The latest News and Information on Project Management, Methodologies, Productivity and Tools.
Over the past few decades, BPOs (Business Process Outsourcers) have become an increasingly important part of the global economy. By outsourcing activities like customer service, back-office administration, and accounting, businesses can make cost savings, improve performance, and focus on their core business. In return, BPOs earn a profit on the services they provide, just like any other business.
Nishar’s quote perfectly sums up the diverse challenges of managing product development. Product managers must be able to think strategically, plan out tasks, and coordinate the execution of product initiatives. But let’s face it: Juggling user research, product planning, prototyping, and customer feedback can be overwhelming. That’s why having the right product management tools in your arsenal is essential.
It's challenging to hold the role of project manager. To lead and supervise teams during the project's planning, execution, resource budgeting, controlling, coordination, and delivery, project managers need a broad range of project management abilities.
Providing a superior customer experience is more important than ever for high-performing call centers. Customer-focused companies are 60% more profitable, and happy customers pay up to 10% more for great service. However, creating a better customer experience can be difficult when you lack the right tools. That’s why having a call center agent performance scorecard helps you efficiently measure your team’s work and take essential steps to improve.
As a call center manager, you’re constantly trying to strike a balance between scheduling enough agents to handle calls and keeping your staffing budget as tight as possible. To hit your call center KPIs (key performance indicators) reliably, getting this balance right is essential. However, you’re wasting time and money if you’re not using a proven forecasting method or still scheduling with spreadsheets (or pencil and paper).