Almost every role in an organization that is dependent on customer communication can benefit from well-developed scheduled reports for their Mitel (ShoreTel) phone data. Brightmetrics makes scheduling the delivery of unique reporting and dashboards incredibly easy. However, there are some [...]

 

Each contact center has its own programs, with goals and objectives set by the management, client, or other key stakeholders. While there are several key contact center metrics needed for a balanced perspective (i.e. customer satisfaction, first contact resolution, agent satisfaction, [...]

If you use Brightmetrics Core UC Analytics Service to derive valuable business insights from your Mitel (ShoreTel) business phones, you’re already a believer in empowering your team with data perspectives that are tailored and unique to your organization. Contact center management and [...]

Great things seem to come in pairs: peanut butter and jelly, paper and pen, Batman and Robin, bacon and… anything. Call center management is no different. When it comes to successfully managing a call center, one of the most important ways to increase the effectiveness of your business [...]

Having the correct service level agreement is imperative for your organization in order to achieve maximum customer service satisfaction while following budgetary restrictions and setting achievable goals for your call center agents. Sometimes there are immediate, direct fiscal penalties [...]

There are many reasons that staffing needs fluctuate for call centers. Some of those reasons might include predictable patterns such as seasonal demands or typical call flow, such as a doctor’s office receiving more calls in the morning. Other reasons are predictable, but are more [...]

Contact center managers need easy access to analytics that help them make good decisions when it comes to staffing levels, employee productivity and understanding the customer experience. Many contact center call reports provide a limited summary of performance, requiring managers to run [...]

“What gets managed gets improved.” – Peter Drucker This is a reality in all facets of business, and especially when it comes to the most common point of contact you have with your customers: your business phone system. Brightmetrics has two options for delivering those measurements: [...]

This post has been updated on 2/25/2014 to update based on further testing. We had been recommending Route Points as reporting points for AA reporting but have found that is not as reliable as using empty Workgroups instead. This post now reflects the new instructions.