Articles - How to Calculate

Understanding how to calculate contact centre metrics is essential for accurate reporting and improvement. This page of expert tutorials, formulas, and worked examples explains how to calculate everything from service level and AHT to occupancy, shrinkage, and customer satisfaction scores. Each guide breaks down the maths clearly, showing how to interpret results and avoid common mistakes. These resources help you turn raw data into meaningful insights that drive smarter decisions and better performance.

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3 Better Ways to Measure Customer Patience
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The Bradford Factor – Improving Contact Centre Absenteeism
Video Image: How to Calculate ‘Not Ready’ Rate
How to Calculate ‘Not Ready’ Rate
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How to Calculate Your Cost Per Inbound Call
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What is Attrition Rate and How to Calculate It
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What is Call Centre Shrinkage and How to Calculate It?
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What is the Formula for Concurrency In Chat Support?
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How to Calculate Required FTE for Inbound Call Volumes
Call and Contact Centre Questions: Is There a Standard Calculation for Forecast Variance?
Is There a Standard Calculation for Forecast Variance?
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The Best Method for Calculating PCA%
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How to Calculate Average Call Per Hour Per Agent & Per the Whole Center
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Seat Utilization Ratio in Contact Centres
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How to Calculate Schedule Inefficiency
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How to Calculate Conformance
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How to Calculate Staffing in a Contact Centre
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How to Calculate Forecast Volatility
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How to Measure Call Abandon Rate
Customer Satisfaction Score CSAT
What is a Customer Satisfaction Score (and How to Calculate CSAT)
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How to Calculate Contact Centre Spin
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How to Measure Employee Engagement
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How to Calculate Customer Profitability
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How to Calculate Customer Churn Rate – the Formula
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How to Calculate Call Centre Agent Utilisation – the Formula
How to Calculate Absenteeism – with Formula