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Our Q&A section is where the contact centre community comes together to solve real challenges. Here you’ll find questions and answers from frontline advisors, team leaders, and industry experts, covering every corner of customer contact, from people management and technology to performance and culture. These discussions capture what’s really happening inside contact centres and the creative ways professionals are tackling it.

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How to Calculate FTE Requirements Based on Volume
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Erlang C for Chat?
Call and Contact Centre Questions: Key Metrics to Include In the SOW
Key Metrics to Include In the SOW
Call and Contact Centre Questions: FTE Calculation Question
FTE Calculation Question
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Games Ideas for An Office Olympic Themed Incentive
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Staffing Calculator for Email Queues
Call and Contact Centre Questions: AHT Baselining Through Time & Motion Study
AHT Baselining Through Time & Motion Study
Call and Contact Centre Questions: How Do Other People Quality Monitor Their Calls?
How Do Other People Quality Monitor Their Calls?
Call and Contact Centre Questions: COPC Attrition Calculation
COPC Attrition Calculation
Call and Contact Centre Questions: How to Calculate Occupancy On Back Office
How to Calculate Occupancy On Back Office
Call and Contact Centre Questions: Formula to Calculate the Call Resolution
Formula to Calculate the Call Resolution
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What is the Formula for Concurrency In Chat Support?
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What Do You Tell Customers When They Ask for Your Location?
Call and Contact Centre Questions: Industry Average- Acceptable Wait Time?
Industry Average- Acceptable Wait Time?
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Interview Question: Do You Have Experience Working Towards Targets and KPIs
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How Do You Measure Repeat Call Rate?
Call and Contact Centre Questions: Bidding for Outsource Business
Bidding for Outsource Business
Call and Contact Centre Questions: How Do You Deal With Call Escalation?
How Do You Deal With Call Escalation?
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The AHT Glide Path (Learning Curve) Calculation
FTE questions
FTE Calculations for Call Centres
Call and Contact Centre Questions: Difference Between Occupancy and Utilization
Difference Between Occupancy and Utilization
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How to Improve Agents Typing While Talking and Listening
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How to Calculate Required FTE for Inbound Call Volumes
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How to Calculate the Number of Agents Required in a Contact Centre