Internal Customer Service Assessment

As the focus on excellent customer service continues to be a popular trend, there is a growing expectation that employees should receive the same level of service from internal service providers as they would elsewhere. But internal service providers have a bond with their customers that external vendors simply do not share. Because of the complexity of this relationship, internal service providers need to judge their behaviour by a new standard.

How well are you meeting the challenges of providing service within your organisation? Because internal service providers have a bond with their customers that external vendors simply do not share, they need to judge their behaviour by a new standard.

Unlike any other assessment available on the market today, the Internal Customer Service Assessment recognises the differences between internal and external service. This 30-item assessment is designed to help internal service providers evaluate how well they are practising the behaviours that constitute excellent internal service—and then assists them through action planning to improve those behaviours.

Learning Outcomes

• Evaluate how well an individual meets the challenges of providing service within the organisation
• Learn which behaviours are effective in improving internal service
• Develop more effective service behaviours.

The Internal Customer Service Assessment measures 6 dimensions within the organisation and the world outside

Within the organisation:

• Customer Knowledge
• Customer Involvement
• Two-Way Communication.

Outside the organisation:

• Responsiveness
• Competitive Edge
• Relationship Management.

Appropriate for both service groups and individual service providers, the Internal Customer Service Assessment is ideal as:

• part of an employee orientation programme for internal service providers
• a group discussion starter for internal service groups
• the basis of a training programme for internal service
• an action planning tool for service groups
• a planning tool for internal service groups whose service ratings are low.

The Participant Booklet includes pressure-sensitive scoring, descriptions of the 6 dimensions, and personal and group action planning.

The Facilitator Guide features theoretical background, administrative guidelines, reproducible participant handouts, overhead transparencies, and more.

Internal Customer Service Assessment Facilitator Set Table of Contents:

• Overview and Introduction
• Development of the Assessment
• When to Use the ICSA
• Theoretical Background
• A Model of Internal Service
• Administration Guidelines
• Sample Training Design
• Related Materials
• Technical Development
• About the Microsoft PowerPoint Presentation
• About the Participant Handout Masters
• References
• Participant Handout Masters.

The assessment presents 30 statements about customer service. Individuals transfer their assessment scores to a chart, creating an Internal Customer Service Profile. This visual profile depicts strengths and areas of improvement in each of the 6 dimensions of internal service. The Participant Guides provide for both individual and group action planning and discussion.