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

Playvox

To ensure your contact center agents spend a vast majority of their time with customers resolving issues and as little time as possible on administrative tasks and after-call work, agents need the right kind of tools, processes, coaching, motivation, and goals in place. Are agents working on what they are scheduled to do?

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Workforce Optimization: What It is and Why You Need It

Playvox

Operational costs – Agents who aren’t invested or lack training, feedback, or coaching tend to be inefficient, ultimately costing your business financially. Schedule adherence – When agents don’t adhere to schedules, they aren’t available to service customers as planned.

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The Role Of Employee Self-Service In Workforce Management

Playvox

However, some of the quickest ROI can come from the employee self-service (ESS) aspects of a WFM solution. Ensuring that employees can be a part of managing their schedule has big benefits. They don’t know when or where to dedicate their skill or time in terms of coaching and development of their agents.

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Taking a Closer Look at How to Rise to the Challenge of COVID-19

Serenova

As you contemplate a cloud contact center solution to optimize your WFH transition, remember to focus on these four features: Workforce Optimization. Supervisors can identify exactly where each agent is delivering great service while uncovering opportunities for additional training and coaching. Customer-first Support.

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Call Center Workforce Management Metrics: How To Measure And Improve Performance

Playvox

Schedule Adherence By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail — a sentiment that couldn’t be truer for resource planners in a contact center. Measuring agent Schedule Adherence empowers you to go one step further than tracking if agents are turning up to the correct shift on the correct day.

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How to Improve Employee Retention in Your Contact Center

3CLogic

Go Beyond Metrics To Offer Individualized Coaching. Monitoring agent performance metrics — which includes service level, agent schedule adherence, call resolution, average handle time, and customer satisfaction — is critical for identifying opportunities to improve. You would also be wise to put yourself in your agents’ shoes.

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An Introduction to the Virtual Call Center

Noble Systems

Many virtual call centers use a hosted contact center design (also known as a cloud contact center) to power their activities. Advantages of using a virtual contact center solution versus a traditional call center. Training and coaching to deliver the highest level of customer service.