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Award Criteria

1. Best Call Center over 201 seats

The judging committee is looking for the best Call Center with more than 200 seats that can demonstrate its functional ability regarding full customer/staff satisfaction.
The Best Call Center Evaluation will be made according to 4 main criteria. In the evaluation of these 4 core criteria, the approach set forth for each criterion, and the realization of this approach will be considered.

The promoter of the approaches regarding all the above points is the evidences to be presented. The actual evaluation is made according to the topic-related evidences that will be presented.
The winner of this category is supposed to have worked in a particularly innovative and unique way or to have introduced extraordinary results.
The entrant should not be a local or multinational contact center, but a real call center with more than 200 seats.

NOTE: In case there is no entrant who meet the above criteria, the Judging Committee reserves its right of not granting award for this category.

2. Best Call Center under 200 Seats

The judging committee is looking for the best Call Center with less than 200 seats that can demonstrate its functional adequacy regarding full customer/staff satisfaction.

The Best Call Center evaluation will be made according to 4 main criteria. In the evaluation of these 4 basic criteria, the approach set forth for each, and the realization of this approach will be considered.

The promoter of the approaches regarding all the above points is the evidences to be presented. The actual evaluation is made according to the topic-related evidences that will be presented.

The winner of this category is supposed to have worked in a particularly innovative and unique way or to have introduced extraordinary results.

The entrant should not be a local or multinational contact center, but a real call center with less than 200 seats.

NOTE: In case there is no entrant who meet the above criteria, the Judging Committee reserves its right of not granting award for this category.

3. Best Training Program

We are looking for you, for the period between May 1, 2009 and May 31, 2010, to be

Evaluations will be made according to the following criteria:
  1. PLANNING & STRATEGIZING

    1,1 Planning 
    1,2 STRATEGIZING 

  2. EXECUTION / PROCESS / MEASUREMENT

    2,1 Execution  
    2,2 Process  
    2,3 Measurement

  3. OUTCOMES of TRAINING / COST

    3,1 Outcomes of Training
    3,2 Cost
    3,3 Other Points Company Wishes to Explain

NOTE: In case there is no entrant who meet the above criteria, the Judging Committee reserves its right of not granting award for this category.

4. Best Customer Experience

In this category, 'Customer' is defined as the final users who benefit directly from call center services.

The judges are looking for evidences of an effective and satisfying customer experience which is being delivered consistently and which has a concrete effect on customer retention and loyalty.

To be worthy of this award, the judges will expect to see creativity regarding the concept and execution, comprehensive understanding the role that the contact center plays in developing effective customer relationship, and besides a consistent and general commitment to the program and the role of the contact center.

To ensure an ongoing success, there should be evidences of consistent and clear understanding of the processes and strategic benefits at all levels within the organization with the appropriate investments, resources and systems.

It is critically important to demonstrate the role of the staff in the value leverage operation with technology and data demonstrated as an enabler where needed.

It is not enough to have only robust and reliable measurement practices in place, but it is also necessary to understand precisely and clearly the commercial and financial effects on the organization. The measurement program should be auditable, reliable, independent characteristic, and deep enough to demonstrate the way the organization performs and that the program does have benefits regarding the business.

Note: As a part of the evaluation process, the finalists will be subject to an independent detailed scrutiny regarding the operational performance and customer experience, which could include "Mystery Shopping".

NOTE: In case there is no entrant who meet the above criteria, the Judging Committee reserves its right of not granting award for this category.

5. Best Use of Technology

In granting the said award, the judging committee will quest if the candidates comply with the following criteria, and look for the related evidences for evaluation.

NOTE: In case there is no entrant who meet the above criteria, the Judging Committee reserves its right of not granting award for this category.

6. Best Call Centre Performance Improvement

We are looking for you, regarding the period from May 1, 2009 and May 31 2010, to be;

Evaluations will be made according to the following criteria:

NOTE: In case there is no entrant who meet the above criteria, the Judging Committee reserves its right of not granting award for this category.

7. The Best Call Center Manager of the Year

What we expect from you:
Entrants should prepare a presentation explaining to what degree they are able to meet the below stated criteria. This presentation should be supported with documentation and sampling as much as possible. In addition, entrants should explain in writing anything other than these criteria they might want to point out not to exceed one A4 page.

