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Workforce Management for Call Centers: What You Need to Know

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Leveraging data for accurate forecasts is the foundation of call center workforce management, because it allows you to anticipate future call volumes. This helps with the second part of the equation, which is scheduling for the appropriate number of agents for the expected workload.

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The Importance of Accurate Forecasting for Omnichannel Volume

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WFM involves effectively forecasting labor requirements and creating and managing staff schedules to accomplish a particular task on a day-to-day and hour-to-hour basis. For example, in a contact center, WFM helps maximize the use of agent labor by forecasting the volume of interactions — calls, emails, chat, ticketing, etc. —