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	<title>Wise Workforce Strategies</title>
	
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		<title>What is Workforce Optimization (WFO)?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jan 2013 16:15:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Workforce Optimization is a business strategy supported by shared objectives,  cross-functional processes and integrated technologies, aimed at maximizing customer satisfaction and value while minimizing operational costs. If you look to contact center industry analysts for a definition of Workforce Optimization, you may conclude that WFO is simply a suite of integrated technology used to address [...]]]></description>
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		<title>“At-Home” for the Holidays</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Dec 2012 22:18:50 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Agent Satisfaction]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you&#8217;ve been telling your leadership team that an at-home agent program would benefit your center, but have lacked the data necessary to back up your claim, then do yourself, your center and your agents a favor this holiday season and get &#8220;The State of Home Agent Staffing,&#8221; an excellent Special Report created by Greg Levin [...]]]></description>
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		<title>WFM Software- Not an Option</title>
		<link>http://wiseworkforcestrategies.com/why-software-is-vital-for-contact-centers/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Nov 2012 07:47:10 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[WFM Systems]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[<blockquote id="mct_ai_excerpt"> October 29, 2012 Workforce Management: Why Software is Vital for Contact Centers By Michelle Amodio , TMCnet Contributor Contact centers are rather busy places. These facilities are the hub of client and customer contact, and rely on various mediums to reach out to said customers, from voice to e-mail, [...]</blockquote><br /><a href="http://www.tmcnet.com/channels/call-center-management/articles/313746-workforce-management-why-software-vital-contact-centers.htm" > Click here to view original web page at www.tmcnet.com</a>]]></description>
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		<title>The Forecast is Always Wrong</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Nov 2012 15:36:21 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Forecasting]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://wiseworkforcestrategies.com/?p=1307</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;If your forecasters were the sort of people who could precisely nail the outcomeof a random, chaotic, complex system, day in and day out, then they wouldn’t be forecasting your call centre.  They would be playing the euro-millions lottery for 5 minutes every Friday and spending the rest of the time cruising the shores of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>7 Best Practice Tips for Contact Center Vacation Planning</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Oct 2012 12:46:31 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Scheduling]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://wiseworkforcestrategies.com/?p=1225</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[&#8216;Tis the season to start thinking about next year&#8217;s vacation plan. No, I&#8217;m not talking about YOUR vacation plan (although you need to start thinking about that, too). I&#8217;m talking about the vacation plan for your contact center agents. What!?! You don&#8217;t do vacation planning at your contact center? Whoa! Then this article is coming [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Greg Levin: My Brother-From-Another-Mother</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Sep 2012 13:45:05 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Random Ramblings]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[at-home]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://wiseworkforcestrategies.com/?p=1192</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Do you guys know about Greg Levin? If not, you should. I think he&#8217;s the only other person on the planet who (like me) writes songs about contact centers. Not only does Greg have a knack for writing irreverent-yet-relevant information on all kinds of contact center topics, his song parodies are absolutely HILARIOUS!!! Some of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>5 Resources to Help You Build the Business Case for Workforce Management</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Sep 2012 17:48:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[WFM Business Case]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://wiseworkforcestrategies.com/?p=1046</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Have you decided that next year is the year you will purchase a Workforce Management system? If so, budgeting season is upon us, so it&#8217;s time to build your business case now. A Workforce Management system is no longer a &#8220;nice-to-have&#8221; contact center investment. Actually, it hasn&#8217;t been for quite some time, but some centers [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Measuring the Cost of Lost Time in Your Contact Center</title>
		<link>http://wiseworkforcestrategies.com/measuring-the-cost-of-lost-time-in-your-contact-center/</link>
		<comments>http://wiseworkforcestrategies.com/measuring-the-cost-of-lost-time-in-your-contact-center/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Sep 2012 12:09:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Performance Management]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://wiseworkforcestrategies.com/?p=1011</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Contrary to what agents may believe, you really don&#8217;t know where they are and what they&#8217;re doing the entire time they&#8217;re supposed to be working. Every day, there is a portion of time that is truly&#8230;lost. I use the term &#8220;lost&#8221; because you cannot account for the time. People who were supposed to be handling [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The REAL ROI of a Workforce Management Investment</title>
		<link>http://wiseworkforcestrategies.com/the-real-roi-of-a-workforce-management-investment/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Aug 2012 21:07:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[WFM Business Case]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://wiseworkforcestrategies.com/?p=897</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The REAL ROI of a Workforce Management system investment is not within the software. It&#8217;s what the software enables you to DO with it that counts. Despite the obvious economic challenges of our time, contact centers continue to invest in Workforce Management technology. Why? Because any technology that directly impacts your business&#8217;s most costly resource [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Reverse Customer Appreciation (What a Concept!)</title>
		<link>http://wiseworkforcestrategies.com/reverse-customer-appreciation-what-a-concept/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Apr 2012 13:45:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rebecca</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Random Ramblings]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[agents]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Clark Howard]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://wiseworkforcestrategies.com/?p=653</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I don’t know whether he coined the term, but the popular Consumer Warrior, Clark Howard, frequently refers to contact centers as “Customer-No-Service.” We all have our horror stories of waiting forever to get a hold of a live person only to be transferred and, in many times, disconnected before we ever get our issue resolved. Having [...]]]></description>
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