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How to Move to a Work-At-Home Model When a Rapid Response is Required

COPC

This means that most organisations have been left ill-equipped to manage the requirement for the rapid deployment of Work-At-Home solutions necessitated by the spread of COVID-19. What sort of an environment do Work-At-Home agents need? Will the internet cope with surges in traffic if more people work from home?

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The Impact of and Opportunity for Virtual Agents on Call Center Outsourcers

Xaqt

The offshore business process outsourcing industry is likely to be the hardest hit. Even before the global pandemic, Contact Center and Business Process Outsourcers (BPOs) were facing new headwinds and competitive pressures. "I do expect cognitive and robotic automation projects to lead to some job loss.