US20120278136A1 - Dynamic work assignment strategies based on multiple aspects of agent proficiency - Google Patents
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- the present invention is directed generally to servicing a contactor in a contact center and specifically to allocating work items among contact center resources.
- a typical contact center includes a switch and/or server to receive and route incoming packet-switched and/or circuit-switched contacts and one or more resources, such as human agents and automated resources (e.g., Interactive Voice Response (IVR) units), to service the incoming contacts.
- IVR Interactive Voice Response
- Contact centers distribute contacts, whether inbound or outbound, for servicing to any suitable resource according to predefined criteria.
- the criteria for servicing the contact from the moment that the contact center becomes aware of the contact until the contact is connected to an agent are customer-specifiable (i.e., programmable by the operator of the contact center), via a capability called vectoring.
- the controller Normally in present-day ACDs when the ACD system's controller detects that an agent has become available to handle a contact, the controller identifies all predefined contact-handling skills of the agent (usually in some order of priority) and delivers to the agent the highest-priority oldest contact that matches the agent's highest-priority skill. Agents with a higher skill are normally preferred over agents with lower skill levels when assigning an agent to a contact. When agents have multiple skills, the controller is more likely to select a contact for which the agent has a high skill level over a contact for which the agent has a lesser skill level. Generally, the only condition that results in a contact not being delivered to an available agent is that there are no contacts waiting to be handled.
- Skills-based routing which allows each agent to be slotted into a number of agent groups based on the agent's skill types and levels, is an attempt to maximize contact center performance and profitability.
- Skills-based routing systems have been further modified by introducing, as criterion in assigning work items to available agents, the service level associated with each work item.
- Service level refers to the proportion of work item transactions meeting specified objectives or goals. Service level is typically measured over some period of time or over some number of transactions.
- Examples of service levels are the percentage of customer problems resolved without further activity (one-and-done), the proportion of telephone calls handled by a qualified representative without requiring a transfer or referral to another agent, the proportion of telephone calls that can be connected to a server without delay, the proportion of email requests that are answered within 24 hours, the proportion of transactions handled not resulting in a customer complaint, the proportion of preferred customer calls handled by fully qualified agents, the percentage of Spanish customers handled by an agent fluent in Spanish, the percentage of telephone calls not abandoned by the customer before connection to an agent, the percentage of customer inquiry telephone calls that are not blocked at the central office switch, the percentage of customer sessions with the self-service World Wide Web pages that are not aborted while waiting for a display, the percentage of customer requests via telephone that can be completed immediately while on the phone, and the percentage of priority telephone calls answered within 8 seconds and handled properly by a qualified server, to name but a few.
- a contact center's goal for a service level is a particular desired value of the service level.
- the goal is said to be satisfied or attained if the attained or measured service level is at least as high as the desired service level for the goal.
- the goal is said to be not satisfied or unattained if the realized service level is less than the desired service level. For example, the goal of at least 85% of telephone calls from preferred customers each day being answered within 12 seconds would be attained if, among the telephone calls from preferred customers during the current day, 87% were answered within 12 seconds; inversely, if only 84% of such calls are answered within 12 seconds, the goal would be unattained.
- the skill level is normally a simple integer assigned to each skill that the agent can perform and is a composite of all of the various and numerous aspects of agent proficiency or expertise.
- One example of such a contact routing algorithm is described in U.S. Pat. No. 6,173,053 (“the '053 patent”).
- the algorithm described in the '053 patent uses agent profiles to identify a best agent to service an incoming contact. Each agent has a service profile for each contact type or skill that they handle.
- a “contact type” is determined by segmentation using suitable criteria, such as language, intent, geography, channel, and the like.
- a service profile includes present values of a number of service metrics, such as agent proficiency, profitability, customer satisfaction, and agent satisfaction.
- service metrics such as agent proficiency, profitability, customer satisfaction, and agent satisfaction.
- the present values of the service metrics of the service profile of each agent who is available to handle the contact are combined into a score according to one of a number of formulas, which correspond to that contact type, and the agent with the best score is assigned to the contact.
- the assigned agent finishes handling the contact, his or her performance is evaluated based on the service metrics, and the valuations are used to revise the present values of the service metrics of that agent's service profile.
- the revision process gives more weight to valuations of more-recently-handled contacts to reflect both long-term and short-term agent performance trends and variations.
