NICE inContact

MARCH 10, 2016

As a contact center manager, you’ve got a lot of metrics to choose from as your key performance indicators (KPIs). In this blog, we help narrow down this long list to help you focus on the metrics that, when improved upon, will really help your contact center thrive. So, what are the top metrics you should be looking at?

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Kayako

JUNE 8, 2017

Metrics like time tracking, productivity, and performance take the front seat, but often don’t relate to the experience your customer receives or how they feel about it. Productivity is not the only metric that matters. An insights panel or dashboard won’t be able to capture these detailed metrics. Customers helped.

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InMoment XI

JANUARY 10, 2024

An omnichannel contact center is a customer service model that integrates and manages various communication channels in a unified and seamless manner. While both models involve managing customer interactions across various channels, there are distinct differences in their approaches. What is an Omnichannel Contact Center?

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Call Experts

APRIL 14, 2022

Therefore, the average speed of an answer is meant to measure how long it takes for an incoming call to get answered by someone (agent or IVR). The ASA metric is measured in seconds, and it’s calculated as the average time calls spend waiting in the queue before they are answered. Average Speed to Answer.

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NobelBiz

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Have you ever wondered how call centers manage the overwhelming number of customer calls, especially those tricky situations that require immediate attention? The secret lies in effective escalation management, a crucial aspect often overlooked. This is where escalation management comes into play.

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NICE inContact

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

If you are a call center manager, you likely ask these questions on a regular basis. Below is a list of call center metrics you should look at to improve not only your efficiency, but also your quality and outcomes. Average Handling Time. “How efficient are we? And where can we more be more efficient?”

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Seaton CX

MAY 24, 2023

We’re obsessed with metrics. Despite our obsession with metrics, we aren’t acting on them effectively. He faced a difficult challenge: improving project turnaround times. On average, he found, a programmer could code 32 projects per month—but individual performance ranged from 4 to 48 per month.

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NICE inContact

AUGUST 13, 2019

Forecasting is a critical component of a call center’s workforce management program. The accuracy of your forecast has a ripple effect on almost all performance metrics and business outcomes. While assumptions based on other metrics aren’t perfect, they are far better than nothing at all! So feed your forecast well!

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NICE inContact

AUGUST 13, 2019

Forecasting is a critical component of a call center’s workforce management program. The accuracy of your forecast has a ripple effect on almost all performance metrics and business outcomes. While assumptions based on other metrics aren’t perfect, they are far better than nothing at all! So feed your forecast well!

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NICE inContact

AUGUST 22, 2019

In Part One of this two-part series, we sought to demystify the forecasting and scheduling components of contact center workforce management. In Part Two, we will seek to address intraday management and employee engagement as components of a WFM program. Intraday management. Real-time adherence. Schedule changes.

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NICE inContact

AUGUST 22, 2019

In Part One of this two-part series, we sought to demystify the forecasting and scheduling components of contact center workforce management. In Part Two, we will seek to address intraday management and employee engagement as components of a WFM program. Intraday management. Real-time adherence. Schedule changes.

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Contact Center Management Employee Engagement Average Handle Time 136

BlueOcean

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Work with your outsourcer to identify and measure CSS-specific metrics (this isn’t an average handle time kind of situation) and give their team a transparent view of your data to be able to measure their own performance effectively. Assuming a cost-center mindset. The goal is revenue protection and growth. It’s possible.

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BlueOcean

OCTOBER 4, 2023

The same is true for first call resolution and average handle times. Customer saves are a key metric, and we outperformed the previous partner, with nearly ten years’ experience under their belt, right out of the gate, realizing a nearly 5% increase in retention during our first quarter in production.

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TechSee

MARCH 19, 2019

When a virtual agent fields a customer’s enquiry, collects all relevant details and passes it to a human agent for final approval, how should average handling time ( AHT ) be measured? Customer care center metrics in the era of self-service clearly require a different approach. New Self Service KPI Metrics.

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NICE inContact

MARCH 13, 2019

Why would I get a performance management tool as well?” This experience might sound crazy, but there many contact center managers reading this and nodding their heads because they’ve been there! Looking back now, I laugh, because all these problems could have been avoided with a performance management platform.

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NobelBiz

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

For call centers, metrics provide insights that shape strategies and determine operational efficiency. Among these metrics, the “Talk” metric stands out as a vital instrument. Understanding the Average Talk Time metric Average Talk Time represents the actual duration an agent spends conversing with a customer.

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COPC

JUNE 9, 2023

If you’ve been following along, you already know the incredible value that a balanced scorecard brings to performance management. By fostering a collaborative approach and consistently evaluating the metrics within your scorecard, you pave the way for informed decision-making and drive performance improvements across your organization.

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NobelBiz

APRIL 18, 2023

Are you a call center operations manager striving to enhance your team’s productivity and deliver hyper efficiency in your daily operations? The Need for Hyper Efficiency in Call Centers As a call center operations manager, you need to stay on top of the latest trends in hyper efficiency to ensure that your organization is successful.

