CrewlineDownload
A long row of switchboard operators working side by side.

Six agents, one job each

A small crew with clear jobs is easier to check than one model that tries to do everything.

How a message finds its way

These are five real routes from the test day. The lamp shows where each message went.

A conversation moves from a channel to the Front desk, to the right agent, past the Reviewer and out as a reply. Anything that needs a person goes to your team.

"Where is my order #1276?"
Website chat, Front desk, Orders & returns, Reviewer, Reply sent
Reply sent in 0.3 s
"My Trail T1 shows E-07 halfway up long climbs"
Website chat, Front desk, Tech support, Researcher, Reviewer, Reply sent
Answered from the manual in 1.4 s
"Please cancel my order 1281"
Email, Front desk, Orders & returns, Reviewer, Reply sent
Cancelled and refunded in 0.3 s
"Can I switch my Fernway Flex plan from 6 to 12 months?"
Website chat, Front desk, Billing, Reviewer, Reply sent
Cited the financing terms in 1.3 s
"I want to return my Commuter C2, order 1258"
Website chat, Front desk, Orders & returns, Your team
Over your limit: waits for you

Who does what

  1. Front deskGreets people, works out what they need and passes it on
  2. Orders & returnsFinds the order, starts the return, issues the refund
  3. Tech supportWorks through error codes from your manuals
  4. BillingPayments, invoices and financing plans
  5. ResearcherSearches your documents and looks at customers' photos
  6. ReviewerChecks every reply against its sources before it goes out

House rules, in your words

Each agent has a list of rules you write yourself. Fernway added "Wrong size or colour: offer a free exchange before a refund" for Orders, and "Reply in the customer's language" for Front desk.

The agent crew and how a conversation moves between them.

The Reviewer read all 21 replies before they went out

It compares each reply with the sources the agent used. On the test day it had no reason to stop any of them.

Put someone on the board

Download for Windows228 MB. Windows 10 or later, 64-bit.