CSM Magazine

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Average handle time is an important contact centre metric but it can be a double-edged sword that creates customer dissatisfaction. So, is Average Handle Time (AHT) still a relevant metric and what does it mean for contact centres today?

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Callminer

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

If customers are abandoning the line too frequently, it could signal that there are issues with individual agents or general call management practices. Average Handle Time. Average handle time is the amount of time on average an agent takes to resolve an issue for a caller.

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Best practices Call Center Metrics Average Handle Time 182

Global Response

FEBRUARY 13, 2022

Ready to increase customer engagement and satisfaction, reduce average handle time and grow sales? Then it might be time for you to consider a multi-channel contact center for your business. This, of course, improves customer experience and satisfaction, leading to more positive reviews and repeat purchases.

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TechSee

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

Even if management scrambles to hire new, younger workers to replace the outgoing personnel, courses can last 2–4 years and the cost of training new technicians can be up to 50% of a worker’s annual salary. When it takes longer to find the right resolutions, a higher Average Handling Time (AHT) will follow.

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Customer Service Contact Center Best practices Average Handle Time 109

Fonolo

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

By regularly assessing performance, call center staff can stay relevant in their knowledge and plan a course of action for any performance shortcomings. Most often, abandonment is a symptom of long hold times. Average Handle Time (AHT). This shows the average amount of time each call takes.

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Call Center Abandon rate Management First call resolution 81

Outsource Consultants

MARCH 29, 2021

Don’t limit your success by abandoning course or shifting primary KPIs too quickly. Work with your BPO partner to align your KPI goals with this six-step process: Identify your target KPIs — “We want to reduce our average handle time.”. Agree on success measures — “Reduce your hold time by 30%.”.

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Callminer

AUGUST 1, 2017

Average handling times (AHT) increase. This can be achieved if all agents are trained on both campaigns so that the queue hold time can be reduced. Re-visiting key performance metrics : When thinking about a call center and metrics, we mainly focus on Average Handle time (AHT) or average talk time.

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NobelBiz

MARCH 5, 2024

Call Center Analytics : If reporting is the compass, then analytics is the sextant, enabling navigators to chart a course towards future destinations. Contact Center Reporting Best Practices Implementing contact center reporting systems is a significant step towards optimizing customer service operations.

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Call Center Contact Center Abandon rate Average Handle Time 59

Callminer

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

Identifying vulnerable customers so that agents can take the appropriate course of action. Call center managers and supervisors need to train agents on the course of action to take for a vulnerable customer, and they also need to communicate regular feedback to agents to help them get better. @JourneyPure. Adrian Travis.

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Global Response

DECEMBER 21, 2023

and, of course, there’s a lot more questions beyond those. In addition, you can gain access to more specialized skill sets for smaller projects without hiring a full-time employee, or get access to more diverse expertise than you would normally access in-house. Is outsourcing really more affordable than managing things in-house?

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outsourcing Customer Service Metrics Best practices 62

Global Response

DECEMBER 21, 2022

For example, you might measure first call resolution rate, average hold time and average handle time, while also measuring how satisfactorily the agent resolved the call, how empathetic or understanding the agent was of the customer’s problems, the overall quality of the information or solution provided, and so on.

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Global Response

MAY 15, 2023

This should be a high-investment project that gets continually updated and changed as customer needs change or best practices become more evident. Actionable: Offer skills-based training and refresher courses. Of course, be sure to actually incorporate this customer feedback into your improvement efforts.

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Talkdesk

JULY 30, 2019

Of course, there is no way to avoid delivering customer service and support, but for decades the goal has been to keep the costs of doing so as low as possible, all while trying (often ineffectively) to maintain a good experience for all.

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Contact Center Average Handle Time First call resolution Wait times 43

OrecX

JUNE 1, 2018

Also reviews best-practice calls from top-performing agents to learn how to better perform in various situations. The goal is to assess agents on skills and customer service performance, identify skills gaps and best practices, and assign training courses where necessary.

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NICE inContact

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

Average talk time (ATT) is often a neglected little contact center metric. Overshadowed by its bigger, louder counterpart, Average handle time (AHT), it often stays in the background, waiting for someone to notice it and realize its potential. What kind of an experience do you suppose that customer received?

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Metrics Average Handle Time Contact Center Surveys 64

Playvox

JUNE 10, 2022

In fact, McKinsey estimates that “the average 500-agent call center in North America allocates around $2 million of staff time to coaching activities every year.”. One business in a McKinsey study experienced twice the average retention rate in teams where coaches spent more than 60% of their time on the contact center floor.

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Coaching Contact Center Average Handle Time Best practices 69

NICE inContact

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

Average talk time (ATT) is often a neglected little contact center metric. Overshadowed by its bigger, louder counterpart, Average handle time (AHT), it often stays in the background, waiting for someone to notice it and realize its potential. What kind of an experience do you suppose that customer received?

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Metrics Average Handle Time Contact Center Surveys 58

Talkdesk

JUNE 21, 2019

Reducing average wait time and average handle time in your contact can yield huge customer satisfaction increases for your business. In this blog, we outline what call wrap up time is and actionable steps you can take to reduce it in your contact center.

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Call Design

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

Understanding that every agent is different, catering for their unique characteristics, behaviours, and preferred learning styles is vital to the training courses they do. Average speed to answer. Average handle time. Average after work time. Gamification changes the game in the agent training space.

