Contact center performance prediction
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1. A method comprising:
- a processor generating two or more contact center templates, wherein each of the two or more contact center templates defines a historical contact center configuration as of a respective point in time, each of the two or more contact center templates including at least one primary contact center performance parameter, which characterizes, measures, or quantifies performance of a contact center and at least one secondary contact center parameter, which corresponds to at least one user-configurable parameter that, when changed, positively or negatively impacted the at least one primary contact center performance parameter of the respective contact center template, wherein each of the two or more contact center templates includes a timestamp to indicate an associated time of generation and wherein each of the two or more contact center templates also includes a magnitude of the at least one primary contact center performance parameter before a change to the at least one user-configurable parameter that positively or negatively impacted the at least one primary contact center performance parameter, a magnitude of the at least one primary contact center performance parameter after the change, and an identification of the at least one user-configurable parameter associated with the change;
the processor receiving a proposed contact center configuration;
the processor comparing the proposed contact center configuration to each of the two or more contact center templates; and
based on the results of the comparing step, the processor predicting an impact on a primary contact center performance parameter if the proposed contact center configuration were to be implemented.
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Abstract
A contact center is provided that includes a plurality of agents for servicing incoming contacts and an a performance analysis module that compares a proposed contact center configuration and/or change in secondary contact center performance parameter against a set of contact center templates, the contact center templates defining a historical contact center configuration as of respective points in time and, based on the results of this operation, predicts an impact on a primary contact center performance parameter if the proposed contact center configuration and/or change in secondary performance parameter were to be implemented.
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1. A method comprising:
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a processor generating two or more contact center templates, wherein each of the two or more contact center templates defines a historical contact center configuration as of a respective point in time, each of the two or more contact center templates including at least one primary contact center performance parameter, which characterizes, measures, or quantifies performance of a contact center and at least one secondary contact center parameter, which corresponds to at least one user-configurable parameter that, when changed, positively or negatively impacted the at least one primary contact center performance parameter of the respective contact center template, wherein each of the two or more contact center templates includes a timestamp to indicate an associated time of generation and wherein each of the two or more contact center templates also includes a magnitude of the at least one primary contact center performance parameter before a change to the at least one user-configurable parameter that positively or negatively impacted the at least one primary contact center performance parameter, a magnitude of the at least one primary contact center performance parameter after the change, and an identification of the at least one user-configurable parameter associated with the change; the processor receiving a proposed contact center configuration; the processor comparing the proposed contact center configuration to each of the two or more contact center templates; and based on the results of the comparing step, the processor predicting an impact on a primary contact center performance parameter if the proposed contact center configuration were to be implemented. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system for managing contact center performance, comprising:
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a non-transitory computer memory; a processor in communication with the non-transitory computer memory, the processor operable to execute; an event manager operable to generate two or more contact center templates, wherein each of the two or more contact center templates define a historical contact center configuration as of a respective point in time, each of the two or more contact center templates including at least one primary contact center performance parameter, which characterizes, measures, or quantifies contact center performance, and at least one secondary contact center parameter, which corresponds to at least one user-configurable parameter that, when changed, positively or negatively impacted the at least one primary contact center performance parameter of the respective contact center template, wherein each of the two or more contact center templates includes a timestamp to indicate an associated time of generation and wherein each of the two or more contact center templates also includes a magnitude of the at least one primary contact center performance parameter before a change to the at least one user-configurable parameter that positively or negatively impacted the at least one primary contact center performance parameter, a magnitude of the at least one primary contact center performance parameter after the change, and an identification of the at least one user-configurable parameter associated with the change; an agent and contact selector operable to assign a plurality of contacts to a plurality of resources to service the contacts; and a performance analysis module operable to; receive a change in a secondary contact center performance parameter; compare the change in secondary contact center performance parameter against each of the two or more contact center templates; and based on the results of the compare operation, predict an impact on a primary contact center performance parameter if the change in secondary performance parameter were to be implemented. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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