Risks for waiting for well-matched
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1. A method, comprising:
- receiving a first contact in a contact center;
creating a first work item as a representation of the first contact in the contact center;
establishing a pool of agents within the contact center, each agent in the pool of agents being qualified to process the first work item, wherein the pool of agents being qualified to process the first work item comprises;
at least one well-matched agent and at least one less-well-matched agent, wherein the at least one less-well-matched agent is not as well-matched for the first work item because they are not as qualified to process the first work item as the at least one well-matched agent in the contact center, and wherein the at least one well-matched agent is not available at the first time to process the first work item; and
deferring a work assignment decision for the first work item beyond the first time while simultaneously considering a risk of not assigning the first work item to an agent in the pool of agents.
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Abstract
A contact center which provides the ability to, among other things, support deferring work assignment decisions while simultaneously assessing the risks associated with such a deferred decision. The intelligent deferment of work assignment decisions helps to achieve better matching without losing the opportunity to timely assign work to an agent.
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1. A method, comprising:
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receiving a first contact in a contact center; creating a first work item as a representation of the first contact in the contact center; establishing a pool of agents within the contact center, each agent in the pool of agents being qualified to process the first work item, wherein the pool of agents being qualified to process the first work item comprises; at least one well-matched agent and at least one less-well-matched agent, wherein the at least one less-well-matched agent is not as well-matched for the first work item because they are not as qualified to process the first work item as the at least one well-matched agent in the contact center, and wherein the at least one well-matched agent is not available at the first time to process the first work item; and deferring a work assignment decision for the first work item beyond the first time while simultaneously considering a risk of not assigning the first work item to an agent in the pool of agents. - 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 cause a computing system to execute a method, the instructions comprising:
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instructions configured to create a first work item as a representation of a first contact received in a contact center at a first time; instructions configured to analyze a pool of agents within the contact center, each agent in the pool of agents being qualified to process the first work item, wherein the pool of agents being qualified to process the first work item comprises; at least one well-matched agent and at least one less-well-matched agent, wherein the at least one less-well-matched agent is not as well-matched for the first work item because they are not as qualified to process the first work item as the at least one well-matched agent in the contact center, wherein the at least one well-matched agent is not available to process the first work item at the first time; and instructions configured to defer a work assignment decision for the first work item beyond the first time while simultaneously considering a risk of not assigning the first work item to an agent in the pool of agents. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A contact center, comprising:
a work assignment mechanism including; a work assignment engine configured to create a first work item as a representation of a first contact received in a contact center at a first time, analyze a pool of agents within the contact center, each agent in the pool of agents being qualified to process the first work item, wherein the pool of agents being qualified to process the first work item comprises; at least one well-matched agent and at least one less-well-matched agent, wherein the at least one less-well-matched agent is not as well-matched for the first work item because they are not as qualified to process the first work item as the at least one well-matched agent in the contact center, wherein the at least one well-matched agent is not available at the first time to process the first work item, the work assignment engine comprising; deferment rules configured to defer a work assignment decision for the first work item beyond the first time; and a risk analysis module configured to simultaneously consider a risk of not assigning the first work item to an agent in the pool of agents. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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