Call Centers for Dummies Paperback - 2010 - 2nd Edition
by Real Bergevin; Afshan Kinder; Bruce Simpson; Winston Siegel
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- Title Call Centers for Dummies
- Author Real Bergevin; Afshan Kinder; Bruce Simpson; Winston Siegel
- Binding Paperback
- Edition number 2nd
- Edition 2
- Condition Used - Very Good
- Pages 384
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, John, USA
- Date 2010
- Features Index, Price on Product - Canadian, Table of Contents
- Bookseller's Inventory # G0470677430I4N00
- ISBN 9780470677438 / 0470677430
- Weight 1.25 lbs (0.57 kg)
- Dimensions 9.2 x 7.4 x 0.84 in (23.37 x 18.80 x 2.13 cm)
- Dewey Decimal Code 658.812
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From the rear cover
Learn to:
- Locate, design, and build a call center
- Measure productivity and quality and set appropriate goals
- Gain efficiency through scheduling and technology
- Build and retain high-performance teams
Your friendly guide to profitable call center management
The call center industry is one of the world's most rapidly growing and fastest changing. For call center managers or anyone who just wants the inside scoop on this exciting field, this guide is a must-read. Loaded with best practices from the most successful call centers around the world, Call Centers For Dummies covers everything you need to know, whether you're just setting up shop or looking to improve your operations.
- Start from the ground up -- investigate where to locate and how to build a call center, understand the roles and responsibilities in a call center team, and consider the outsourcing option
- Call center business basics -- create a successful call center business model, determine achievable goals, and measure your center's progress through business drivers
- Ensure proper resource management -- discover how to always have the right staff levels -- including home agents -- through forecasting and scheduling
- Gain efficiency through technology -- see how advances in call center technology, such as interactive voice response and Voice over Internet Protocol, can help your call center agents be more productive
- Build high-performance teams -- recruit and retain the best people by providing great training and keeping your agents motivated
- Keep improving -- explore strategies to identify areas of improvement and learn how to manage change within your call center
Open the book and find:
- How to develop a positive company culture and high employee engagement
- Strategies to improve your customer satisfaction scores and first-call resolution
- Tips for designing the ideal space for your center
- How to select the right outsourcing partner
- How to create people-friendly work schedules
- How to set up a home agent program
- Ways to decrease costs and increase efficiency
