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How to Make KBA’s Work for Your Contact Center

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It takes time for a caller to go through KBAs, which adds to the overall duration of the call. Each KBA required to complete authentication increases the average handle time required to authenticate a caller and increases the average cost per call for the contact center. Million Minutes in Handle Time.

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Call Center Software: How to Choose the Best Software (Tips & Best Practices)

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For example, the business focus of the head of retail operations for a bank may be to increase customer retention and lifetime value. This reduces agent’s average handle time because all the agent has all the customer interaction history.

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10 Ways to Reduce Call Center Attrition and Improve Agent Engagement

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Craving and holding on to straight productivity metrics is probably the easiest way to malign employee morale and retention. Regular rewards boost employee morale and make them feel valued and important in the organization. Investing time in devising an incentive and recognition strategy can help reap enormous dividends for the center.

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10 Ways to Reduce Call Center Attrition and Improve Agent Engagement

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Craving and holding on to straight productivity metrics is probably the easiest way to malign employee morale and retention. Organizations talk about being employee and customer-focused, but end up focusing too much on metrics like Average Handling Time, Average Calls Handled, etc.