The entrant may be nominated by him/herself, by his/her friends or by his/her managers.

Evaluation will be performed at two stages. At first stage, presentations submitted until the day determined by IMI will be examined by the Judging Committee. Presentations not submitted until the last submission date will not be taken into account and will be excluded from the evaluation.

The second stage includes introduction of entrants to the Judging Committee and face to face interviews. In this process, entrants may also be asked to analyze some “sample cases” deemed necessary by the judging committee. Again, if deemed necessary, entrants may also be administered personality inventory. In case the entrant is not present on the day determined by the judging committee, the entrant is then eliminated. In addition, if deemed necessary, the Judging Committee may for the last time wish to visit the entrants in their work place.

Following these stages, the Judging Committee makes its final decision.

Selection criteria

The manager of the year should deliver an excellent customer experience; should be a model for his/her staff with his/her leadership skills; should be a motivational power for the progression of his/her staff; should lead his/her organization into future by implementing the strategies he/she has developed.

Personality and work performance

Success story

360 degree feedback

NOTE: In case there is no entrant who meet the above criteria, the Judging Committee reserves its right of not granting award for this category.

8. Best Call Center Agent of the Year

What we expect from you:

Entrants should prepare a presentation explaining to what degree they are able to meet the below stated criteria. This presentation should be supported with documentation and sampling as much as possible. In addition, entrants should explain in writing anything other than these criteria they might want to point out not to exceed one A4 page.

The entrant may be nominated by him/herself, by his/her friends or by his/her managers.

Evaluation will be performed at two stages. At first stage, presentations submitted until the day determined by IMI will be examined by the Judging Committee. Presentations not submitted until the last submission date will not be taken into account and will be excluded from the evaluation.

The second stage includes introduction of entrants to the Judging Committee and face to face interviews. In this process, entrants may also be asked to analyze some “sample cases” deemed necessary by the judging committee. Again, if deemed necessary, entrants may also be administered personality inventory. In case the entrant is not present on the day determined by the judging committee, the entrant is then eliminated. In addition, if deemed necessary, the Judging Committee may for the last time wish to visit the entrants in their work place.

Following these stages, the Judging Committee makes its final decision.

Award Criteria:
Personality and work performance:

Progress and success of the entrant during the last one year:

360 degree feedback

NOTE: In case there is no entrant who meet the above criteria, the Judging Committee reserves its right of not granting award for this category.

9. Best Call Center Trainner

Given to the Contact Center Trainer (internal or external) who contributes significantly to the overall success of the Contact Center by delivering exceptional training programs. You will be asked about your training experience, how you set up and deliver programs and how you measure training performance

Questions

NOTE: In case there is no entrant who meet the above criteria, the Judging Committee reserves its right of not granting award for this category.

10. The Most Creative Call Center

In granting the said award, the judging committee will quest if the candidates comply with the following criteria, and look for the related evidences for evaluation:

The developed model

NOTE: In case there is no entrant who meet the above criteria, the Judging Committee reserves its right of not granting award for this category.

11. BEST SALES OR TELEMARKETING CAMPAIGN

Entrants for this Award should demonstrate how their sales
and / or tele-marketing campaign (inbound or outbound) met business
objectives and delivered return on investment.

Please address the following criteria in your submission:

NOTE: In case there is no entrant who meet the above criteria, the Judging Committee reserves its right of not granting award for this category.

12. Special Jury Award: NGO Works at Call Center

This award could be given to an individual, a team or a company, that, generally speaking, has realized an "out of ordinary" work. Special care should be taken for the project that will be presented in the contest to be “distinctive”, and this distinction should be presented in sufficient detail to the Judging Committee. In addition, the topic chosen for entry should be Call Center-focused and should comply with Call Center dynamics, and care should be taken for it to be different from the generally accepted standard implementations and methods.

This honorary award will be given for a specific project or initiative focused on non governmental operations. The said award, could also be given for a project in which call center is used, like a charity work with a local community focus.

While it is possible to nominate an individual, a team or a company for the award, it is more likely that the winner will be selected following judges' interviews with each candidate call centre.

NOTE: In case there is no entrant who meet the above criteria, the Judging Committee reserves its right of not granting award for this category.