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The Seven Factors of Caller Tolerance

The Seven Factors of Caller Tolerance1


  1. Degree of Motivation:

    1. Is the reason for the call a question, a simple problem, a complex problem or a request for a change?

    2. Is the reason for the call routine or an emergency?


  1. Availability of Substitutes

    1. Fax, Email, Chat, In-person, IVR options, Other

    2. If the customer encounters a busy signal, or hears an announcement indicating a wait time that is not to their liking, the customer will quickly consider alternative contact channels. If these channels have proven to be response, user-friendly and effective, the customer is likely to choose one of these alternatives.

    3. It is always advisable to capture and compare contact channel volumes; this task is especially critical when call volumes are high.


  1. Competition’s Service Level

    1. If your competition can provide, or be perceived to provide, a higher Service Level, the customer may decide to shift their business to your competition.


  1. Level of Expectations

    1. Reputation for service

    2. Level of service based on previous experiences

    3. Contracted Level of Service, i.e., Platinum, Gold, Silver, Bronze


  1. Time Available

    1. How much time does the caller have to wait?


  1. Who’s paying for the call?

    1. Long distance call?

    2. Toll-free telephone number?

    3. 900 telephone number billed to the customer?


  1. Human Behavior

    1. Good Day/Bad Day?

    2. Needs a cup of coffee; a bathroom break; has to go to a meeting; is interrupted by a friend or a colleague at the same time they are making a call




1 Adapted from Cleveland, Brad and Julia Mayben , Call Center Management on Fast Forward, (ICMI Press, 2008) 38-40


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