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10 effective tips for training WFH contact center agents

Talkdesk

The latest trend in at-home agent training centers around online, specialized tools that offer hands-on practice with a contact center interface, testing employees’ ability to learn and adapt to a technology they’ll be using daily.

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How to Measure Contact Center Agent Productivity and Five Ways to Boost It

Playvox

Are agents working on what they are scheduled to do? Look at schedule adherence and schedule compliance metrics. Average handle time and response time vary by channel, so it’s critical to benchmark and track by channel. Accurate forecasting is critical and will tie directly to your agents’ schedule adherence.

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A Beginner’s Guide On An Effective Inbound Call Strategy

OctopusTech

Our consumer benchmark study revealed that 87% of consumers are willing to buy more products from businesses that provide great experiences, so it’s a sound strategy. Automate where possible Modern technology has created a unique opportunity for automation in inbound call centers. Fight the urge. Train your supervisors.

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The State of B2C Complex Customer Care

BlueOcean

Collecting new information via post-call/post-contact surveys or other means is critical to understanding customer sentiment in today’s environment so you set new benchmarks based on current state and evolve your program accordingly. Emerging Technologies. Evolving Omnichannel Service.

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Cooling Call Center Agent Stress Through a COVID-19 Summer

Serenova

It minimizes administrative effort, improves agent engagement and schedule adherence, and reduces labor costs. With quality management solutions like CxEngage QM , call center agents can be recorded and scored against benchmarks. Forecasting. Forecast workloads across channels (chat, email, voice, SMS, Facebook).

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What is Call Center Management? Need, Metrics, and Best Practices

Hodusoft

Call center management backed by cutting-edge call center technologies helps managers oversee their teams and be on top of things. New-age call center technologies make managing data easier for call centers, leading to enhanced decision-making capabilities and improved customer service operations.

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Emphasizing Customer-Focused Metrics in Non-Voice Channels

COPC

Beyond the technological challenges related to these sorts of non-voice interactions, organizations are still not sure which metrics they should use or how to apply traditional CX metrics. Many call center metrics focus on platform efficiencies like speed of answer, handle time, schedule adherence, etc.

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