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Are Remote Agents the Future of Contact Centers?

Monet Software

The lasting impacts of COVID-19 are unknown but the accelerated shift to the remote call center workforce management is likely to endure. Will remote agents continue to represent a significant proportion of the call center workforce? Helping this transition along were cloud technologies.

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Beginning Again in 2021: Takeaways from a Tough Year

Monet Software

And for employees, to have their opinions and firsthand experience valued in this manner was extremely motivating—and that helped enhance contact center employee engagement. #2 Speaking of employee engagement, it recently got a big boost in many SMB contact centers. Sure, there’s always talk about call center workforce engagement.

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Call Center Optimization: Best Practices & Strategies

JustCall

With the help of contact center optimization, the business manages its regular call center operations and improves employee engagement. It also manages the hiring and training of employees, call center workforce scheduling and better customer interaction.

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Essential Technologies in Call Center Workforce Management

Tenfold - Contact Center Blog

While agents hold the keys to your company’s success, they are also the most expensive resource you have – accounting for 60% to 70% of expenses in a contact center. Depending on organizational needs, call centers can implement an array of different technologies, from basic to sophisticated.

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Remote Control: Managing Work at Home Contact Center Agents

Monet Software

How WFM and QM combine to engage an offsite call center workforce and deliver superior CX. High-speed internet, cloud-based applications and other technologies have opened a new vista for the call center—the remote agents.

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Defining WFO. (Hint – It’s Not Just About Workforce Management)

Noble Systems

What is Workforce Optimization (WFO)? Workforce Optimization is a business strategy that joins business performance and workforce management. The strategy is supported by integrated technologies, cross-functional processes and shared objectives, with an emphasis on automated processes, data visibility, and staffing.

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Top Call Center Efficiency Metrics And How To Improve Them

Playvox

KPIs or call center metrics vary from organization to organization, and different areas of the business require their own sets of KPIs or measurements. As a rule of thumb, a CFO is most interested in the financial metrics of call centers—agent efficiencies, cost savings, call center technology investment ROI , etc.