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3 Things to Consider When Picking a Call Center Workforce Management Software

Fonolo

Managers need to account for the varying skill-sets and experience levels of their employees, as more experienced agents might be required for higher call volume times. Other considerations include business processes, agent capacity, performance, tenure, and availability to avoid compromising their engagement and loyalty.

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How to Properly Scale a Distributed Team

aircall

At the same time, managers must ensure that all team members are working toward the same goals. Beyond that, all employees have a responsibility to communicate well and to be accountable. It also helps to give team members a small amount of online time for socialization and team building. . Support agent burnout.

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What is an ACD? The Basics of Automatic Call Distribution

Noble Systems

Using talk time to determine routing can help balance the work load by distributing calls more equitably, but again, it doesn’t necessarily mean that the agent who gets the call is going to be able to help the customer effectively or efficiently, potentially extending resolution times and customer frustrations.