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Manager’s Guide to Abandonment Rates in the Contact Center 

Fonolo

Lowering call abandonment rates in contact centers is one of the most powerful performance levers available to call center managers. Reducing abandonment rates is a primary benefit of our call-back software and we’ve helped dozens of companies improve their KPIs by solving their abandonment rate problems.

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How to Improve Call Center Agent Productivity

Fonolo

Here are a few: Call abandonment rate. Call abandonment occurs when a customer hangs up before an agent answers the phone. For example, if 20 calls to a contact center out of 200 are hang-ups, the abandonment rate is 10%. Call abandonment often occurs because customers become frustrated with long wait times.

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How to Enhance CX Metrics Strategically

Outsource Consultants

ASA (Average Speed of Answer): Average wait time before a customer’s call is answered. AHT (Average Handle Time): Average duration of each customer interaction. SL% (Service Level): Percentage of calls answered within a predefined time frame.

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Redefining Contact Center Productivity for the Modern Associate

The Northridge Group

Even Some of the Best KPIs Can Be Misleading Cost-per-contact and Average Handle Time (AHT) are two metrics that may present misleading information. Cost-per-contact measures the average cost of each issue interaction and has historically been used to determine how much is being spent on customer support.

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Guide to Interpreting Call Center Analytics

Fonolo

But without proper data analysis and interpretation, contact centers – and the businesses they serve – may not reach their full potential. Understanding Contact Center Analytics Contact center analytics involves the collection and analysis of data related to the center’s operation.

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KPI 101: Call Center Workforce Management Metrics

Global Response

Abandon rate. The inverse of the answer rate. Abandon rate = calls abandoned ÷ (calls abandoned + calls answered). Average handle time (AHT) measures the average length of interaction, including hold time, talk time, and after-call work. Average handle time.

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What is a call center dashboard and what does it do?

NobelBiz

Abandoned Calls: Identifying trends in abandoned calls allows for adjustments in staffing and workflow to reduce abandonment rates. Average Handle Time: Efficiency in resolving customer inquiries is reflected in the average handle time metric.