ABSTRACT

Need to know how to buy a phone switch for your call center? How to measure the productivity of agents? How to choose from two cities that both want your center? No problem. The Call Center Handbook is a complete guide to starting, running, and im

chapter |6 pages

Introduction

part |2 pages

Part I - The Physical Center

chapter 2|14 pages

Destination Call Center

chapter 3|10 pages

Facilities & Design

part |2 pages

Part II - Routing Calls: Switches & Hardware Systems

chapter 4|8 pages

Toll Free & Long Distance Services

chapter 5|12 pages

The ACD

chapter 6|18 pages

Outdialing Systems

chapter 7|18 pages

Computer Telephony

chapter 8|8 pages

Voice Processing Fundamentals

part |2 pages

Part III - The Front End

chapter 9|8 pages

Chapter :9 Interactive Voice Response

chapter 10|10 pages

Speech Recognition

chapter 11|10 pages

The Web & Call Centers

chapter 12|4 pages

The Fallacy of Email

chapter 13|4 pages

Giving Video a Second Look

part |2 pages

Part IV - Making Sense of the Call

chapter 14|16 pages

More on Computer Telephony

chapter 15|6 pages

Skills-Based Routing

chapter 16|16 pages

Customer Relationship Management

chapter 17|6 pages

Order Processing

part |2 pages

Part V - Critical Peripherals

chapter 18|6 pages

Readerboards and Display Technologies

chapter 19|4 pages

Headsets

chapter 20|10 pages

On-Hold Messaging

part |2 pages

Part VI - Management & Operations

chapter 21|8 pages

Workforce Management Software

chapter 22|8 pages

Monitoring Systems

chapter 23|6 pages

Making Call Center Careers Meaningful

chapter 24|6 pages

Surefire Ways to Motivate Your Reps

chapter 25|6 pages

Realizing The Value on the Front Line

part |2 pages

Part VII - Outside the Center

chapter 26|10 pages

Outsourcing

chapter 27|10 pages

Disaster & Contingency Planning

chapter 28|8 pages

Telecommuting Agents