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THE KNOWLEDGE (R)EVOLUTION: IS YOUR CONTACT CENTER BURNING LABOR DOLLARS?

CCNG

Recently, it became obvious to me that the definition of knowledge management has also evolved—and in a big way. We’ve set up video conferencing rooms to communicate with new agents and others so that while they were on a customer call, one of our special SMEs could help them. We’ve set up buddy systems within agent teams.

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Key Engagement Drivers for At-Home Employee Models

24-7 InTouch

Here are a few ways that leading brands are successfully identifying key engagement drivers and increasing retention, tenure, and work quality to retain and engage the best work-at-home agent talent. Another at-home agent driver is the need to feel a part of the community they work within. FLEXIBLE SCHEDULING.

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How to Move to a Work-At-Home Model When a Rapid Response is Required

COPC

What sort of an environment do Work-At-Home agents need? It is very important to ensure that the home environment for the agents is conducive to working long shifts. The obvious benefits of Work-At-Home agents are based around flexibility and business continuity. At COPC Inc.

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Brazilian Water and Sanitation Service Company SABESP Migrates Agents to a Work-from-Home Model with Vocalcom Omnichannel Contact Center Solution

VocalCom

According to Marcello Oliveira da Silva, Head of Regional Operations, “Thanks to the capabilities of the Vocalcom platform, we could implement the WAHA (work-at-home agents) model, preserving the health of our customer service agents.

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Predictable Outcomes Amidst Unpredictable Times: How Cisco IT kept Contact Center services running from our homes

Cisco - Contact Center

Within 3 days, we modified our VPN solution to meet the new requirement that at-home agents connect through VPN using static IP addresses. Some of our agents use hotspots, some agents share an Internet connection in a single home, while others have lower quality Internet connections in their homes.

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Transform Triage Tactics into a Long-Term Strategy

Sykes

This work-from-home “quick fix” addresses business continuity and keeps processes in place, but it doesn’t address the long-term strategies needed for a situation without a definitive end.

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Transform Triage Tactics into a Long-Term Strategy

Sykes

This work-from-home “quick fix” addresses business continuity and keeps processes in place, but it doesn’t address the long-term strategies needed for a situation without a definitive end.