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10 effective tips for training WFH contact center agents

Talkdesk

Explain the importance of schedule adherence Most new hires don’t realize how significantly schedule adherence impacts the call center. Make sure your at-home agents are aware by explaining the impact that schedule adherence has on key performance indicators (KPIs) like service level.

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Declaring Victory in the War on Contact Center Agent Performance

CX Global Media

When you’re referring to agent performance, that can be referenced in numerous and very different categories – attendance, absenteeism, call metrics, sales metrics, customer satisfaction metrics, schedule adherence, utilization, customer satisfaction, tickets closed, first contact resolution, and so much more.

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Building Your Best Culture in 2019

CX Accelerator

one day, you need to talk to someone about schedule adherence b/c service levels are rough but the next day they are being told to take it easy…) For some leaders, finding an appropriate balance is really hard. Mary generally has good schedule adherence, time management, and can be trusted to stay on task and get stuff done.

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Schedule like a Boss

Monet Software

If a particular agent can’t work weekends because they have other responsibilities, they won’t stay in the job for long, or be fully engaged while there, if the schedule doesn’t meet their needs. #3 You might handle everything from inbound sales to product repair scheduling to billing support. 3 Tap into Talents.

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Transforming Your Contact Center Culture: A Case Study in Attitude and Effort

Expivia

For instance, if you run a sales-focused center, your focus might be on persistence and performance. It’s not just about hitting service levels or maintaining schedule adherence, but instilling the right culture that aligns with your contact center’s goals.

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How to Cash in on Contact Center Failures

NICE inContact

Assume you can make a 15% improvement to average handle time, first call resolution, self-service rate and schedule adherence. min, 74% FCR, 80% Schedule Adherence and a 15% Self-service rate — plus too many other variables to document here. Here is an example* of how improving these KPI’s can lead to big savings.

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Top 10 Tips to Improve the Productivity of Your Call Center Agents

Hodusoft

Additionally, to improve employee engagement and customer satisfaction, you can employ schedule adherence and conformance metrics. Customer satisfaction, new sales, lifetime shopper value, and first call resolution rate, are important to assess efficiency and effectiveness. Set personal goals.