Playvox

JANUARY 11, 2024

Call center workforce management is the art and science of having the right number of agents available at the right times to answer an accurately forecasted volume of incoming customer contacts at the service level standard set by a contact center while minimizing cost. WFM to the rescue.

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Fonolo

MAY 31, 2022

All folks new to the contact center world have many steep learning curves to overcome—a big one is picking up on industry jargon. From CSat score to Average Handle Time to First Call Resolution Rate , there are plenty of new terminologies that come with working at a contact center. Occupancy vs Utilization.

Agent burnout 81

Agent burnout Contact Center Average Handle Time Call Center 81

Playvox

DECEMBER 13, 2022

But now that tickets, emails, and chat have entered the picture, interaction avoidance encompasses any effort contact center agents make to bypass working with customers in any channel. What does that look like day to day in your contact center? Your service level and other KPIs are affected as well.

Contact Center 84

Contact Center Agent burnout Quality management contact center solutions 84

Fonolo

MAY 31, 2022

All folks new to the contact center world have many steep learning curves to overcome—a big one is picking up on industry jargon. From CSat score to Average Handle Time to First Call Resolution Rate , there are plenty of new terminologies that come with working at a contact center. Occupancy vs Utilization.

Agent burnout 67

Agent burnout Contact Center Average Handle Time Call Center 67

Playvox

JULY 31, 2023

Employee self-service allows employees to access a host of information and take care of simple processes themselves, such as requesting leave, checking on their schedules, performing shift swaps, and viewing their performance against KPI metrics. This timely reaction to metrics is crucial in a fast-paced contact center environment.

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Playvox

APRIL 6, 2023

Maximizing workforce management efficiency through real-time data is an often-overlooked advantage for contact centers. Related Article: Can Your WFM Solution Accurately Forecast In A Modern Digital Contact Center? Related Article: 5 WFM Scheduling Tips To Make The Most Of Your Agents (and Improve Efficiency!)

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Management Contact Center Best practices Agent burnout 54

Playvox

MAY 25, 2023

Contact centers have changed drastically in recent years. The once “in-person” centers dealing with inbound calls have been replaced by global, distributed customer experience teams. In this post, we’ll explore several trends that are driving this growth and are influencing contact center leaders’ decision-making.

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Contact Center Workload forecasts Agent burnout Customer retention 55

Babelforce

JULY 29, 2021

So which metrics are the most useful? 21 essential call center KPIs. #1 Talk time is a simple metric; it’s the total time agents spend dealing with callers. It’s useful to know, but – time spent talking doesn’t necessarily indicate service quality. #2 4 Service level. 1 Average Talk Time (ATT).

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Call Center Abandon rate Contact Center Agent burnout 52

Balto

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Improving productivity is one of the biggest challenges modern contact centers face. There are many things you can do to make your call center more productive, like motivating your agents, equipping them with technological solutions, and implementing self-service options. What Is Call Center Productivity?

Call Center 52

Call Center Interactive Voice Response Average Handle Time First call resolution 52

SharpenCX

APRIL 29, 2020

Workforce management in your contact center is all about finding balance. You balance the needs of your customers with the workload of your agents (and their development). Plus, you toss in overseeing your contact center budget, too. And, look to your year-over-year metrics for added guidance, too.

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Coaching Management Contact Center Morale 76

Talkdesk

JULY 16, 2019

Call Center Performance Management is a program, generally led by a contact center operations manager, dedicated to calculating and improving the performance of contact center agents. That’s where leveraging contact center performance management software can help. The answer is both.

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Call Center Management Average Handle Time Schedule adherence 43

Fonolo

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

Initially, we focused on more technical aspects of the contact center, but over the years we expanded to include more of the human aspects of that industry, and the broader universe of customer service as well. Is there #VoiceShrinkage in the Contact Center? AI is Not Reducing Call Center Agent Employment.

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Call Center Contact Center Agent burnout Gamification 62

Fonolo

NOVEMBER 3, 2015

In our on-going effort to demystify call center metrics, ‘occupancy rate’ shouldn’t be forgotten. Occupancy rate is basically a measure of how “busy” call center agents are when they are at work. If you like this type of post, you should check out our other posts on call center metrics such as.

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Call Center Average Handle Time Schedule adherence Agent burnout 52

SharpenCX

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

Download Now: See what Frost & Sullivan marked as the most important trends impacting contact centers. Let’s consider the cost good and bad service can have on your company. American Express found that consumers will pay 17% more to purchase from a company with a reputation for great service.

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Call Center Coaching Contact Center Agent burnout 67

Noble Systems

OCTOBER 21, 2020

Here is a high-level view of how an ACD can benefit your call center. Connect customers with the right agent, right away – First-call resolution and customer satisfaction are very important metrics for a call center. Keeping agents and customers satisfied is critical in today’s fast-paced environments.

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