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Creating a collaborative contact center culture

TechSee

The traditional contact center – with agents in cubicles following scripts and rushing to meet individual KPIs – will soon be a thing of the past. Agent collaboration also enables a higher First Contact Resolution (FCR) rate by eliminating time-consuming escalations. What’s the climate of your contact center?

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Top 5 Customer Service & CX Articles for Week of October 2, 2023

ShepHyken

AHT, as in average handle time, is a metric used to measure the average length of time for a customer support call. Some companies look for low AHTs, hoping to manage more calls per hour or shift with a lower time. My Comment: Are you making changes in your contact center (or plan to)?

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3 Easy Ways To Improve Schedule Adherence

Playvox

There’s a lot riding on your contact center schedule. Does it have the right tasks at the right times? Will customers get service in the time they expect ? But how well your agents follow their schedules is an important metric to manage in your contact center — one called schedule adherence.

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How One Person Can Dramatically Impact Your Workforce Management Plan

Playvox

As workforce management professionals, we know how one person can make a difference in providing timely service to our customers and hitting SLAs – or missing them completely. The book “ The Power of One ” goes into further detail regarding this concept. How to Ensure Contact Center Agents Understand Their Impact.

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7 Amazing Cases of Outsource Customer Service Philippines

Magellan Solutions

Significant decrease in the client’s Average Handling Time (AHT) by 34% in 30 days. Case 3: Online Retailer of CDs, DVDs, and books. This retailer outsourced another contact support center to manage their customer care. Reduction by 15% in Average Handling Time (AHT).

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What is Intelligent Routing? 6 Big Benefits It Offers Your Business

Bold360

When customers call your contact center, call routing sends customers to the right department for their inquiry. By the way, “call routing” can apply to any contact center channel, like live chat, messaging, or email. Decreased Average Handle Time (AHT). But sometimes calling is the best option.

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Want to Improve Customer Experience? Improve the Agent Experience First

CSM Magazine

And with so much still in flux, that’s not set to change any time soon. That means contact center leaders need to get smart about how they deliver better customer experiences – and it begins with looking inward. To improve customer experience, contact center leaders need to first improve agent experience.