7 Customer Experience KPIs for Your ERP Software Implementation

If you’re planning on implementing a new ERP or CRM system, you need to start thinking about how you will measure implementation success.

Today, we’re talking about customer experience KPIs – one of the many types of KPIs to define at the beginning of an enterprise software project. What are some of these KPIs, how do you measure them, and why should you even bother measuring them?

What Are Customer Experience KPIs?

Customer experience key performance indicators (KPIs) are metrics used to track and monitor different aspects of your brand’s customer experience.

In other words, how are customers interacting with your company? Is their experience good, bad, or just OK? How can you make it better?

KPIs to Track Before, During, and After Implementation

Thanks to advancements in data analytics, it’s now easier than ever to capture and analyze information about buyer behavior, preferences, and more. Taking advantage of this capability will help you track the success of your CRM or ERP implementation. Let’s take a look at seven customer experience KPIs to track and measure.

1. Customer Churn Rate

Churn rate is the rate at which customers stop subscribing to a particular product or service that you offer. The key to retaining your existing customers is reviewing this rate and understanding the timeline. When do they tend to abandon your company and why?

If you can pinpoint this period and the events surrounding it, you can take steps to reduce your churn rate. When churn rates are low, it sends the message that your customers are satisfied with the level of value they’re receiving from your brand.

2. Omnichannel Customer Lifetime Value

Omnichannel customer lifetime value (CLV) represents the total value of each customer’s relationship with your brand. This is an important metric to track because keeping an existing customer costs less in the long run than acquiring a new one. If you can extend their CLV, your customer loyalty and company revenue will improve.

The “omnichannel” part of this metric means you’ll need to track customer interactions across all of your channels, including your website, social media pages, brick-and-mortar locations, and more.

3. Net Promoter Score

Your Net Promoter Score (NPS) reflects how likely a current customer is to recommend your business to someone else. If your NPS is low, it indicates that you need to enhance and improve customer experience.

One way to do this is to seek customer feedback. From surveys and focus groups to Facebook posts, look for ways to learn more about what your customers want to see from your brand. Then, put steps in place to turn those requests into action.

4. Revenue Per Unique Customer

Of course, revenue is one indication of business success. However, you can learn a lot about your customer experience when you break it down to a more granular level.

Your revenue per unique customer (RPUC) reveals customer interactions during a specific timeframe, using actual data and not average data.

For instance, you can take a snapshot of your interactions with a particular customer over the course of one week, month, or year. Then, you can benchmark those findings against other interactions, such as how their peers interacted with your brand during that same time. You can use that data to personalize your outreach and loyalty strategies, driving individual customer value.

5. Average Resolution Time

When your customers have a problem or need an answer, how long do they have to wait? That’s essentially what you’re measuring by analyzing your company’s average resolution time.
In short, this measures how long it takes a customer service agent to resolve a customer’s issue.

You can use these findings to learn more about why your customer satisfaction rates look like they do. It also helps reveal inefficiencies within your customer service department.

Quick resolutions can help improve your customer experience, which enhances customer loyalty. Research shows that 78% of customers are more likely to be loyal to a brand if they have an amazing experience on a digital channel, while 64% will move to a competitor if their experience is unpleasant.

What constitutes an amazing experience? According to the same report, 69% ranked prompt resolution and response time as being the chief factor.

6. Customer Acquisition Rate

If you can provide an excellent customer experience throughout the buyer journey, it’s easier to keep prospects engaged. In turn, this makes it easier to guide them toward a buying decision.

To find your customer acquisition rate (CAC), simply divide all your costs associated with acquiring more customers by the number of customers acquired during that time period. The lower that rate is, the higher your ROI will be.

7. Cart Abandonment Rate

How often does someone add an item from your online storefront to their virtual shopping cart, and then abandon the idea and purchase altogether? This is what you’re trying to measure by analyzing your cart abandonment rate.

Often, you can improve this rate by making small adjustments to your customer experience.

For instance, if you find that shoppers are abandoning their carts because they have lingering questions about a product, you can invest in more training for your customer support team. Or, you can consider adding a chatbot to your website for easier self-service.

When your abandonment rates are low, it indicates that your satisfaction rates are up, along with your sales.

Implement These Customer Experience KPIs

After you’ve implemented a new CRM or ERP system, it’s easy to lose track of how your customers feel. These customer experience KPIs require you to take an honest, in-depth look at how they’re interacting with your brand, and what issues are keeping them from full engagement.

Along the way, our ERP consultants can help you optimize every aspect of your project. Contact us below to learn more.