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Workforce Management for Call Centers: What You Need to Know

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Call center workforce management is the art and science of having the right number of agents available at the right times to answer an accurately forecasted volume of incoming customer contacts at the service level standard set by a contact center while minimizing cost.

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Workforce Optimization: What It is and Why You Need It

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Workforce management for contact centers is the art and science of having the right number of agents available at the right times to answer an accurately forecasted volume of incoming customer contacts at the service level standard set by a contact center while minimizing cost.

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The Importance of Accurate Forecasting for Omnichannel Volume

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According to 2022 research by ICMI , almost half of contact centers (47%) are still manually creating forecasting models. An AI-driven workforce management solution does the heavy lifting to automate forecasting and many of the other repetitive and time-consuming manual tasks in contact center workforce management.

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

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Why Measuring Workforce Management Metrics Is Important Measuring contact center workforce performance metrics is essential because it allows you to understand how efficiently employees are performing and whether they are meeting the company’s service level agreements and customer experience goals.