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Boost Productivity with the “Right” Contact Center KPIs and Gamification

Noble Systems

Defining what constitutes quality by looking at the performance of your top 10% of agents can also help you establish goals to bring all agents up to that level. Service Level. Service level measures the percentage of calls that are answered within a specific time period. Why gamification works.

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Adapting to a Global Workforce: Managing Remote Teams Effectively

Playvox

” Before bringing in an automated solution for scheduling, many call and support centers may have had entire teams dedicated to managing schedules, adherence, time off, and other complexities that come with managing a remote workforce and global teams.

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Appriss Tackles the World’s Toughest Problems Upgrading to Cloud Contact Center Technology

NICE inContact

Accurate staffing was impossible, as was keeping service levels high. Schedules were done weekly—by hand—in Excel. CXone Workforce Management Pro automates forecasting and scheduling, which has improved both schedule adherence and service levels. The old system also lacked efficiency.

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12 Call Center Best Practices You Need to Be Doing Right Now

Callminer

The metrics you should prioritize are those which measure service level, call resolution, average handle time, agent schedule adherence, call abandonment, average hold time, and call abandonment. You have many metrics at your disposal; be sure you only focus on what matters. Avoid Negative Language.

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A Beginner’s Guide On An Effective Inbound Call Strategy

OctopusTech

We’ve seen businesses improve agent engagement by making individual performance stats available on agent dashboards and by the gamification of specific agent behaviors. Some companies even use call center gamification as an incentive system for performance. This may help them with benchmarking and goal setting.

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Contact Center Agent Burnout – Part 1, Warning Signs

Noble Systems

This has a negative impact on occupancy rates and service level and can cause greater strain on others. If you notice that an agent’s schedule adherence has taken a dive, it is time to have a talk to determine if they are experiencing burnout. Gamification can motivate agents and keep them engaged, productive and happy.

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Remote Workforce Management – From Survive to Thrive in 3 Easy Steps

CSM Magazine

There is also the new concept of ‘work support bubbles’ which mean that if there is positive COVID test in one of the bubbles, contact with other team members (and shifts) can be limited and properly controlled without impacting service levels.