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The Intraday Story – Four Reasons to Think Again about Real-Time

CSM Magazine

On the other hand if shortfalls and service level targets are at risk agents scheduled for lower priority activities can be called upon to cover any gaps in staffing, shifts can be extended or home-working agents requested to log-on via the system.

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Top Call Center Efficiency Metrics And How To Improve Them

Playvox

Schedule Adherence Schedule adherence is the amount of time agents work that coincides with the time period they are scheduled to work — sometimes simply called adherence. The time considered in adherence includes on-queue time, off-queue work, and activities such as meetings and training.