Hodusoft

APRIL 5, 2023

7 Best Practices for Managing Call Center Operations Call centers are crucial for many businesses, especially the ones that deal directly with customers. But setting up a call center is relatively easy compared to managing its operations day in and day out. Read on to know more. Here are some ways you can hire the right team members.

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NobelBiz

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

To properly manage your teams and fulfill your customers and business objectives, you must monitor many KPIs. However, with the volume of calls and data generated on a daily basis in contact centers, managers and supervisors frequently feel overwhelmed. The metrics that are appropriate for your organization will serve as your compass.

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Callminer

AUGUST 1, 2017

Coping with unanticipated upticks in demand, staff turnover, and other common call center challenges only further complicate matters for managers working to create an efficient, productive, and effective team. Vincent Nero is the VP General Manager of Successories. Source: Human Resource Management; Issue: 51(4); 2012; Pages 535-548.

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NobelBiz

MARCH 5, 2024

As a call center stakeholder—be it an owner, manager, or supervisor—the task of harnessing call center reporting to pinpoint areas for improvement, optimize agent performance, and ultimately enhance customer satisfaction can seem daunting. What are the Benefits of Call Center Reporting?

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Hodusoft

APRIL 26, 2023

Managing a virtual call center is not easy. If you happen to own or manage a virtual call center, you must know the importance of using the right metrics to not only track agents’ performance or call outcomes but also to ensure customer satisfaction. The international industry standard of ASA is 28 seconds.

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Balto

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Are calls being transferred to managers frequently? If so, you may need to look at ways to empower agents to handle more call types and questions and minimize escalations. Average Handle Time (AHT). It encompasses the actual phone conversation and post-call work, as well as the transfer and hold time.

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JustCall

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Try to clock an FRT that’s less than three minutes , which is the industry benchmark. Response Times: It is the average time between each response. You can find it by totaling the response times with the number of responses. Six minutes and ten seconds is the industry benchmark for AHT.

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NobelBiz

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Measuring Talk Time is like clocking the duration of a 100m dash – it seems straightforward, but there’s more to it than meets the eye. For reference, according to callcenterhelper.com , the industry standard for Average Handling Time (AHT) is 6 minutes and 10 seconds.

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NobelBiz

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

In tandem, reporting and analytics help managers make data-driven decisions that improve a contact center’s performance and reduce costs. By tracking the relevant metrics, contact center managers ensure they are on the right path to reaching their objectives.

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Hodusoft

AUGUST 2, 2023

As an owner or a manager of a contact center, you must calculate your cost per call to make sure that you have no inefficiencies in your operations. The technology costs can include contact center software , customer relationship management (CRM) systems, business phone systems , call routing software, and more.

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SharpenCX

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

With upgraded reporting, you can see how agents perform compared to industry standards and your past track record. But, as a manager, you can fix high idle times to improve efficiency in your contact center. Or, use this time to gather feedback — from your agents and your customers.

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Call Experts

JULY 27, 2023

Important metrics that you want to make sure you understand include time to answer, abandonment rates, and uptime. At Call Experts, we routinely hit industry standards and have even received Platinum certification from our industry partner ATSI. The industry standard is between 5-10% depending on season and time of day.

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