under this relationship include standard contracts, service level agreements (SLAs), and experience-based agreements, mostly for mass market.
C. Services are based on service offerings and products that have been planned and built in accordance with requirements specified by the customer. An Agile product development approach is adopted, where the service consumer and the service provider co-create the product in shared teams.
The typical focus remains on innovation and growth. The typical organizational level involved in this relationship is strategic partner. Typical service types include custom or bespoke services with unique value propositions. Typical types of agreement under this relationship include bespoke contracts, outcome-based agreements, or no agreement.
- B
- A
- C
What is this the definition of?
The complete end-to-end experience that service customers have with one or more service providers and/or their products through touchpoints and service interactions. It is a specific, discrete experience in a service consumer lifecycle.
Customer journey
What are the 7 steps of the customer journey
- Explore
- Engage
- Offer
- Agree
- Onboard
- Co-create
- Realize
_____ is the sum of the functional and emotional interactions with a service and service provider as perceived by a customer.
Customer experience
_____ is the sum of the functional and emotional interactions with a service and service provider as perceived by a user.
User experience
What are three aspects of the customer/user experience?
Perceived …
- Brand touchpionts
- Service environment
- Customer/user journey
The _____ represents the activities and resources within a service relationship that are visible to both the service provider and the service consumer.The amount of visibility depends on the nature of the service, the stakeholder relationships, and the journey’s degree of completeness.
Band of visibility
The customer journey is relevant to service provider, who must also identify, understand, and master the customer journey. The most successful organizations take this further, endeavoring to embody their customers and experience the end-to-end journey for themselves.
True
Which of the following does the customer journey enable for the service CONSUMER, and which for the service PROVIDER? Remember - “consumer” is the organization that gets the service from the provider, and passes the service benefits to the customer/user.
- Gain optimal service value and experience from the service relationship
- Identify and support specific service consumer behaviors and outcomes
- Understand what the service consumer needs and desires, not just what the customer states
- Optimize and improve products, services, and customer journeys for future value realization
- Ensure key service consumer risks have been identified and addressed
- To focus on the customer satisfaction issues and key areas with the highest payouts
related to costs - To work together with the service consumer to commit and optimize the use of resources during the service life cycle
- To work together with the service provider to commit and optimize the use of resources
during the service life cycle - To be fair and transparent regarding costs
- Consumer
- Provider
- Consumer
- Provider
- Consumer
- Provider
- Provider
- Consumer
- Provider
Which of the below applies to service provider, and which to service consumer?
To master the customer journey, must:
- Ensure key risks of the other have been identified and addressed
- Focus on customer satisfaction issues and key areas with the highest payouts related to costs
- Service provider
- Service consumer
What are the four considerations that the Disney Institute Compass Model looks at to understand stakeholder value / aspirations?
- Needs
- Emotions
- Stereotypes
- Wants
In the Disney Institute Compass Model, _____ are the basic reasons causing the stakeholder to begin the customer journey. _____ define the outcomes that are relevant to a stakeholder.
Needs
In the Disney Institute Compass Model, _____ and behavioral psychology are keys to understanding and mastering the _____ aspect of the customer journey.
Emotional intelligence, emotional
In the Disney Institute Compass Model, _____ are the preconceived notions, positive or negative, that stakeholders have about the experience. It is important to consider aspects such as history and culture when designing the journey.
Stereotypes
In the Disney Institute Compass Model, _____ are less definitive tha needs, but these are things the stakeholders would prefer to have or that would improve their experiences. Having these is how service providers exceed expectations.
Wants
The Disney Institute Compass Model is one tool used to understand _____ _____.
Stakeholder value / aspirations
Match the terms below to their definitions
- Touchpoint
- Service interaction
A. A value co-creating, reciprocal action between a service provider and a service consumer
B. Any event where a service consumer or potential service consumer has an encounter with the service provider and/or its products and resources
- B
- A
True or False
Even if the overall customer experience is poor, individual touchpoints may perform well.
True
Match each stage of the customer journey with its correct description.
- Explore
- Engage
- Offer
- Agree
- Onboard
- Co-create
- Realize
A. [Shape demand and services offerings] Ensures that service consumer needs are well articulated and understood.
B. [Get on board or leave the journey] Deals with any transition that integrates or separates both parties’ resources.
C. [Capture value and improve] Focuses on applying improvements to continually maintain and increase the service value.
D. [Understand markets and shareholders] May include aspects such as operational context, strategic objectives, and organizational capabilities
E. [Provide and consume]Where the service consumer makes use of accessible service provider resources
F. [Foster Relationships] Deals with fostering functioning relationships that co-create value between the service provider, service consumer, and other stakeholders.
G. [Align expectations and agree service] Crucial to aligning expectations and planning for value co-creation.
- D
- F
- A
- G
- B
- E
- C
A _____ visualizes the service consumer’s experience. It communicates the journey and the customer’s experiences at every stage.
Customer journey map
A _____ is a ficticious, yet realistic description of a typical or target customer or user of a service or product. They summarize key characteristics of one or more individuals who exhibit similar attitudes, goals, and behaviors in relation to a service and a service provider.
Persona
To avoid creating bias, it is important to focus on developing _____ attributes and _____ characteristics that are related to the use of the service.
Generic attributes and relevant characterists
_____ are short stories about _____ trying to achieve their goals by using the service or product in their contexts.
Scenarios, personas
Good scenarios answer the following questions:
- Who is the _____?
- Why does the ____ want the _____?
- What _____ does the service consumer have?
- How can the service consumer _____?
- User
- Service consumer, service
- Goals
- Achieve its goals