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9 Tools to Improve Average Handle Time (AHT) in Contact Centers

Calltools

Average handle time (AHT) is an important metric call center agents use to measure how much time it takes to interact with a customer. This metric measures the average length of time on the phone with the customer and includes the wait time and time spent on agents after the call has been completed.

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Calculating Average Handle Time in Light of Customer Experience and IVRs

Taylor Reach Group

Definition of Average Handle Time: The average time spent handling a contact with a customer, which may be a call, email, chat or any kind of request. Calculation: Total Handle Time/Total Contacts. As customer self-service has become more prevalent, AHT has gone up for most companies.

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Operational Indicators – Average Handle Time (AHT)

Taylor Reach Group

In this article, we tackle one of the most important indicators; Average Handle Time (AHT). AHT is defined as the total amount of time (on average) that an agent spends on a contact. In a Contact Center environment (voice, chat), AHT includes talk time, hold time and after call work time (ACW).

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How to Improve Call Center Customer Service

TechSee

Studies have shown that customers are willing to wait a little longer than expected – but anything beyond that and they can become extremely dissatisfied. Similarly, call center agents are measured on their average handle times. Some IVR systems can be difficult to navigate.

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15 Proven Ways to Reduce Your Call Center Cost

OctopusTech

However, there are many effective strategies companies can use to lower their call center costs without sacrificing customer experience. This saves on labor costs while providing good customer service. Reduce Average Handle Time It is a good thing to provide your agents with knowledge management tools.

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10 Tactics To Improve CX Through Contact Center IVR Messaging

NobelBiz

An IVR, or Interactive Voice Response, is a system that interacts with inbound and outbound calls for a business by using voice prompts or text-to-speech with various pre-recorded alternatives. In broader terms, customers can interact with their favorite brands using this technology.

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ROBUST KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS CAN CUT COSTS

CCNG

It seems logical that the average time could be reduced if customer-facing agents could find the answer at conversational speed without having to scroll through articles, frantically trying to find the right information.With a reduced average handle time, the contact center would be able to handle these calls with a lower headcount.