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Northern Beaches Council

Northern Beaches Council is a local government authority located in the Northern Beaches’ region of Sydney.

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About the client

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Challenges

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Project

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Client words

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Results

Industry
Local Government
Location
NSW
Topic
Unified Communication
Employees
1800

Case Study

In 2016, Manly, Pittwater, and Warringah councils amalgamated as part of the state government’s reduction of local government areas.

Operating with amalgamated workforces resulted in three unified communication (UC) systems inherited from the former councils. These legacy systems presented issues restricting efficient staff communications within one organisation over a number of sites.

Telstra and Ericom responded to the Tender requirements and conducted various presentations outlining the capabilities of Telstra and how they were best equipped to deliver a solution to meet the end user requirements and the handling of change management and risk mitigation. Training and documentation would be provided to all employees and the council’s internal IT teams. The Telstra and Ericom team deployed a full Telstra Cloud solution for telephony and contact centre, which comprised TCO365 and Genesys Cloud. The solution integrated with the rest of Northern Beaches’ Microsoft suite and Salesforce.

Challenges

Multiple phone systems: The Northern Beaches Council was operating with three different phone systems, each with its own call centre platform. This created inefficiencies and complexities in communication.

Geographically dispersed staff: The project affected 1,800 staff members who were geographically spread across multiple locations, making unified communication even more challenging.

Legacy systems: The inherited legacy systems from the former councils restricted efficient staff communications within one organisation over a number of sites.

Project

The Telstra and Ericom team deployed a full Telstra Cloud solution for telephony and contact centre which comprised of TCO365 and Genesys Cloud. The solution integrated with the rest of Northern Beaches Microsoft suite and Salesforce.

The delivery of one platform across all three former councils has increased productivity and, in some circumstances, removed two telephones from one desk. The UC solution has enabled users to communicate in a single tool across voice / message / video and screen sharing reducing the need to travel between offices to conduct meetings. Incoming calls to council have also been simplified through Genesys Cloud which streamlines the call process resulting in better customer experience and management of call overflows between three primary sites. The deployed solution has provided Northern Beaches Council a flexible and agile Business Continuity Plan for remote working during COVID 19. The successful project implementation is a direct reflection of the collaboration between Northern Beaches Council, Telstra and Ericom. All parties worked closely to ensure the recommended solution satisfied client requirements and the deployment rollout was in stages to minimise staff disruption.

Results

Increased productivity:

Unified platform increased productivity and reduced desk clutter.

Unified communication:

Single tool for voice, message, video, and screen sharing.

Improved customer experience:

Simplified call process with Genesys Cloud.

Business continuity:

Flexible remote working plan during COVID-19.