Controlling agent time in a skill

Controlling agent time in a skill

Some contact centers place special emphasis on providing a balanced mix of calls to each agent to develop agent abilities in new areas without overwhelming them, or to align agent contribution with their compensation or reward plan. For example, a business might choose to allot a percentage of an agent’s time to serve skills for which he can earn commission, and a percentage for the time he spends serving noncommission skills. Percent Allocation, when used for agent and call selection, is designed to meet this need.

This solution includes:

Auto Reserve Agents

Dynamic Percentage Adjustment

Percent Allocation as a call selection method

Percent Allocation Distribution (PAD) for agent selection This section includes the following topics:

Background information on page 73

Agent assignments on page 74

Agent selection on page 74

Call selection on page 74

Automated agent staffing on page 75

Service level target on page 75

Expected call handling time on page 75

Where administered? on page 75

Results on page 76

Measuring results on page 77

Background information

A company that sells and services fax machines uses a Sales skill and a Service skill. Agents are trained to serve both skills, although five agents are particularly effective at closing sales. It is important to the company that customers are served well and also that agents have an equitable chance at serving commission and noncommission skills.

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Avaya 3.1 manual Controlling agent time in a skill, Background information