Fonolo

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

While efficiency can be difficult to quantify, adherence reporting can help you gain insights on the effectiveness of your team’s daily activities. Adherence is the biggest factor in achieving ROI from a workforce management perspective. What is schedule adherence? Low adherence can be costly to your bottom line.

Call Center 136

Call Center Schedule adherence Agent burnout call center software 136

Noble Systems

AUGUST 1, 2019

When agents are overloaded, they are often tardy to work, call in sick more frequently, take longer lunches and breaks, don’t show up to meetings and leave work early. This has a negative impact on occupancy rates and service level and can cause greater strain on others. Decline in productivity.

Agent burnout 62

Agent burnout Contact Center Schedule adherence Gamification 62

Playvox

JANUARY 11, 2024

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. Leaders must set the tone for everyone else to follow.

Call Center 52

Call Center Schedule adherence call center workforce Management 52

Fonolo

AUGUST 15, 2023

The Executive Guide to Improving 6 Call Center Metrics Occupancy rate is rarely calculated on an individual level; typically it will be used to determine which times of day, week or year you will need to schedule more agents to handle call volume. Another danger is confusing occupancy with schedule adherence.

Call Center 67

Call Center Schedule adherence Contact Center Agent burnout 67

Fonolo

NOVEMBER 3, 2015

Why 80/20 is the Wrong Service Level for Your Call Center. ‘Occupancy Rate’ is the percentage of time that agents spend handling customer inquiries vs. waiting for calls (idle time). It’s rarely calculated on an individual level; typically it will be looked to determine which times of day, week, year etc.

Call Center 52

Call Center Average Handle Time Schedule adherence Agent burnout 52

Playvox

JULY 31, 2023

Ensuring that employees can be a part of managing their schedule has big benefits. Improved Efficiency Getting your staffing levels right and creating a balanced workload across all of your customer service channels is crucial. Overstaffing means excessive costs, loss of efficiency, and low productivity.

Self service 85

Self service Management Coaching Contact Center 85

Talkdesk

JULY 16, 2019

Performance Management and Customer Experience Call center agents, like retail workers, are on the frontline of customer interactions, and often face frustrated or angry consumers who are upset about a situation and place the blame firmly on the person in front of them.

Call Center 43

Call Center Management Average Handle Time Schedule adherence 43