- contact allocation algorithms can have drawbacks. By focusing solely on a composite score they ignore other aspects of agent proficiency. Such aspects include agent effectiveness, speed, efficiency, experience, cross-sell ability, and the like. They also fail to consider the interplay between contact center goals and aspects of agent proficiency. When different sets of goals are unmet in the contact center, it may advantageous to focus on different aspects of agent proficiency to address the unmet goal sets. By way of illustration, when there is limited work and a surplus of available agents the optimal strategy may be to focus on the agent aspect of effectiveness and assign what work there is to the most effective agents. When work queues are excessively long, the optimal strategy may be to focus on the agent aspect of speed and assign work to the fastest agents.
- the present invention is directed generally to a resource allocation system and method that dynamically and automatically applies different work item destination routing algorithms under different contact center conditions.
- a method for servicing work items in a contact center has a number (or set) of performance goals.
- Exemplary contact center objectives or goals include, in addition to the goal examples noted above, a maximum wait time in a work item queue, minimum agent staffing level in an agent queue, minimum revenue realized per serviced work item, a minimum customer satisfaction level, maximum time for an agent to a work item, a minimum number of contacts to be serviced by a set of agents during a selected time period, and/or a specified degree of compliance therewith.
- the steps of the method include:
- the work item can be any item of work for a contact center resource, such as a human or robotic agent.
- a work item is a contact, such as a voice call, an email, a facsimile, a voice message, an instant message, and Web chat.
- the servicing destination can be a contact center resource, such as a human agent, an automated attendant, an Interactive Voice Recognition unit or IVR, and a class of service, such as a work item queue.
- a contact center resource such as a human agent, an automated attendant, an Interactive Voice Recognition unit or IVR, and a class of service, such as a work item queue.
- the status of goal realization can take many different forms.
- the status can be based on a simple binary system; that is, the goal is either attained or not attained based on the service level measured for the goal.
- the status can be based on meeting various selected service levels for a corresponding goal and/or levels of compliance with the goal. For example, the goal is satisfied for only Y % of contacts, is X % out of compliance, and the like.
- the status can be a combination of the foregoing.
- the agent selection criterion is one or more aspects of agent proficiency.
- exemplary aspects of agent proficiency include agent effectiveness, revenue generating proficiency, customer satisfaction level, speed, efficiency, experience, cross-sell ability, personal satisfaction, proficiency at closing the sale, and occupancy.
- the selection criterion is typically one or more qualifiers.
- a goal satisfaction table is maintained to facilitate determination of the appropriate selection criteria.
- the goal satisfaction table maps the differing sets of outcomes for the various goals against the desired selection criteria.
- the present invention can have a number of advantages relative to the prior art. For example, the present invention does not use a composite score and thereby ignore other aspects of agent proficiency. It can dynamically consider the various agent proficiency aspects based on the conditions of the contact center to achieve the best results under the current conditions. By using different selection criteria or selection algorithms for different sets of goal statuses, the present invention can dynamically consider the complex interplay between, often conflicting, contact center goals, such as revenue generation and customer satisfaction. As will be appreciated, the priorities of the goals typically vary depending on the contact center state.
- FIG. 1 is a block diagram depicting a contact center according to an embodiment of the present invention
- FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a server according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 3 is a goal satisfaction table mapping goal status against desired agent proficiency aspect for an embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 4 is a flow chart depicting an operational embodiment of the routing agent according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 5 is a goal satisfaction table mapping goal status against desired agent proficiency aspect for another embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 6 is a flow chart depicting an operational embodiment of the routing agent according to yet another embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 7 is a flow chart depicting an operational embodiment of the routing agent and agent in contact selector according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 8 is a goal satisfaction table mapping agent skill against goal status for an embodiment of the present invention.
- the invention will be illustrated below in conjunction with an exemplary communication system. Although well suited for use with, e.g., a system having an ACD or other similar contact processing switch, the invention is not limited to use with any particular type of communication system switch or configuration of system elements. Those skilled in the art will recognize that the disclosed techniques may be used in any communication application in which it is desirable to provide improved contact processing.
- FIG. 1 shows an illustrative embodiment of the present invention.