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Talkdesk

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

Boost CX and operational efficiency with the right set of metrics and smart additions to your contact center tech stack. According to Gartner, 82% of companies will allow employees to work remotely at least some of the time, while nearly 50% of companies plan to make remote work permanent. Abandonment rate. Cost per contact.

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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). What is Workforce Management for Call Centers?

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NobelBiz

MARCH 19, 2024

Call center dashboards provide the kinds of insights and metrics that contribute to having improved agent performance and more successful campaigns. These digital command centers offer a comprehensive overview of operations, enabling supervisors to make informed decisions in real-time.

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CSM Magazine

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Average handle time is an important contact centre metric but it can be a double-edged sword that creates customer dissatisfaction. So, is Average Handle Time (AHT) still a relevant metric and what does it mean for contact centres today? Calabrio is a trusted ally to leading brands.

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NICE inContact

JUNE 5, 2019

However, every day in the contact center, supervisors and managers send incomplete messages to their agents, failing to prescribe what “medicine” is needed to correct their performance problems. In the contact center, we might tell an agent “your average handle time is too high.” Select the Right QM Platform.

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Magellan Solutions

MARCH 22, 2023

The effectiveness of customer service teams can be gauged by call center performance metrics. Call center managers closely monitor trends and patterns and search for information that can be used to enhance customer service. In order to manage customer service and workforce effectively, management teams need more detailed metrics.

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CSM Magazine

FEBRUARY 6, 2019

With the large volumes of contact center advisors still incentivized based on speed – typically the Average Handle Time (AHT) – CX goals are quite often unachievable. Customer Experience Metrics. Customer experience (CX) has become a priority for the vast majority of organisations – or has it? Quality versus Quantity.

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eGain Blogs

APRIL 10, 2023

According to them, knowledge management (KM) is the #1 technology that simultaneously improves operational performance, customer experience, and employee experience, and we agree. When it is time to cut costs, it is time to deploy a modern, AI-infused knowledge hub! How do you go about doing it?

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Magellan Solutions

MARCH 5, 2023

Among them are customer expectations, performance metrics, issues with the service, performance levels, and abandonment rate. Here are some of the common SLA metrics: First Response SLA This metric measures how prompt you’ll attend to customers’ inquiries or tickets to determine that their request is being processed.

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Playvox

APRIL 6, 2023

Maximizing workforce management efficiency through real-time data is an often-overlooked advantage for contact centers. With real-time information, you can make crucial intraday adjustments that improve your efficiency and your customer experience. What Is Real-Time Data Monitoring In Workforce Management?

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Playvox

AUGUST 25, 2022

As workforce management professionals, we are faced with the daunting task of figuring out the ideal forecast, matching that forecast with a schedule and then making sure that our “master plan” works in the real world – meaning all the people that we are counting on for their shifts work their shifts as planned. Balloon Game.

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COPC

OCTOBER 24, 2023

CSAT as an Output Metric Something we need to align on first is that CSAT is an output metric in the contact center, not an input. Making more money could be quantified as a metric, but it’s an output, not an input. These are typically observable as other performance metrics and agent behaviors.

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TechSee

JANUARY 24, 2023

Visual engagement is a proven strategy to improve call center performance, especially as it relates to two key metrics: 1) First call resolution (FCR) : The percentage of customers that achieve resolution during their first contact, with no further action required and 2) Average handle time (AHT) : The amount of time it takes to resolve an issue from (..)

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NobelBiz

MARCH 5, 2024

Are you grappling with the complexities of call center metrics, seeking to elevate customer experience, and driving operational excellence through insightful data analysis? Brayan Carpio Senior Call Center Manager, Call4You Marketing “The technology aspect of NobelBiz stood out compared to the competition, and also the great team!

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Uniphore

JUNE 16, 2017

It is well known that metrics have an important role in the success of any call center. Perhaps none more so, regardless of the communication channel, than the Average Handle Time (AHT), which is essentially a management tool to assess how quickly employees are assisting customers. Read More.

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Uniphore

JANUARY 21, 2022

Using real-time data—including emotion, sentiment and intent analysis—AI-powered systems are substantially shortening and simplifying complex patient and member journeys. According to a Forrester survey, 17 of the largest healthcare plans have an industry average score of 70.2 And patient satisfaction counts. out of 100.

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BlueOcean

OCTOBER 6, 2020

For clients with complex care scenarios – whether that is enterprise customer success management or providing critical support direct to consumers – change is never taken lightly. What Service Level Metrics Are Most Relevant to Your Business Now? What should your outsourcer – and you – be measuring beyond those standard metrics?

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Uniphore

JUNE 16, 2021

You probably already think enough about Average Handle Time, or AHT for short. AHT is the average length of time it takes an agent to complete a call. 67% of interactions involve a time-consuming diagnosis 60% of customer-assistance occupations are automatable* 30% of common call center tasks are automatable*.

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Playvox

JULY 14, 2023

Contact Center Agent Productivity Defined Call center agent productivity is based on the efficiency and effectiveness with which your agents handle customer interactions, such as incoming calls, emails, chats, and social interactions. Look at schedule adherence and schedule compliance metrics. How accurate is your forecast to actuals?

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