Applying WFM in outbound contact centres sharing myexperience Many articles and case studies are published about the benefits of a sound Workforce Management solution in all contact center types, including outbound contact centers and with the improvements in technology and the shift from ‘calls’ to...
WFM for omnichannel contact center Customer engagement is constantly improving in the space of contact center and shifting to create more and better experience to a customer. Most of the call centers are gradually improving and turning into a contact center. Earlier it used to be only Inbound (i.e. ...
Break Time Optimization with Excel Optimization of break and lunch times is a topic you hear about often on roles like Scheduler or Real timer. Now, If you are using WFM software, most likely you have all settings ready to optimize when needed, but what If you don´t have a WFM tool?Can this be done ...
Fundamentals of scheduling Workforce Management is an integrated set of process which follows a certain cycle as shown below. In this cycle, all the steps play a major role in Contact Center. Today, in this article we are going to talk about fundamentals of scheduling. So, what is scheduling? Schedu...
Forecasting in WFM The basis of any staffing plan is to workload forecast. Without a good forecast of the work to be expected, the most sophisticated effort to calculate staff numbers and create schedule plans is wasted effort. Good accurate forecast is the most important step of the process. WFM a...