HCLTech revolutionizes contact center operations with AI-driven automation
HCLTech expanded its strategic partnership with Microsoft to transform customer service experiences using generative AI and cloud-based contact center solutions. As part of this move, HCLTech will implement Microsoft Dynamics 365 Contact Center, focusing on a Copilot-first approach to improving customer outcomes and driving operational efficiency. Nuance’s Enterprise Professional Services business and personnel have integrated into HCLTech, making it the exclusive professional services partner for migrating Nuance solutions and supporting new Dynamics 365 Contact Center deployments. HCLTech is integrating Dynamics 365 Contact Center, Copilot, and Power Platform into its suite of experience-center services, allowing for AI-powered ticket classification, summarization, cross-sales solutions, and advanced customer engagement. Notably, HCLTech’s implementations have resulted in an 80% reduction in summarization efforts, 100% ticket classification automation, 70% reduction in manual ticket resolution, $3.2M projected annual savings, a 45% productivity boost for over 3,000 staff, a 95% increase in customer interactions, and a 40% boost in cross-sales. The collaboration leverages the unification of data across Dynamics 365, maximizes the use of Power Platform for automated workflows, and integrates Power BI for performance analytics. By combining digital transformation expertise with Microsoft’s generative AI, HCLTech and Microsoft are positioned as leading partners for AI-powered CCaaS innovation, aiming to create seamless omnichannel customer experiences.
- Organization
- HCLTech
- Industry
- Tech & Comms
- Location
- Global
- Published
- January 2025
Reported outcomes
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quantified impactAutomation & deflection
Strategic outcomes
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Use case focus
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- 1AI-powered contact center automation
- 2Automated ticket classification and resolution
- 3Customer interaction analytics and visualization
- Enhance customer service quality and experience in contact centers.
- Automate ticket resolution and reduce manual processes.
- Integrate legacy Nuance solutions with modern Dynamics 365 Contact Center.
- Enable AI-driven, omnichannel customer engagement.
- Scale up migration and new deployments efficiently.
- Implemented Microsoft Dynamics 365 Contact Center as a Copilot-first solution.
- Automated ticket classification and summarization using Azure OpenAI Service.
- Integrated Power Platform for workflow automation and Power BI for analytics.
- Migrated legacy Nuance solutions through a dedicated Migration Factory.
- Provided professional services for consulting, migration, and support at scale.
- 80% reduction in summarization efforts.
- 100% automation of ticket classification.
- 70% decrease in manual ticket resolution workload.
- 45% productivity improvement for 3,000+ staff.
- 95% increase in customer interactions.
- 40% boost in cross-sales.
- Projected US$3.2 million in annual savings.
Architecture
Data is unified using Microsoft Dataverse across Dynamics 365 apps (Sales, Marketing, Customer Service). Dynamics 365 Contact Center is integrated with Dynamics 365 Customer Insights for 360-degree customer views. Power Automate creates automated workflows between applications, and Power BI visualizes contact center metrics. AI tools provide predictive insights and next-best-action recommendations. Ticket handling leverages Azure OpenAI for analysis and automation, while legacy Nuance solutions are migrated at scale into the Dynamics Contact Center environment.
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