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Dave Hoekstra of Teleopti outlines 5 reasons to invest in real-timemanagement to balance the workload, achieve servicelevels and mop-up agent idle time. Intraday Management? Real-TimeManagement? 5 Ways to real-timemanagement and real-time success. Call it what you will.
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You won’t have to transfer a caller around to get them an answer – which is often one of the biggest customer complaints about customer service. The IVR can also provide advanced features, such as self-service for items that don’t necessarily require a live person (ie, checking an account balance). allow the number.
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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. Add ‘travel time’ into schedules – in a bid to save time, managers often take.
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