Vistio

JUNE 10, 2022

I’ve been in the contact center consulting space for almost my entire career, which is now, I hate to say it, about 30 years. I started actually by starting up a couple of consulting practices for two major BPOs, which would be Sitel and Convergys. I just want to call out our VP of operations and managed services at Kevin Lasky.

Consulting 52

Consulting Consulting Best practices outsourcing 52

Fonolo

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

In the world of contact center metrics, service level has always held a special place. What is the Purpose of Service Levels? Call center service levels are, broadly speaking, a commitment to a particular average speed of answer, or ASA. Where Did the 80/20 Service Level Rule Come From?

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Service level Call Center Abandon rate Metrics 142

Fonolo

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

This is a 2-day virtual bootcamp course led by a live ICMI certified instructor, and covers key management practices for the contact center, important terms and definitions, how to meet service levels consistently, best practices in contact center forecasting, and much more! COPC: Call Center Consulting Training.

Call Center 147

Call Center Management Benchmark Contact Center 147

Taylor Reach Group

JANUARY 6, 2023

They will rationalize and rebalance their staffing and service levels for all contact channels. To find out more about how Taylor Reach can help your company with staffing, workforce management, and AI systems, CLICK HERE to schedule a free consultation. The post Happy New Year and Welcome to 2023!

Contact Center 117

Contact Center Healthcare Consulting Consulting 117

Insite Managed Solutions

MAY 31, 2018

If you have events which can significantly impact your call volumes, then CLICK HERE to schedule a consultation with Insite or give us a call at 239-204-2002.

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Service level Consulting Consulting Contact Center 40

ShepHyken

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

We used to set what the service levels were going to be. About : Christa Heibel is the founder of CH Consulting Group , a firm that helps organizations execute and implement contact center and customer experience strategies. Now the consumer sets the expectations across every channel.” – Christa Heibel.

Contact Center 278

Contact Center Consulting Consulting Service level 278

Fonolo

SEPTEMBER 26, 2018

Really, it’s a promise, one you must keep in order to satisfy clients and maintain the service levels that will keep your long-lasting relationship with them buoyed. Anyone working in the service industry, be it in retail, health or finance, should get the low-down on Service Level Agreements (SLAs), and fast.

Call Center 67

Call Center Abandon rate industry standards Service level 67

Vcaretec

JUNE 6, 2022

It is a challenge for retailers, both online and brick-and-mortar, to make sure that their customer service levels are maintained throughout the holiday season, when customer support volume can increase by more than 10 fold. If lowering customer service costs are one of your objectives for 2016, get in touch with us today.

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Multichannel Entertainment Customer Care Call Center 89

Call Design

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

WFM is the art and science of scheduling the right number of people with the right skills, at the right time, to handle work within service level, and within budget” the key factor to getting this right is to make staffing related decisions based off the forecasted workload demand. Author: Laura, Call Design Senior Consultant.

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Workload forecasts Service level Engineering Consulting 78

Real Blue Sky

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

The business owner decides to use a Fractional CIO who provides consulting and IT support on a part-time, project basis. With a fractional CIO at the helm, you can create a more agile and innovative IT infrastructure to maximize your ability to compete in today’s ever-changing marketplace. What is a Fractional CIO?

industry standards 98

industry standards Consulting Consulting Technology 98

CSM Magazine

APRIL 6, 2023

For example, in the contact centre, we know there’s a direct link between advisor happiness and customer satisfaction, with customers recognising improved service levels. First, an initial Spotlight Consultancy engagement to benchmark and understand current workplace wellbeing.

Benchmark 52

Benchmark Consulting Consulting Service level 52

Noble Systems

JUNE 3, 2020

Peter Drucker (legendary management consultant) is credited with saying “culture eats strategy for breakfast.” Contact centers throughout the world are faced with the daily challenge of keeping their consultants engaged and motivated and their customer service levels high. The same can be said of technology.

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Morale Contact Center Government Consulting 85

DMG Consulting

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

At its most basic, WFM solutions forecast the workload and use this information to project the number of resources (human or automated) required to complete the work within a predefined response time (or service level) for every five-, 10-, 15-, 30-, or 60-minute increment of the day, and possibly night.

