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How to Measure, Evaluate, and Improve Call Center Agent Performance

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Optimized Call Center Operational Efficiency: By tracking relevant metrics, call center managers can streamline operations, reduce average handle time (AHT), and improve first call resolution (FCR). This is critical for setting the tone of the interaction and minimizing customer wait times.

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Contact Center Management: Best Practices & Strategies for Peak Performance

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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. Lower CES scores indicate a smoother customer journey.

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2023 Contact Center Report: How Contact Center Leaders Are Improving Efficiency and Doing More With “Less”

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For example, those that did layoffs cared slightly less about customer satisfaction and customer retention than those who did not do layoffs — and significantly less about net promoter score (NPS). They did, however, care more about dials per week and average handle time. Is the Contact Center a Good Career?