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KPI Series: Reducing Manager Requests and Escalations

Balto

Industry benchmarks put the call escalation rate at about 10%. When you see your manager requests rise, especially if they go above that benchmark, it’s a sign something’s not right. Average handle time (AHT), on-hold time (OHT), and first contact resolution are also impacted.

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5 Strategies for Optimizing & Improving Call Center Performance

EPIC Connections

Management teams focus on customer journey analysis, customer retention rates, average handle time and myriad other metrics, because contact centers and call centers are often viewed as cost centers. Five strategies for improving call center performance: 1.) Contact centers are metrics-driven organizations.

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10 Tactics To Improve CX Through Contact Center IVR Messaging

NobelBiz

Reporting is essential for managing your IVR system To improve your IVR over time and tailor your contact center services to customers’ issues, it is critical to examine your call flows and callers’ behavior. Check out our podcast episode on “ Call Center Empathy Training – How to Do It Right “.

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20 Call Center Pros Share the Most Undervalued Call Center Metrics and How To Better Leverage Them

Callminer

From essentials like average handle time to broader metrics such as call center service levels , there are dozens of metrics that call center leaders and QA teams must stay on top of, and they all provide visibility into some aspect of performance. I still feel like it can’t be valued enough.

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AI-Driven Excellence in Call Center Quality Management

Balto

Call flow: how well the agent is directing the call flow and whether they’re sticking to the script. Some of these metrics include: First Call Resolution (FCR) Rate: Quantifies the percentage of inquiries that are fully resolved from the initial interaction, without requiring call rerouting or follow-up calls.