Wipro enhanced scalability and optimized the Cloud ecosystem cost for a leading education software provider with Salesforce CRM

Client Background

The client is a leading US-based education software and e-learning company that focuses on enterprise learning, software application and related services. They develop and license software applications and related services to over 2200 education institutions in more than 60 countries

Industry Landscape

Technology is critical to providing today’s students with a learning environment and opportunities beyond the classroom. Major players are adopting e-learning trends such as ‘Computers on Wheels’ (carts with wireless laptops), digital whiteboards and multiple types of devices including PDAs and student survey devices. Established organizations are looking to maximize the use of technology as a tool to enhance education.

Opportunity

With growing need for customer support and services due to a multitude of product offerings, the client needed a support application that would enable service staff to improve their operational metrics like case closure rates and reduce case back-log. Owing to an expanding customer base and product portfolio, each business unit employed their own support application. For a unified customer experience, the client needed an integrated CRM solution that was:

• Scalable and extensible
• Process aligned - to improve agent effectiveness and efficiency in handling client cases and interactions
• Cost optimized - to reduce maintenance effort, upgrade activity and system downtime

The Solution

Wipro helped the client embrace process transformation with a CRM solution that addressed challenges arising from disparate processes, stickiness to legacy applications and lack of knowledge management. Salient features of the solution include:

• Re-alignment of service management business process across 4 client business units
• Integrated call center and customer portal with Single Sign-On capabilities to streamline support process and provide a consistent customer experience
• Custom solution for ‘Article Lifecycle Management’ of the knowledge base, which was extended to more than 7000 online users globally
• Leveraging extended cloud benefits - salesforce.com, CastIron, Amazon S3 and other ecosystem partners for an evolving solution at an optimal ROI

Business Impact

Significant benefits realized by the client include:

• Consistent customer experience - The self-service capability vastly enhanced and streamlined customer experience across channels
• Enhanced scalability - On-demand scalability to accommodate new product offerings and business acquisition related changes
• Optimized Cloud ecosystem cost - Reduced maintenance and enhancement cost, optimal OPEX based pricing to regulate expenses based on business demands
• Improved case resolution efficiency - Through aligned support processes across 4 client BUs

Salesforce CRM process transformation enabled the client to improve their case resolution efficiency and have a consistent customer experience across channels, along with the ability to scale on-demand at an optimized cost.