What is KCS?
Knowledge-Centered Service (KCS) is a methodology for knowledge management in customer support where the team builds and shares knowledge in real time while solving cases. When knowledge becomes part of the work itself, efficiency increases, costs decrease, and the customer experience improves.
Instead of a static knowledge database, a living knowledge base emerges as employees capture solutions directly during interactions with customers.
If the answer doesn’t exist, the employee first searches the knowledge base and then creates a new article if needed. In this way, the organization continuously learns and improves its support process over time.
KCS - Three Core Principles
1. Integrate knowledge into the workflow. Employees write and update articles based on real cases. The knowledge becomes immediately available to colleagues and customers.
2. Use knowledge as a process indicator. By measuring article usage, you can identify gaps and increase the relevance of the knowledge base.
3. Create a learning cycle. Insights from customer interactions become improvements to the content. The team continuously refines articles so the knowledge base evolves alongside the organization.
What are the benefits of KCS?
KCS increases efficiency as the team reuses proven solutions and reduces duplicate work; response times are shortened and resources are freed up. The customer experience improves when more users can find answers directly in an accessible knowledge base and solve simpler problems on their own. At the same time, the culture of sharing is strengthened: employees document insights as they arise and update articles when new situations occur. The result is a knowledge base that grows, stays up to date, and drives continuous improvement of support.
Summary
CS makes knowledge part of the work itself, not a side task. The result is faster resolutions, higher quality, and more predictable support – with a knowledge base that reflects real customer cases and is continuously improved. Read more in our knowledge base here.
Make knowledge part of the work
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