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This document summarizes a presentation on workforce management for small call centers. The presentation covers the basics of workforce management including forecasting call volumes, developing schedules that reflect demand, and managing staffing levels intraday. It also addresses challenges unique to small call centers like smaller call volumes making forecasts less accurate and one person having a bigger impact. Examples are provided using Excel spreadsheets and alternatives to Excel are suggested like online applications from Aspect, Verint and other vendors.

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Workforce Management For Small Call Centers Final

This document summarizes a presentation on workforce management for small call centers. The presentation covers the basics of workforce management including forecasting call volumes, developing schedules that reflect demand, and managing staffing levels intraday. It also addresses challenges unique to small call centers like smaller call volumes making forecasts less accurate and one person having a bigger impact. Examples are provided using Excel spreadsheets and alternatives to Excel are suggested like online applications from Aspect, Verint and other vendors.

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Workforce Management

For
Small Call Centers

Richard Spearrin
NECCF Board of Directors

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Agenda
Introductions and Overview
Small Call Center Distinctives
Basic Workforce Management Ingredients
Excel Examples
Alternatives/ Resources
WIIFM
Conclusion

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Introduction
Objective
Who Am I ???
Who Are You???
Inventory of Center Sizes
Current Challenges

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Small Call Center Distinctives


Calls Still Arrive Randomly
Mondays Are Still Busy
Smaller Call Volumes Make Forecast

Accuracy Difficult
Inherent Schedule Inefficiency
One Person Makes a BIG Difference
Senior Managers Dont See Your Problems

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Actual Random Call Arrival


Calls By Minute

2/25/2002
3/4/2002

3/11/2002

3/18/2002

Calls

3/25/2002

4
3
2
1
0
Minute

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Basic WFM Ingredients


Forecasting

Factors

Monthly
Weekly
Daily

Interval Proportions
Data Validation (Calls and AHT)

Monthly Updates
Holiday Factor

Shrinkage
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Factors and Proportions Spreadsheet

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More Basic Ingredients


Scheduling
Develop shifts that
Reflect demand
Are manageable
Build in schedule inefficiency factor
Assigned on phone based on call distribution
Assign breaks/lunch's based on business need
Part Time FTE
On site
Work At Home

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Schedule Inefficiency
Everyone
starts here

But you dont


need everyone
then

Inefficiency reflects
this environment

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Intra Day Management


Use schedules to adjust for

Unplanned absence
Call surges

Manage off phone time

ACD AUX/ Walk Away codes

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Excel Examples

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Alternatives and Resources


http://www.erlang.com/ ----Erlang macro
Portage Communications-

http://www.portagecommunications.com/
Mitan Ltd--http://www.mitan.co.uk/mainhome.htm
Kool Toolz--http://www.kooltoolz.com/
Cloud Based applications (Aspect/IEX/Verint/
InVision/Pipkins/ etc)
Ansapoint---http://www.erlang.com/ansapoint.html
Shift Planning--http://www.shiftplanning.com/callcenter/
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WIIFM
Better MANAGE the workload
Improved staff management
Better management of surprises
Documented plan for Senior Mgt

How you are managing


Why you need resources
What will happen if

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Conclusion
.

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RICHARD SPEARRIN
[email protected]
860.767.1451

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