Employee engagement 98

Employee engagement Management Real estate Contact Center 98

Call Center Weekly

APRIL 27, 2018

If all goes well, service levels have been met, CSAT or NPS will be satisfactory and you may actually have time to take an uninterrupted lunch. At the end of the week, month or quarter, we review performance levels and take pride in the success of our centers. Such is the life of the contact center manager.

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Government Metrics Call Center Contact Center 120

DMG Consulting

JANUARY 10, 2022

While it’s understandable that agents need to adhere to an agreed-upon set of working hours for a contact center to meet its service level (response time) commitments to customers, demanding overly high occupancy rates (the percentage of time that agents are required to be available to handle interactions) is not a good practice.

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Contact Center Self service Enterprise Gamification 77

Taylor Reach Group

MAY 7, 2019

You will already have determined the number of call or contacts that will be captured, you know the AHT and desired service level and can then identify the incremental labor hours required to support these contacts. ” to the more complex, “how does the new HOOP impact the escalation resolution Service Level Agreement?”

Contact Center 98

Contact Center Consulting Consulting Upselling 98

Taylor Reach Group

MARCH 22, 2019

Service level is one of the most common metrics employed at call and contact centers to define how the center is performing. Senior management becomes acclimatized to looking for that service level number and reacting to it as a gauge of how well they’re performing against targets and in meeting their customer needs.

Service level 85

Service level Metrics Average Handle Time Consulting 85

DMG Consulting

JANUARY 4, 2023

Improve relationships with IT – work with senior leadership to put in place a service level agreement (SLA) that includes response times that are appropriate for contact centers. Please use this opportunity to make the necessary investments to continue to move your service organizations forward. .

Contact Center 48

Contact Center Quality management Benchmark Enterprise 48

DMG Consulting

JUNE 9, 2023

As more CCaaS vendors deliver a reliability level of 99.999% and commit to financially-backed service level agreements, they are convincing the holdouts to migrate to the cloud. To gain insights into the competitive landscape and market activity, see DMG’s Contact Center as a Service Worldwide Market Share Report.

Marketing 48

Marketing Contact Center Virtual Agent Enterprise 48

Call Center Weekly

NOVEMBER 17, 2017

I reported directly to the owners and senior management, none of whom had an adequate comprehension of call center operations, nor did they want to spend a great deal of time being educated beyond service level performance and budget adherence.

Call Center 136

Call Center Education Contact Center Consulting 136

Taylor Reach Group

AUGUST 20, 2020

We know the costs associated with reduced productivity and the impact it can have on the service level standards we set and our ability to serve well. To find out more about how Taylor Reach can help your company with continuity and crisis response, CLICK HERE to schedule a free consultation.

Consulting 120

Consulting Consulting Technology Service level 120

VirtualPBX

JANUARY 27, 2022

Then, performance-based reports give a higher-level look at department-wide efforts, like the number of lost calls or service level by day and time. These data points help me prepare beforehand when it is time for weekly 1:1s or group consults with team members.

Call Logging 98

Call Logging Coaching CRM Sales 98

Real Blue Sky

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

The business owner decides to use a Fractional CIO who provides consulting and IT support on a part-time, project basis. With a fractional CIO at the helm, you can create a more agile and innovative IT infrastructure to maximize your ability to compete in today’s ever-changing marketplace. What is a Fractional CIO?

industry standards 52

industry standards Consulting Consulting Technology 52

Real Blue Sky

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

The business owner decides to use a Fractional CIO who provides consulting and IT support on a part-time, project basis. With a fractional CIO at the helm, you can create a more agile and innovative IT infrastructure to maximize your ability to compete in today’s ever-changing marketplace. What is a Fractional CIO?

industry standards 52

industry standards Consulting Consulting Technology 52

Taylor Reach Group

MARCH 27, 2018

Financial Institution Appoints Contact Center Consultancy. Customer Service and the Golden Rule . Medical Marijuana Company Appoints Contact Center Consultancy to Develop Agent Training Program . Are You Making the Most of Every Service Opportunity? Operational Indicators - Service Level, ASA & Occupancy Rate.

