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KPI 101: Call Center Workforce Management Metrics

Global Response

There are KPIs that may be considered basic to the contact center. But each account customizes the metrics to its specific situation, which may differ by product category, industry, sales strategy or any number of factors. Abandon rate. The inverse of the answer rate. Agent status.

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Will the CFO “Buy” Your SMB Contact Center Budget?

Monet Software

You might even prepare rebuttals to potential objections, just like you would for agents’ sales scripts. Staffing costs are typically the biggest call center expenditure, and there’s a real art to arriving at an accurate picture. Show your work. The cost is $120 per day (at $15 per hour), or $26,400 for the year.

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Building Blocks of Workforce Management

Insite Managed Solutions

Understanding contact center metric targets such as average speed of answer (ASA), service level, abandonment rate, average handle time (AHT), and budgeted hours are critical for success. Factors such as mail drops, TV announcements, sales events, and other marketing factors could also increase your expected volume.

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Top Call Center Efficiency Metrics And How To Improve Them

Playvox

Tracking, reporting, and improving upon metrics are essential across all areas of business, including finance, sales, marketing, and contact center management. Setting agreed-upon metrics across different areas of the business — IT, the C-Suite, sales, operations, etc. — is a good place to start.