Talkdesk

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

During last year’s open enrollment period, the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) reported more than 5.78 million calls related to healthcare coverage to its contact center. In addition, a number of Talkdesk’s healthcare customers typically double their contact center workforce to meet the surge in calls.

Abandon rate 67

Abandon rate Customer Experience Healthcare contact center workforce 67

teleopti

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

Modern workforce management (WFM) solutions capture huge amounts of data to create a library of valuable information. Use it to spot deviations from normal events such as unexpected spikes in call volumes or even different average handling time (AHT) patterns.

Average Handle Time 48

Average Handle Time contact center workforce Contact Center CRM 48

NICE inContact

AUGUST 22, 2019

In Part One of this two-part series, we sought to demystify the forecasting and scheduling components of contact center workforce management. Once those areas are identified, you can adjust agents’ shifts, moving around shift times, breaks, lunches, etc. Intraday management. Schedule changes. as necessary.

Contact Center 54

Contact Center Management contact center workforce Employee engagement 54

NICE inContact

AUGUST 22, 2019

In Part One of this two-part series, we sought to demystify the forecasting and scheduling components of contact center workforce management. Once those areas are identified, you can adjust agents’ shifts, moving around shift times, breaks, lunches, etc. Intraday management. Schedule changes. as necessary.

Contact Center 54

Contact Center Management contact center workforce Employee engagement 54

Calabrio

APRIL 8, 2025

However, as sentiment analysis tools have become more advanced, and contact centers themselves have evolved, today sentiment analysis is used to analyze interactions across various channelsas well as to better understand agent sentiment giving businesses insights into both sides of their human interactions at scale.

Contact Center 52

Contact Center Best practices Coaching Analytics 52

Calabrio

MARCH 5, 2025

As SQM Group data suggests, industry-specific FCR averages can vary significantly, from 39% to 91%. Its also important to evaluate FCR in context of other contact center KPIs such as average handling time (AHT) and customer satisfaction (CSAT) to get a more complete view of your contact center productivity.

First call resolution 40

First call resolution Contact Center Analytics Morale 40

Calabrio

MARCH 22, 2025

Managing People: Workforce Management in the Contact Center Despite the digital transformation of contact centers and the even more recent rise of artificial intelligence, contact centers are still fundamentally fueled by human action. And if you can measure it, you can improve it.

Best practices 52

Best practices Contact Center Management Call Center 52

Balto

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

Louis, MO — Balto, the leader in uniting contact center agents with AI for better conversations, is excited to announce the release of a suite of features for its market-leading real-time guidance platform dedicated to improving the agent experience in the contact center.

Agent Empowerment 52

Agent Empowerment Contact Center Gamification contact center workforce 52

pindrop

JANUARY 8, 2021

Passport Reduces Average Handle Time and Associated Costs . Passport reduces average handle times by 45 seconds per call. Helping to optimize contact center workforces, increase capacity for calls, and improve IVR containment rates.

Average Handle Time 40

Average Handle Time contact center workforce Interactive Voice Response Contact Center 40

CSM Magazine

OCTOBER 15, 2018

Occupancy – it’s good to know how many of your resources are being used at any one time but it’s even better to keep some agents in ‘reserve’ to handle random contact arrival patterns and maintain service levels.

Contact Center 56

Contact Center contact center workforce Average Handle Time Metrics 56

Fonolo

MAY 7, 2015

They will vary depending on your industry and customers, but there are a few that most customer experience managers are checking on every day: Average Time in Queue/Hold Time. Average Handle Time. First Call Resolution Rate. CSat/NPS Score. Agent Satisfaction.

Call Center 126

Call Center Management Contact Center Coaching 126

Fonolo

MARCH 8, 2022

It requires detailed data collection and analysis of all customer communications, history, and metrics to predict the number of inbound calls for a future given time period (week, month, quarter). Try compiling every IVR message, email, average handle time, and more into a spreadsheet. Shift scheduling systems.

call center workforce 75

call center workforce Call Center Agent burnout Management 75

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. Is WFM the Fountain of Youth?

Call Center 52

Call Center Schedule adherence call center workforce Management 52

Verint

DECEMBER 13, 2017

The benefits could include improved average handle time, first call resolution, reduced after-call work time, etc., helping your organization to create a better customer experience. Develop Rich Interactions with Attended Automation.

Average Handle Time 26

Average Handle Time First call resolution Employee engagement Coaching 26

Balto

APRIL 20, 2023

They did, however, care more about dials per week and average handle time. The metrics that our respondents looked at most closely were Customer Satisfaction (CSAT) Score (55.83%), Customer Retention Rate (CRR) (39.21%), and Average Handle Time (36.97%). Is the Contact Center a Good Career?

Contact Center 52

Contact Center Real estate Transportation Average Handle Time 52

Verint

JUNE 6, 2017

Attendees hosted sessions and exchanged best practices on topics including voice of the customer, desktop and process analytics, automation/robotics, employee engagement, quality management, back-office and branch operations, compliance recording and workforce management.

Employee engagement 34

Employee engagement Quality management Analytics Best practices 34

Verint

FEBRUARY 15, 2018

This week as we celebrate Valentine’s Day, it’s a good time to remember the role that emotion plays in customer service. In a new article for Contact Center Pipeline , I discuss some simple, practical ways that organizations can demonstrate to their customers that they matter. Have you thought about that before?

Contact Center 26

Contact Center Average Handle Time First call resolution Customer Service 26

Verint

SEPTEMBER 1, 2017

You may know from personal experience that low-performing, partially effective contact center technologies and overwhelmed customer service employees are not a winning combination. Being mindful with your contact center IVR and WFO strategies can help you get better at the things you care about for your business.

Interactive Voice Response 23

Interactive Voice Response Contact Center Average Handle Time Personalization 23

Calabrio

MARCH 7, 2025

Handle Time To better understand your agents availability to answer new requests, you need to calculate the average handle time. Average handle time is how long it takes your agents to resolve an inquiry. With this complete view, youll be able to make adjustments to achieve greater accuracy.

Contact Center 52

Contact Center industry standards Call Center Average Handle Time 52