Technology

Technology: Intelligent Call Routing Platform

4.45/5.00

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4.5

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4.3

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The Problem

Traditional IVR systems force callers through 2-3 minutes of menu options, with 40% of calls misrouted on first attempt and requiring transfers. An enterprise contact center provider serving Fortune 500 clients needed an AI-powered IVR that could understand caller intent from natural speech in the first 10 seconds, route to the optimal agent or department without menu trees, and reduce the average 4.5 transfers per resolved issue that drove customer frustration and agent burnout.

Type

Enterprise Contact Center Provider

Industry

Technology

Size

Enterprise

Region

Texas, United States

Users

10000+

The Analysis

The AI IVR required real-time speech recognition with natural language understanding to identify caller intent within 10 seconds of speech. Intent classification models covered 200+ routing categories across client organizations. Agent matching algorithms considered skill sets, current availability, historical performance on similar issues, and customer relationship history. Predictive routing used caller identification to surface account context before connection. The system needed to handle 50,000+ concurrent calls with sub-second routing decisions. Fallback logic ensured graceful degradation to traditional IVR when AI confidence was low.

Latency:Intent classification within 500ms of speech end
Scale:50,000+ concurrent calls during peak periods
Accuracy:85%+ first-call routing accuracy target
Integration:Genesys, Avaya, and Cisco telephony platforms
Availability:99.99% uptime for mission-critical routing
Multi-tenant:Isolated models and routing logic per enterprise client

The Solution

Discovery

5 weeks

Development

16 weeks

Integration

8 weeks

Deployment

4 weeks

The Results

Key Outcomes

First-call routing accuracy87%
Average transfers per issue1.2 (-73%)
Time to agent< 15 seconds
Concurrent call capacity60K+
Customer satisfaction+22 NPS
Agent utilization+28%

Key Learnings

01

Speech recognition accuracy varied by accent and audio quality. Train on diverse caller populations.

02

Agent matching on historical performance improved resolution rates more than skill-only routing.

03

Fallback to traditional IVR preserved caller experience when AI confidence was low. Never force AI-only paths.

About DUBEScore™

DDelivery

On-time, on-budget execution. Measures project management quality, milestone adherence, and resource efficiency.

UUtility

Real-world usefulness. Evaluates how well the solution solves the stated problem and meets user needs.

BBusiness Impact

Measurable ROI and value creation. Tracks revenue impact, cost savings, and strategic outcomes.

EEndurance

Long-term sustainability. Assesses maintainability, scalability, and system resilience over time.

Scale: 1.0–5.05.0 = Exceptional4.0 = Strong3.0 = Meets expectations