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Call Center Metrics & KPIs to Measure Agent Performance

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The average call abandonment rate (ACAR) indicates the number of customers that abandon calls if they wait on hold for too long. When calculating the ACAR, it’s important to neglect calls that were abandoned in the first few seconds since these calls are mostly made by customers by accident.

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Manager’s Guide to Abandonment Rates in the Contact Center 

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This guide will walk you through everything you need to know in order to understand, measure, and reduce call abandonment in your contact center. What is an Abandoned Call? The definition of an abandoned call in a call center is a call where the caller hangs up before they speak to a customer support agent.

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

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But regarding the abandon rate issue mentioned in that last sentence: A great way to reduce — or even eliminate — abandoned calls is to replace hold times with a call-back. Here’s a great case study on a company that reduced abandonment rate: First Service Credit Union.