Accuracy

October 10, 2018

Why Is Accuracy Important?

Sam was a department manager who was plagued by customer complaints. At least twice a day he got calls from customers who had either received the wrong product or hadn’t received their order at all and it was already a day or two late.  As a result, Sam spent a large portion of every day researching what went wrong.  What he generally found was a miskeyed address or order number. What he didn’t understand was how these errors were constantly […]
October 18, 2018

Why Do People Make Mistakes?

Most errors happen in the perceptual or visual aspect of working with data. It is not a keying error – or a slip of the fingers – that makes $369.23 turn into $396.23. The problem lies in how we look at and read the data. Between our eyes and our brain, the 6 and 9 are reversed. While most people refer to data errors as “typos,” we call them “eye-pos” to underscore that these errors are not caused by incorrect […]
November 2, 2018

Taking a Deeper Look at Errors

Like many companies, BTN, Inc. knew their employees were making far too many clerical errors and attempted to eradicate data entry errors at their source. Unfortunately, they made the incorrect assumption that such errors were nothing more than typos. Consequently, senior management established a quality department to find and report mistakes. Once notified that a particular employee was making errors, BTN management was mandated to send the employee to a keyboarding class to improve his/her typing skills and tell the […]
November 10, 2018

How Does Accuracy Training Work?

Learn how our unique training courses can save you money, increase productivity, and improve operational efficiency. Employees who complete our accuracy training typically reduce their errors by 59% and increase their processing speed by 7%. Once your organization commits to accuracy training, you can expect the following within this 7-hour course: Pre-Course Assessment which measures participants’ accuracy and speed in data transfer, matching, and proofreading. Learn how to improve concentration and practice techniques for clustering and processing data. Identify barriers […]