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Contingency Planning With At-Home Agents

Outsource Consultants

Non-critical travel has become a rarity, although its need was already shrinking due to rampant cancellations of business and entertainment events. Many companies have already instituted work from home policies, and those that haven’t are either configuring the logistics to do so or developing a plan in case it’s needed in the future.

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What Makes A Cloud Contact Center The Customer Experience Optimizer?

Babelforce

First, let’s establish what exactly the “cloud” in “cloud contact center” means. Traditionally, call centers would use software purchased on licenses and stored directly on their computer hardware. Many call centers were quickly upended when governments issued work-from-home orders.

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5 Ways Contact Center Managers Are Adapting to Remote Work

Playvox

a contact center manager at a fitness company, shares, “We pay well, and we schedule two stand-up meetings daily to maintain face-to-face contact. Related Article: 7 Essentials to Managing Remote Call Center Agents. Keep More Agents On Board. Leanne Y., We also manage the team with the utmost respect.”.