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"The Call-In Connection"
Ellen Perlman
Governing, June 2002
One of the most popular acronyms in public management these days is "CRM," which stands for "citizen relationship management" or "customer resource management." Although the term means different things to different people, it is essentially any technology that assists customers. CRM software typically facilitates the collection and connection of data on customer complaints and requests, making such data available online for government employees and the public. Despite the price tag--software and integration can cost as much as $30 million for a large city--many governments are now using CRM to improve services and to become more customer friendly. The City of Houston integrated its CRM system with a 311 non-emergency service number. To ensure that centralized call center representatives were prepared to efficiently process incoming ...