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