Playvox

JANUARY 11, 2024

Managing forecasting, scheduling, and agent productivity in a call center is a lot like searching for the fountain of youth. While we don’t have a roadmap to the proverbial fountain, we can help steer you in the right direction for better call center workforce management (WFM).

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Fonolo

OCTOBER 3, 2018

Being a contact center agent, particularly if you are in a call center, is mentally taxing work, and can certainly take its toll if support, either managerial or psychological, is unavailable to you. Call Center 101: The Golden Rules of SLAs. How to Set a Winning Service Level.

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Balto

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

In this guide, we’ll help you understand what call center workforce management is and why it’s important. We’ll also share some actionable tips that can inspire your workforce management strategy. What Is Call Center Workforce Management? Are your agents doing what they’re supposed to do efficiently?

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Noble Systems

MAY 4, 2021

Let’s start at the beginning, and talk about the differences between call centers, contact centers, virtual and hosted centers, and inbound, outbound and blended technologies. What is the difference between a Call Center and a Contact Center? The Contact Center was the next evolution.

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Playvox

MAY 24, 2023

Choosing the right call center workforce management metrics to monitor and manage in your customer support center is essential for the success and longevity of the customer experience. Workforce management metrics provide crucial insight into how well you are planning your workforce. Invaluable.

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Noble Systems

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

WFO is often used by call centers to improve workforce management and agent performance – and in turn, the customer experience. How does WFO work in the Call Center? Workforce Optimization provides contact center management with total visibility into quality and performance. Want to learn more?

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NICE inContact

AUGUST 12, 2019

The ability to achieve the “right” staffing mix has a direct impact on customer service metrics like service levels (SLA), average speed of answer (ASA), and customer satisfaction (CSAT). Forecasting and scheduling are the first half of the equation as it relates to contact center workforce management basics.

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NICE inContact

AUGUST 12, 2019

The ability to achieve the “right” staffing mix has a direct impact on customer service metrics like service levels (SLA), average speed of answer (ASA), and customer satisfaction (CSAT). Forecasting and scheduling are the first half of the equation as it relates to contact center workforce management basics.

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Playvox

JANUARY 25, 2024

This guide will explore the whats, hows, and whys of workforce optimization. What is Workforce Optimization? The concept of workforce optimization (WFO) is not new.

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Playvox

MAY 25, 2023

According to 2022 research by ICMI , almost half of contact centers (47%) are still manually creating forecasting models. An AI-driven workforce management solution does the heavy lifting to automate forecasting and many of the other repetitive and time-consuming manual tasks in contact center workforce management.

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Verint

AUGUST 7, 2017

Field personnel were backed with an equally professional call center. Not understanding the impact of freezing weather in the South, the call center was not staffed adequately and was unable to handle these surges. Their pay scale was substantially above the going rate.

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DMG Consulting

APRIL 5, 2017

Consequently, they are ineffective at helping managers adhere to service levels, forcing them to have to reforecast and schedule manually, which is complex and time-consuming. This is a game changer for contact centers.

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Zoom International

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

In the day to day operations of many contact centers, we focus on traditional operational metrics, such as service level, talk time and adherence. Most companies buy into the belief that satisfied customers equal increased loyalty and revenue.

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Calabrio

MARCH 7, 2025

Table of Contents What is contact center forecasting? Why is accurate call center forecasting so important? Common forecasting challenges in the contact center Understanding call center forecasting methods and models 5 contact center forecasting and scheduling best practices What is contact center forecasting?

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