Multi-tasking relief
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1. A method, comprising:
- determining, by a processor, at least one performance metric associated with one or more multi-tasking agents in a contact center, wherein the at least one performance metric is determined by comparing historical performance data, associated with the one or more multi-tasking agents, with at least one service level criterion;
determining, by the processor, that a change in the at least one performance metric corresponds to at least one specific work item type that is handled as part of multi-tasking work by the one or more multi-tasking agents; and
adjusting an amount of the at least one specific work item type in the multi-tasking work for the one or more multi-tasking agents based on the determined change in the at least one performance metric, wherein adjusting the amount of the at least one specific work item type in the multi-tasking work further comprises;
referring to adjustment rules, wherein the adjustment rules define one or more of a work item and a work item type to adjust for the one or more multi-tasking agents based on the determined change in the at least one performance metric; and
sending a command to adjust the amount of the at least one specific work item type in the multi-tasking work for the one or more multi-tasking agents based on the adjustment rules.
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Abstract
A contact center is described along with various methods and mechanisms for administering the same. The contact center proposed herein provides the ability to, among other things, determine performance efficiencies/metric associated with one or more multi-tasking agents and provide relief to agents based on rules. This multi-tasking relief may be provided to the one or more agents via reducing an amount of multi-tasking work, inserting breaks into the agent'"'"'s work flow, and/or directing work items to other resources.
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17 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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determining, by a processor, at least one performance metric associated with one or more multi-tasking agents in a contact center, wherein the at least one performance metric is determined by comparing historical performance data, associated with the one or more multi-tasking agents, with at least one service level criterion; determining, by the processor, that a change in the at least one performance metric corresponds to at least one specific work item type that is handled as part of multi-tasking work by the one or more multi-tasking agents; and adjusting an amount of the at least one specific work item type in the multi-tasking work for the one or more multi-tasking agents based on the determined change in the at least one performance metric, wherein adjusting the amount of the at least one specific work item type in the multi-tasking work further comprises; referring to adjustment rules, wherein the adjustment rules define one or more of a work item and a work item type to adjust for the one or more multi-tasking agents based on the determined change in the at least one performance metric; and sending a command to adjust the amount of the at least one specific work item type in the multi-tasking work for the one or more multi-tasking agents based on the adjustment rules. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A non-transitory computer readable medium having stored thereon instructions that, when executed by a processor, perform a method comprising:
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determining, by a processor, at least one performance metric associated with one or more multi-tasking agents in a contact center, wherein the at least one performance metric is determined by comparing historical performance data, associated with the one or more multi-tasking agents, with at least one service level criterion; determining, by the processor, that a change in the at least one performance metric corresponds to at least one specific work item type that is handled as part of multi-tasking work by the one or more multi-tasking agents; and adjusting an amount of the at least one specific work item type in the multi-tasking work for the one or more multi-tasking agents based on the determined change in the at least one performance metric, wherein adjusting the amount of the at least one specific work item type in the multi-tasking work further comprises; referring to adjustment rules, wherein the adjustment rules define one or more of a work item and a work item type to adjust for the one or more multi-tasking agents based on the determined change in the at least one performance metric; and sending a command to adjust the amount of the at least one specific work item type in the multi-tasking work for the one or more multi-tasking agents based on the adjustment rules. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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15. A contact center, comprising:
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a memory; a processor; and a work assignment mechanism including; a work assignment engine configured to compare attributes of work items in a work pool with attributes of resources in a resource pool and match the work items to the resources based on the comparison of attributes; and a multi-tasking module configured to determine at least one performance metric associated with one or more multi-tasking agents in a contact center, wherein the at least one performance metric is determined by comparing historical performance data, associated with the one or more multi-tasking agents, with at least one service level criterion;
determine that a change in the at least one performance metric corresponds to at least one specific work item type that is handled as part of multi-tasking work by the one or more multi-tasking agents; and
command the work assignment engine to adjust an amount of the at least one specific work item type in the multi-tasking work for the one or more multi-tasking agents based on the determined change in the at least one performance metric, and wherein the work assignment mechanism is further configured to refer to adjustment rules, wherein the adjustment rules define one or more of a work item and a work item type to adjust for the one or more multi-tasking agents based on the determined change in the at least one performance metric; and
send a command to the work assignment engine, wherein the work assignment engine is configured to adjust the amount of the at least one specific work item type in the multi-tasking work for the one or more multi-tasking agents based on the adjustment rules. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17)
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