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Schedule adherence Average Handle Time Consulting Consulting 48

Beyond Philosophy

OCTOBER 18, 2019

They sell the same product, and we don’t notice a big difference in the service levels. Colin Shaw is the founder and CEO of Beyond Philosophy , one of the world’s leading Customer experience consultancy & training organizations. miles away. We don’t like the store that is two miles away; we only like the other one.

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Airlines Consulting Consulting Benchmark 225

Micah Solomon

OCTOBER 10, 2018

The author, Micah Solomon, is an author, consultant, influencer, keynote speaker, and trainer in customer service, customer experience, customer service culture, and hospitality. The standard level of customer service at most modern companies is reactive. [Originally published in Forbes.com.

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Customer Service Engineering Consulting Consulting 68

teleopti

DECEMBER 7, 2018

We see it time and time again, Contact Centre Managers are constantly fighting the battle between meeting their service level agreements by having the right number of staff at the right time with the right skills, whilst also striving to retain their staff. It’s normal for agents to burn out under these conditions.

Gamification 48

Gamification Service level Banking Sales 48

COPC

APRIL 19, 2023

For instance, service level may be necessary for your organization, but giving individual feedback on performance versus your service level goals would be less meaningful. Seek fresh perspectives for unbiased feedback and insights by consulting individuals uninvolved in the scorecard’s creation.

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Metrics Schedule adherence Benchmark Average Handle Time 71

Expivia

OCTOBER 20, 2020

The other post is on 21 Questions that we ask call center managers when we are brought in to consult. Deep Dive into Your Call Center: 21 Questions We Ask When Consulting. Have a weekly catch up and talk about service levels, handle time, call volume, and/or whether you need to add more agents to your program.

outsourcing 95

outsourcing Call Center Management Calibration 95

DMG Consulting

JULY 11, 2017

This white paper presents the concept and benefits of real-time adaptive scheduling, which will enhance customer satisfaction and improve employee engagement while enabling managers to meet their service-level objectives and reduce operating expenses. Thank you for your interest in DMG Consulting’s publications.

Contact Center 48

Contact Center Employee engagement Consulting Consulting 48

DMG Consulting

JULY 11, 2017

This white paper presents the concept and benefits of real-time adaptive scheduling, which will enhance customer satisfaction and improve employee engagement while enabling managers to meet their service-level objectives and reduce operating expenses. Thank you for your interest in DMG Consulting’s publications.

Contact Center 48

Contact Center Employee engagement Consulting Consulting 48

DMG Consulting

JUNE 27, 2022

Given the agent attrition and hiring challenges that most contact centers and customer service departments are experiencing due to the Great Resignation, employing IVAs may provide the best chance of meeting service-level objectives. The post Making the Case for an Intelligent Virtual Agent appeared first on DMG Consulting.

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Virtual Agent Interactive Voice Response Self service Average Handle Time 48

Outsource Consultants

MAY 20, 2019

Better customer service levels, even during your busiest times. Outsource Consultants has over 25 years of outsourcing industry experience and has spent thousands of hours learning the strengths and specializations of the most experienced healthcare call centers both in the US and abroad. MEDICAL CLAIMS AND BILLING CALL CENTERS.

Healthcare 64

Healthcare outsourcing Call Center industry standards 64

DMG Consulting

MAY 3, 2019

It identifies when the service level is out of conformance, re-forecasts for the remainder of the day, determines the skills and resources required to address the new projections, and then executes the necessary changes to schedules to “acquire” needed employees, or to notify agents that they can leave early.

Omni-channel support 67

Omni-channel support Contact Center Self service Analytics 67

CX Global Media

JUNE 6, 2017

Manage, track and visualize every detail with real-time insight into usage data, service-level data, call data and population data – all numbers specified by language, all reports customized to your needs. Other departments may also be using language services. You can order on-demand support or schedule ongoing projects.

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Contact Center Government Healthcare Call Center 176

Taylor Reach Group

MARCH 26, 2019

s issue is dealt with in a timely manner (very similar to the longest wait time in a queue versus service level and ASA). Any reduction in Calls per Resolution ratio means fewer calls and perhaps a better service level or even reduced operational expenditure. FCR Ceiling (Upper Limit).

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First call resolution Contact Center Consulting Consulting 112