Babelforce

MAY 18, 2022

Call center forecasting is a set of practices that aims to determine the contact volume and number of agents needed to handle that contact volume over a set period of time. To increase forecast accuracy, use Excel and Workforce Management software. Call center forecasting fundamentals.

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Brad Cleveland Blog

APRIL 5, 2019

Workload is what leads to how many agents are hired, what your schedule should look like, the number of work stations … Continue reading → The post Offer More Consistent Customer Service with Accurate Workload Forecasts appeared first on Brad Cleveland.

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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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The Call Center School

OCTOBER 24, 2019

Part 1: Workload Forecasting Skills. In contact centers today, roughly 65% to 75% of the total operating cost is consumed through paying the frontline staff. For that reason, the biggest opportunity for contact centers to manage or reduce cost is to optimize the utilization of their frontline workforce.

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Brad Cleveland Blog

APRIL 5, 2019

Everything to do with getting resources right in a contact center begins with predicting what the workload will be. Workload is what leads to how many agents are hired, what your schedule should look like, the number of work stations you need, even how many snacks are in the cafeteria. You get the idea.

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Brad Cleveland Blog

APRIL 5, 2019

Everything to do with getting resources right in a contact center begins with predicting what the workload will be. Workload is what leads to how many agents are hired, what your schedule should look like, the number of work stations you need, even how many snacks are in the cafeteria. You get the idea.

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Babelforce

APRIL 13, 2022

What types of business forecasting are there? Types of business forecasting are dependent on what you want to predict about the future. Every business forecast focuses on a particular outcome or call center metric. Here are the different types of business forecasting: General business forecasting.

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