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What is Average Handle Time (AHT)?

ViiBE Blog

On the other, each call must be handled as promptly as possible to ensure that the next caller has a short wait time. Given these opposing demands, how can a center ensure that agents handle each call as efficiently as possible? A classic call center metric to measure this is the Average Handle Time (AHT).

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How To Manage The Average Handling Time (AHT) For Contact Centers?

NobelBiz

However, it is obvious that insufficient training, incompatible interfaces and other factors might result in an increase of Average Handling Time. But, how is the Average Handling Time (AHT) calculated? What is the Average Handling Time (AHT) for Contact Centers?

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How to reduce Average Handling Time and improve quality

Eptica

Date: Wednesday, July 4, 2018 Author: Anne-Merete Jensen - Senior Business Consultant How to reduce Average Handling Time and improve quality. Creating individual responses on email or social media is both time consuming and potentially inconsistent. This allows agents to answer and close them as a single interaction.

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Who benefits from an AI-powered knowledge base?

Talkdesk

In my previous blog , I took you through the key characteristics of a true AI-powered knowledge base. Now, we’re going to dive into the different stakeholders within and outside of the contact center who will benefit from this evolution of the traditional knowledge base, and how you can use it to transform your customer experience. .

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6 Killer Applications for Artificial Intelligence in the Customer Engagement Contact Center

If Artificial Intelligence for businesses is a red-hot topic in C-suites, AI for customer engagement and contact center customer service is white hot. This white paper covers specific areas in this domain that offer potential for transformational ROI, and a fast, zero-risk way to innovate with AI.

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Enhance Support with BPO Chat Support Services

Magellan Solutions

And hey, while you’re at it, consider their ability to handle multimedia interactions, like co-browsing or file sharing. You have to invest time and resources into training those BPO chat agents on everything—your products, services, company culture, you name it. Our mission?

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Call center cost reduction strategies

TechSee

The Harvard Business Review indicates that the cost of each self-service transaction is negligible, while the average cost of a live service interaction runs to between $7 and $13. ” Techniques to optimize time. Improve AHT with knowledge bases. Enhance performance with motivation.