The Challenges surrounding Flexibility by Prof. Dr. Ger Koole
Today, as I’m writing this blog, is the first really warm summer day in Holland. Every WFM professional knows that this means less calls which…
Category: Forecasting
Chat Forecasting: Concurrent AHT
This is Re-Poste from Marlon Martinez – original post can be found here “How to plan for Web Chat in a call center 101″ Let’s start you off…
Reflections on demand management (Part 2)
The following article was originally written by Gabriel Pizarro Garcia in Spanish on the WFManagement sister blog – CLCIK HERE TO READ THE ORGINAL …
Reflections on demand management (Part 1)
The following article was originally written by Gabriel Pizarro Garcia in Spanish on the WFManagement sister blog – CLCIK HERE TO READ THE ORGINAL Sunday. …
Forecasting & Planning for Facebook Messenger, Whatsapp, Telegram, Viber, WeChat, Line…
Messaging is the most frequent digital activity that a person does, there is no contention. If you’ve ever messaged someone to ask if it’s a…
Podcast – Resource Planning Advice to Boost Efficiency and Engagement
I had the pleasure of speaking to callcentrehelper.com about boosting forecast accuracy, designing shift patterns and the personal qualities that make-up a really great contact centre…
Reconnects influence on Contact Volume Forecasting
It is often thought that Demand forecasting is an activity that can be undertaken separately from capacity planning and the influence this will have on…
WFM On A Budget
Most blog posts and articles about WFM usually talk about an ideal world scenario, where WFM is assumed to be integral to the thinking of…
Forecasting Accuracy Targets
A question I get asked a lot is what does ‘good’ look like when it comes to forecasting accuracy and how does this benchmark against…
The Mechanics of Erlang – GoS Model
Orginally posted by our esteemed Author Vinay Vasudevan (https://wfmanagement.blogspot.com/p/auth.html) on a different blog The Mechanics of Erlang – SL Model Buck up! It’s time for some mathematics.…