- a contact center 100 comprises a central server 110 , a set of data stores or databases 114 containing contact or customer related information and other information that can enhance the value and efficiency of the contact, and a plurality of servers, namely a voice mail server 118 , an Interactive Voice Response unit or IVR 122 , and other servers 126 , a switch 130 , a plurality of working agents (not shown) operating packet-switched (first) telecommunication devices 134 - 1 to N (such as computer work stations or personal computers), and/or circuit-switched (second) telecommunication devices 138 - 1 to M, all interconnected by a local area network LAN (or wide area network WAN) 142 .
- LAN local area network LAN
- WAN wide area network WAN
- the servers can be connected via optional communication lines 146 to the switch 130 .
- the other servers 126 can also include a scanner (which is normally not connected to the switch 130 or Web server), VoIP software, video contact software, voice messaging software, an IP voice server, a fax server, a web server, and an email server) and the like.
- the switch 130 is connected via a plurality of trunks 150 to the Public Switch Telecommunication Network or PSTN 154 and via link(s) 152 to the second telecommunication devices 138 - 1 to M.
- a gateway 158 is positioned between the server 110 and the packet-switched network 162 to process communications passing between the server 110 and the network 162 .
- switch or “server” as used herein should be understood to include a PBX, an ACD, an enterprise switch, an enterprise server, or other type of telecommunications system switch or server, as well as other types of processor-based communication control devices such as media servers, computers, adjuncts, etc.
- the server 110 is in communication with a plurality of customer communication lines 200 a - y (which can be one or more trunks, phone lines, etc.) and agent communication line 204 (which can be a voice-and-data transmission line such as LAN 142 and/or a circuit switched voice line 140 ).
- the server 110 can include Avaya Inc.'s an Operational AnalystTM with On-Line Analytical Processing or OLAP technology or a Call Management System or CMS 228 that gathers contact records and contact-center statistics for use in generating contact-center reports.
- OA and CMS will hereinafter be referred to jointly as CMS 228 .
- the switch 130 and/or server 110 can be any architecture for directing contacts to one or more telecommunication devices.
- the switch and/or server can be a modified form of the subscriber-premises equipment disclosed in U.S. Pat. Nos. 6,192,122; 6,173,053; 6,163,607; 5,982,873; 5,905,793; 5,828,747; and 5,206,903, all of which are incorporated herein by this reference; Avaya Inc.'s DefinityTM Private-Branch Exchange (PBX)-based ACD system; MultiVantageTM PBX, CRM Central 2000 ServerTM, Communication ManagerTM, S8300TM, IP600TM or S8700TM media server, and/or Avaya Interaction CenterTM.
- PBX Private-Branch Exchange
- the switch/server is a stored-program-controlled system that conventionally includes interfaces to external communication links, a communications switching fabric, service circuits (e.g., tone generators, announcement circuits, etc.), memory for storing control programs and data, and a processor (i.e., a computer) for executing the stored control programs to control the interfaces and the fabric and to provide automatic contact-distribution functionality.
- the switch and/or server typically include a network interface card (not shown) to provide services to the serviced telecommunication devices.
- Other types of known switches and servers are well known in the art and therefore not described in detail herein.
- each work item queue 208 a - n corresponds to a different set of agent skills, as does each agent queue 212 a - n.
- work items are prioritized and either are enqueued in individual ones of the work item queues 208 a - n in their order of priority or are enqueued in different ones of a plurality of work item queues that correspond to a different priority.
- each agent's skills are prioritized according to his or her level of expertise in that skill, and either agents are enqueued in individual ones of agent queues 212 a - n in their order of expertise level or are enqueued in different ones of a plurality of agent queues 212 a - n that correspond to a skill and each one of which corresponds to a different expertise level.
- Included among the control programs in the server 110 is a work item vector 216 .
- Contacts incoming to the contact center are assigned by work item vector 216 to different work item queues 208 a - n based upon a number of predetermined criteria, including customer identity, customer needs, contact center needs, current work item center queue lengths, customer value, and the agent skill that is required for the proper handling of the contact. Agents who are available for handling contacts are assigned to agent queues 212 a - n based upon the skills that they possess. An agent may have multiple skills, and hence may be assigned to multiple agent queues 212 a - n simultaneously.
- an agent may have different levels of skill expertise (e.g., skill levels 1 -N in one configuration or merely primary skills and secondary skills in another configuration), and hence may be assigned to different agent queues 212 a - n at different expertise levels.
- Call vectoring one type of work item routing, is described in DEFINITY Communications System Generic 3 Call Vectoring/Expert Agent Selection (EAS) Guide, AT&T publication no. 555-230-520 (Issue 3, Nov. 1993).
