Optimization in workforce management using work assignment engine data
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1. A method, comprising:
- receiving a work item representing a contact with a contact center;
determining an attribute of the work item;
executing, by a processor, a work assignment engine operable to route the work item to an agent of the contact center for processing;
based on the execution of the work assignment engine, identifying, by the processor, a preferred agent and a qualified but non-preferred agent, each being an agent of the contact center;
selecting, by the processor executing the work assignment engine, the qualified but non-preferred agent to receive the work item and not selecting the preferred agent;
routing, by the processor, the work item to the qualified but non-preferred agent; and
reporting, by the processor, the fact that the preferred agent did not have the work item routed thereto.
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Abstract
Contact centers strive to match the demands and preferences of their customers with the skills and abilities of the agents who process work items associated with the customers (e.g., contacts). However, the preferred agent may be unavailable, non-existent, backlogged or otherwise ineligible to accept the work item. An agent who is non-preferred but still qualified may be utilized to process the work item, such as an agent with adequate skills with respect to a particular attribute of the work item. Reports for the selection of the non-preferred but qualified agents are provided herein. A contact center may then utilize such reporting to identify underserved areas of their customer base.
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1. A method, comprising:
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receiving a work item representing a contact with a contact center; determining an attribute of the work item; executing, by a processor, a work assignment engine operable to route the work item to an agent of the contact center for processing; based on the execution of the work assignment engine, identifying, by the processor, a preferred agent and a qualified but non-preferred agent, each being an agent of the contact center; selecting, by the processor executing the work assignment engine, the qualified but non-preferred agent to receive the work item and not selecting the preferred agent; routing, by the processor, the work item to the qualified but non-preferred agent; and reporting, by the processor, the fact that the preferred agent did not have the work item routed thereto. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A system, comprising:
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a communication interfacethat receives a work item representing a contact with a contact center and routes the work item to an agent of the contact center for processing; and a processor that performs; determining an attribute of the work item; executing a work assignment engine operable to route the work item to an agent of the contact center for processing; based on the execution of the work assignment engine, identifying a preferred agent and a qualified but non-preferred agent, each being an agent of the contact center; selecting the qualified but non-preferred agent to receive the work item and not selecting the preferred agent; routing the work item to the qualified but non-preferred agent; and reporting the fact that the preferred agent did not have the work item routed thereto. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A system, comprising:
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means to receive, by at least one processor, a work item representing a contact with a contact center; means to determine, by the at least one processor, an attribute of the work item; means to execute, by the at least one processor, a work assignment engine operable to route the work item to an agent of the contact center for processing; based on the execution of the work assignment engine, means to identify, by the at least one processor, a preferred agent and a qualified but non-preferred agent, each being an agent of the contact center; means to select, by the at least one processor, the qualified but non-preferred agent to receive the work item and not selecting the preferred agent; means to route, by the at least one processor, the work item to the qualified but non-preferred agent; and means to report, by the at least one processor, the fact that the preferred agent did not have the work item routed thereto. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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