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The Manager’s Guide to Call Center Service Levels

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The longevity of service level is astonishing if you consider the enormous changes that have occurred in customer service technology over the last few decades. It was arbitrarily chosen in the early days of call center technology. Anything from a website issue to a public crisis can cause a flood of calls with little warning.

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Why an 80/20 Service Level is Wrong for Your Call Center

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The longevity of service level is astonishing when one considers the enormous changes that have occurred in customer service technology over the last few decades. Even more astonishing is that most call centers would name the same target value for that metric: the magical “80/20”. Where Did the 80/20 Service Level Rule Come From?