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Gamification Schedule adherence Average Handle Time First call resolution 78

NICE inContact

MAY 14, 2019

Intraday reforecasting allows for the contact center to reevaluate needs based on the day-of trending of volume, average handle time, and service levels. GPS and Intraday Both Enable Course Correction. Before the days of Google Maps and other navigation apps, we used old-school maps to chart our course to our destination.

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Contact Center Management Average Handle Time Service level 54

NobelBiz

JUNE 19, 2023

Performance Reporting Real-time performance reporting equips management with instant updates on various KPIs. This includes data on call volumes, average handle time (AHT), first call resolution (FCR) , and more. It enables managers to take swift actions for process optimization.

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SharpenCX

OCTOBER 8, 2019

When agents know how they’re tracking towards goals, they can shift mid-course to offer customers better outcomes. Think about some of your key efficiency metrics , (like, average handle time and average speed of answer ), policies, procedures, and security , here. Quality Operations.

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Coaching Average Handle Time Metrics Customer Experience 59

NobelBiz

MAY 2, 2023

In this respect, one of the best practices in the industry at the moment is to break the boundaries of voice-only outbound campaigns and go for what is known as the omnichannel approach. This is why it is crucial to be able to get in touch with your list via the preferred channel of your leads. Let’s dive in a little deeper.

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Global Response

DECEMBER 13, 2022

After all, the more knowledgeable and confident agents are about your brand and offerings, the more they can: reduce average handle time. reduce hold and wait times. Of course, all of this is easier said than done—which is why it’s essential to create an implementable customer experience strategy to drive results.

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Tenfold - Contact Center Blog

JUNE 6, 2018

On the average, more than half of the cost of running a contact center is associated with the workforce. Of course, saved time also means that agents are able to deliver better service and that agents are getting more efficient in their work. Ability to handle more calls as the average handling time is reduced.

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SharpenCX

OCTOBER 8, 2019

When agents know how they’re tracking towards goals, they can shift mid-course to offer customers better outcomes. Think about some of your key efficiency metrics , (like, average handle time and average speed of answer ), policies, procedures, and security , here. Quality Operations.

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Coaching Average Handle Time Metrics Customer Experience 52

NICE inContact

JULY 12, 2019

This means set-up times must be quick, scaling has to be easy, and training has to be short. Customer service workflows tend to fluctuate over the course of the day, week, month, and year. The right digital customer service software gets you started quickly and gives you room to grow. Speed is key but there’s more to it than this.

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ViiBE Blog

DECEMBER 21, 2020

The advantage of tracking Key performance indicators (KPIs) is that it eliminates the cumbersome task of analysing data on a dashboard and then having to figure out how to best leverage the data. By standardizing KPIs, consistent and effective courses of action can be implemented based on the data.

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Best practices Metrics Average Handle Time Technology 98

Comm100

MARCH 28, 2019

Good training doesn’t have to be lengthy or expensive, and half of the battle is training agents to recognize that they can provide a great customer experience without Average Handle Time (AHT) slipping. Get your agents thinking about, and practicing empathy. So what can be done to prevent this? Download Now.

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Benchmark Average Handle Time Best practices Surveys 45

SmartAction

MAY 23, 2019

This is the fifth of a five-part blog series that outlines the Five Best Practices for AI Self-Service Without Compromise. Best Practice #5: Human-Centric Design from a team of CX Experts. To do this, Solutions Consultants spend their time digging into data – both quantitative and qualitative. CX Designer.

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TLC Associates

OCTOBER 1, 2019

That’s why we monitor calls for performance, reinforcing their successes while coaching them on how to better implement open enrollment best practices. Constant vigilance on their part will keep your customer satisfaction and average handle times up to industry expectations. Proper Workforce Management.

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Comm100

MARCH 28, 2019

Good training doesn’t have to be lengthy or expensive, and half of the battle is training agents to recognize that they can provide a great customer experience without Average Handle Time (AHT) slipping. Get your agents thinking about, and practicing empathy. So what can be done to prevent this? Download Now.

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Benchmark Average Handle Time Best practices Surveys 40

Callminer

MAY 26, 2020

Common approaches to solving such issues include staffing additional agents, encouraging faster answering with more frequent holds and training agents in multiple disciplines so that they can handle a greater variety of concerns. Average Handle Time. First Call Resolution.

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Call Center Metrics Average Handle Time First call resolution 340

aircall

APRIL 21, 2017

Of course, it will be reworked and modified along the way, but it needs dedicated planning from the get-go. In order to set a course, you need to have a clear idea of the end goal of your campaign. Average handle time (length of all calls / total number of calls). Detail your outbound calls strategy.

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Best practices Scripts Outbound sales Coaching 81

NobelBiz

JUNE 5, 2023

According to a report by SmallBizGenius , sales representatives must make an average of 18 calls to reach one potential buyer. Or course, there are different types of lead generation that typically fall into two main categories: Outbound lead generation which generally include direct mail, advertising, cold calling and email marketing.

Call Center 52

Call Center Scripts CRM Contact Center 52

Fonolo

MAY 7, 2015

If you want your call center or department to be successful, it’s just not enough to ensure it’s working well or adhereing to some abstract call center management best practices. There are, of course, a great many data points to choose from in a call center. Average Handle Time. CSat/NPS Score.

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Call Center Management Contact Center Coaching 126

aircall

APRIL 21, 2017

Of course, it will be reworked and modified along the way, but it needs dedicated planning from the get-go. In order to set a course, you need to have a clear idea of the end goal of your campaign. Average handle time (length of all calls / total number of calls). Detail your outbound calls strategy.

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Best practices Scripts Outbound sales Coaching 54