METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR IMPROVING THE PRODUCTIVITY OF CALLING AGENTS AND CALL YIELD
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1. A method for increasing productivity in a contact center, the method comprising the steps of:
- a) requesting contact information from a database;
b) parsing dimension values of said contact information provided by said database and extracting specified dimension values;
c) producing records containing said specified dimension values;
d) performing a series of calculations to determine an expected call handle time value, a call yield value, and a probability for each result code for a said dimension value; and
e) determining a forecast of probability, an expected handle time, and an expected call yield for a set of result codes.
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Abstract
A method and system for increasing call yield and the productivity of agents in an environment such as a contact or call center, for example, is described. Attributes may be used to classify calls and contact information. A system may learn from collected data. Calculations may be performed to aid in forecasting such as probabilities, call yield, and expected call handle time. Such calculations may be used to determine the best time to call a contact to achieve a desired result.
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36 Claims
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1. A method for increasing productivity in a contact center, the method comprising the steps of:
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a) requesting contact information from a database; b) parsing dimension values of said contact information provided by said database and extracting specified dimension values; c) producing records containing said specified dimension values; d) performing a series of calculations to determine an expected call handle time value, a call yield value, and a probability for each result code for a said dimension value; and e) determining a forecast of probability, an expected handle time, and an expected call yield for a set of result codes. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A method for increasing total yield in a contact center, the method comprising the steps of:
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a) requesting contact information from a database; b) parsing dimension values of said contact information provided by said database and extracting specified dimension values; c) producing records containing said specified dimension values; d) performing a series of calculations to determine a call yield value and a probability for each result code for a said dimension value; and e) determining a forecast of probability and an expected call yield for a set of result codes. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. A method for increasing productivity in a contact center, the method comprising the steps of:
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a) requesting contact information from a database, wherein said database is capable of determining an effective outcome for call yield; b) parsing dimension values of said contact information provided by said database and extracting specified dimension values; c) producing records containing said specified dimension values; d) performing a series of calculations to determine an expected call handle time value, a call yield value, and a probability from a result code for said dimension value wherein said calculations comprise one or more of the following; i. searching a historical record for each dimension value for an ability of said value to obtain a desired code in a mathematically appropriate manner; ii. pooling a probability of each resulting value and determining a probability in a mathematically appropriate manner; iii. determining a weighted average of the handle times of a call in a mathematically appropriate manner; iv. pooling values for each desired result code across all desired result codes in a mathematically appropriate manner; and e) determining a forecast of an expected handle time and an expected call yield.
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35. A system for increasing productivity in a contact center comprising:
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a) means for requesting contact information from a database capable of determining an effective outcome for a call yield; b) means for parsing dimension values of said contact information; c) means for producing records containing said specified dimension values; d) means for performing a series of calculations to determine an expected call handle time value, a call yield value, and a probability for each result code for a said dimension value; and e) means for determining a forecast of probability, an expected handle time, and an expected call yield for a set of result codes.
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36. A system for increasing total yield in a contact center, the method comprising the steps of:
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a) means for requesting contact information from a database; b) means for parsing dimension values of said contact information provided by said database and extracting specified dimension values; c) means for producing records containing said specified dimension values; d) means for performing a series of calculations to determine a call yield value and a probability for each result code for a said dimension value; and e) means for determining a forecast of probability and an expected call yield for a set of result codes.
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