@article {Downing:2007:0049-3155:201, title = "Using Customer Contact Centers to Measure the Effectiveness of Online Help Systems", journal = "Technical Communication", parent_itemid = "infobike://stc/tc", publishercode ="stc", year = "2007", volume = "54", number = "2", publication date ="2007-05-01T00:00:00", pages = "201-209", itemtype = "ARTICLE", issn = "0049-3155", url = "https://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/stc/tc/2007/00000054/00000002/art00006", author = "Downing, Joe", abstract = "In this article, I introduce the reader to the customer contact center industry and to technicians who staff the phones for countless credit card companies, banks, and help desks around the world. Next, I explain why technicians need efficient and effective tools to complete their job duties. After I provide the necessary background information about ClientLogic, the focus shifts to how ClientLogic developed and then tested two wizard-style help tools. I conclude the article by discussing the implications the study has for technical communicators, especially those who create and measure the ROI of online help systems.", }