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The Importance of Accurate Forecasting for Omnichannel Volume

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WFM involves effectively forecasting labor requirements and creating and managing staff schedules to accomplish a particular task on a day-to-day and hour-to-hour basis. For example, in a contact center, WFM helps maximize the use of agent labor by forecasting the volume of interactions — calls, emails, chat, ticketing, etc. —

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Workforce Management for Call Centers: What You Need to Know

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These include staffing levels, employee experience, customer experience, agent workloads, team productivity, team morale, and the cost of labor. Leveraging data for accurate forecasts is the foundation of call center workforce management, because it allows you to anticipate future call volumes.