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The Efficiency Equation: Tackling Hidden Costs in Contact Centers

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A study by the International Customer Management Institute (ICMI) highlights the financial impact of inefficiencies. Their 2023 study found that reducing average handle time (AHT) by just one second per call can save the average large contact center up to $1 million annually.

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The Supervisor Cadence – Does It Drive the Wrong Behavior?

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Human behavior When they first told me about this, I knew from studying human behavior in contact centers for years that it would not work. To make matters worse, the agent’s average handle time goes up because the agent is discouraged and types or talks slower. It drives leaders to just manage tasks. The agent agrees.

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Agent Experience (AX): The Next Frontier for Elevating the Customer Experience (CX)

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One of the other findings of the AX study was the level of stress this provokes in agents, particularly newer agents, who represent an increasing percentage of the workforce in this high-turnover era. Consider a knowledge management {KM} system that reduces your Average Handle Time metric from 5 minutes to 4.5

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Unlocking Next-Level Customer Service with Gen AI Technology

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This functionality can greatly reduce average handle times (AHT) by accessing suggest responses and solutions to customer queries faster than humanly possible. This not only saves time but enables CSRs to handle more interactions with efficiency. This technology is more than a complex web of pre-written prompts.

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Call Center Metrics and KPIs to Measure Performance and Productivity

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That means operational metrics like Average Speed of Answer (ASA), Average Handle Time (AHT), and FCR prove to focus on controlling costs instead of ensuring overall customer satisfaction. Average Wrap-up Time: The time it takes to complete necessary work immediately following an inbound transaction.