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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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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. —