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Government clients can also access individual applications, monitor appointment tables, check that we are respecting all key SLAs and, through a dedicated module, communicate effectively with the visa centre.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Finally, through our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tlscontact.com\/en\/insights\/customer-experience\/using-a-data-driven-approach-to-improve-customer-information\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">Enterprise Feedback Management platform<\/mark><\/strong><\/a>, we are able to collect feedback from applicants at key stages in the customer journey. This information feeds into the other data that we collect. We then collate reports for compliance and trend monitoring and carry out analysis to ensure that we meet agreed-upon service standards and can continuously improve service quality, putting in place corrective measures whenever required.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Our teams<\/strong>\u00a0<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Our centralised operations monitoring team \u2013 which we call our <strong>Control Tower<\/strong> \u2013 provides support to our visa application centre managers to maintain operational excellence. A daily \u201c<strong>scorecard<\/strong>\u201d completed by local operations managers helps us to ensure that all our visa application centres are ready for operations at the start of each day, and checks that operations are successfully completed at the end of the day.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Control Tower team also carry out regular proactive checks on key performance indicators to identify any emerging risks. With the data that they gather, they monitor compliance, review performance, analyse error trends, communicate incidents and risks, and can mobilise teams to act when required.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By identifying recurring errors and understanding their root causes, we are able to implement effective strategies to prevent them from happening again.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One of the most critically important teams the Control Tower can mobilise is our <strong>Tiger Team<\/strong>. This is a concept made famous by the Tiger Team of NASA specialists who saved the lives of the crew of the ill-fated <em>Apollo 13<\/em> lunar mission in 1970. 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