The Future of QA in Contact Centers
We all understand that quality assurance (QA) is vital in maintaining and enhancing performance within contact centers.
Traditionally, human QA analysts have been responsible for...
Contact Centers Today… A Management Balancing Act
The idiom “balancing act” is defined by dictionary.com as “a circus act in which a performer displays his or her balancing ability.” From where...
The Latest Trends in Quality Assurance
I hated receiving quality assurance (QA) evaluations when I was an agent. Even though I got a good score, the process was based on...
Inside View: An Interview with Randal Hiester, Health First
Improving service quality and performance is a never-ending quest for contact centers. The quality management process, once mostly carried out post-call for management and...
5 Essential Tips for Developing a Quality Program
There is an old Japanese proverb that says: “Vision without action is a daydream. Action without vision is a nightmare.” When consulting companies on...
Study Finds Digital Channels Lack “Human Touch”
Customers increasingly turn first to self-service to answer questions or solve problems. When they do, they value quick, easy access to relevant and accurate...
4 Ways to Expand the Value of Quality Monitoring
I have always been a big proponent of quality monitoring (QM) programs. It’s the best process we have to determine how well agents are...
Giving Customers a Voice in Quality Monitoring
The voice of the customer is a valuable resource for improving agent performance and customer satisfaction. Incorporating customer feedback into the quality monitoring process...
Omnichannel: Reevaluating the QA Process
Our omnichannel series has offered key insights from industry experts on the top challenges that contact centers face when transitioning their strategy from multichannel...
Add Customer Feedback to the Quality Program
How do your customers really feel about the experience they had with an agent? Incorporating customer feedback into a quality program can help to...
Empower Frontline Staff with QM Tools
How are leading-edge contact centers transforming their quality management tools to empower agents? Calabrio Innovation Center Manager Brad Snedeker identified the following four key...