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Contingency Planning With At-Home Agents

Outsource Consultants

The remote agent model is undeniably the most resistant to growing calls for quarantine – whether self-imposed or government-mandated. Outsource call centers that have been running an at-home model for years aren’t scrambling to prepare themselves for a workplace exodus, they’re already doing it successfully.

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Onward and Upward – Why 2021 Is Poised to Be a Promising Year for the Contact Center Outsourcing Industry

Outsource Consultants

As we close out a year filled with disruption, uncertainty, dark clouds, and silver linings, Outsource Consultants President and Founder Corey Kotlarz reflects on 2020’s challenges and successes, and his thoughts as we usher in a new year. In a matter of days, it seemed that nearly everyone had managed to pivot to an at-home agent model.

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3 Emerging Call Center Markets to Consider in 2021

Outsource Consultants

The global outsourcing market is expected to exceed $400B by 2027 , with annual growth as high as 10% annually. . A strong intercontinental georedundancy strategy, coupled with leveraging at-home agents, is more important than ever. What to Look for In Emerging Outsource Markets.

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The Outsourcing Shuffle: 4 Ways COVID-19 is Changing the Face of the BPO Industry

Outsource Consultants

The traditional call center powerhouses with weak work-at-home solutions are hurting. . High-density populations and lower cost conditions in countries like India and the Philippines (attractive outsourcing characteristics normally) have exposed the vulnerability of each nation’s infrastructure to contain the current health crisis. .

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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?