REDUCE THE COMPLEXITY OF THE CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE

 

Tactics:

Simplify, reduce, and streamline the child support application process to make applying for services easier

Business Problem/Opportunity: Simplify, reduce, and streamline the child support application process to make applying for services easier. Make the child support application process simpler and more efficient, and make it easier and faster for participants to fill out.

Current Status:  72% completed 

Business Outcomes:

  • Reduce the length of the current application package by exploring the federal minimum requirements
  • Simplify the language used to request information for services

Critical Success Factors: Decrease the number of online applications that are abandoned and increase the number of online applications completed and submitted.

  • Progress: Simplify, Reduce and Streamline the Child Support Application Process 72% 72%

Electronic Solution for Parentage Opportunity Program Declarations

Business Problem/Opportunity: Parentage Opportunity Program offers eligible parents the opportunity to establish a legal parent-child relationship free of charge by signing and filing a Voluntary Declaration of Parentage. Parentage Opportunity Program’s manual process should be evaluated for an electronic solution.

Current Status: Small green dots increasing in size and forming a circle 61% completed 

Business Outcomes:

  • Develop and implement automated options for Parentage Opportunity Program that include: online access for eligible parents to complete and review declarations, real-time validation to mitigate errors, online witnessing, electronic signatures, and electronic data submissions

Critical Success Factors: Number of days from sign to file, error rate, and total declarations filed.

  • Electronic Solution for Parentage Opportunity Program Declarations 61% 61%

2020 - Introduce Texting for Customer Service - COMPLETED

Implement texting to improve the customer service

Business Problem/Opportunity: Implemented a statewide text messaging solution to increase accessibility and communication with county and regional child support agencies.

Current Status: 100% completed

Business Outcomes:

  • Improved communication between county and regional child support agencies and child support participants
  • Increased efficiency and speed of the child support case process, and enabled faster response rates for customers

Critical Success Factors: Child support participants are using text messaging and are satisfied with the service, increase in customer service, and faster responses from county and regional offices.