- Skills-based ACD is described in further detail in U.S. Pat. Nos. 6,173,053 and 5,206,903.
- the gateway 158 can be Avaya Inc.'s, G700TM, G600TM, or MCC/SCCTM media gateway and may be implemented as hardware such as via an adjunct processor (as shown) or as a chip in the server.
- IP hardphones such as the Avaya Inc.'s, 4600 Series IP PhonesTM
- IP softphones such as Avaya Inc.'s, IP SoftphoneTM
- PDAs Personal Computers or PCs
- laptops packet-based H.320 video phones and conferencing units, packet-based voice messaging and response units, and packet-based traditional computer telephony adjuncts.
- the second telecommunication devices 138 - 1 , . . . 138 -M are circuit-switched.
- Each of the telecommunication devices 138 - 1 , . . . 138 -M corresponds to one of a set of internal extensions Ext 1 , . . . ExtM, respectively.
- These extensions are referred to herein as “internal” in that they are extensions within the premises that are directly serviced by the switch. More particularly, these extensions correspond to conventional telecommunication device endpoints serviced by the switch/server, and the switch/server can direct incoming contacts to and receive outgoing contacts from these extensions in a conventional manner.
- the second telecommunication devices can include, for example, wired and wireless telephones, PDAs, H. 320 video phones and conferencing units, voice messaging and response units, and traditional computer telephony adjuncts.
- the invention does not require any particular type of information transport medium between switch or server and first and second telecommunication devices, i.e., the invention may be implemented with any desired type of transport medium as well as combinations of different types of transport medium.
- the packet-switched network 162 can be any data and/or distributed processing network, such as the Internet.
- the network 162 typically includes proxies (not shown), registrars (not shown), and routers (not shown) for managing packet flows.
- the packet-switched network 162 is in communication with an external first telecommunication device 174 via a gateway 178 , and the circuit-switched network 154 with an external second telecommunication device 180 .
- These telecommunication devices are referred to as “external” in that they are not directly supported as telecommunication device endpoints by the switch or server.
- the telecommunication devices 174 and 180 are an example of devices more generally referred to herein as “external endpoints.”
- the server 110 , network 162 , and first telecommunication devices 134 are Session Initiation Protocol or SIP compatible and can include interfaces for various other protocols such as the Lightweight Directory Access Protocol or LDAP, H.248, H.323, Simple Mail Transfer Protocol or SMTP, IMAP4, ISDN, El/T1, and analog line or trunk.
- LDAP Lightweight Directory Access Protocol
- H.248, H.323, Simple Mail Transfer Protocol or SMTP Simple Mail Transfer Protocol or SMTP
- IMAP4 Simple Mail Transfer Protocol
- ISDN ISDN
- El/T1 analog line or trunk.
- FIG. 1 the configuration of the switch, server, user telecommunication devices, and other elements as shown in FIG. 1 is for purposes of illustration only and should not be construed as limiting the invention to any particular arrangement of elements.
- the central server 110 is notified via LAN 142 of an incoming contact by the telecommunications component (e.g., switch 130 , fax server, email server, web server, and/or other server) receiving the incoming contact.
- the incoming contact is held by the receiving telecommunications component until the server 110 forwards instructions to the component to forward or route the contact to a specific contact center resource, such as the IVR unit 122 , the voice mail server 118 , and/or first or second telecommunication device 134 , 138 associated with a selected agent.
- the server 110 distributes and connects these contacts to telecommunication devices of available agents based on the predetermined criteria noted above.
- the central server 110 forwards a voice contact (or first work item) to an agent, the central server 110 also forwards customer-related information from databases 114 to the agent's computer work station for viewing (such as by a pop-up display) to permit the agent to better serve the customer.
- the central server may forward a list of work items to an available agent to preview before forwarding the contact itself and the data associated therewith to the agent.
- the agents process the contacts or work items sent to them by the central server 110 .
- This embodiment is particularly suited for a Customer Relationship Management (CRM) environment in which customers are permitted to use any media to contact a business. In a CRM environment, both real-time and non-real-time contacts must be handled and distributed with equal efficiency and effectiveness.
- CRM Customer Relationship Management
- an agent and work item selector 220 and routing agent 232 included among the programs executing on the server 110 are an agent and work item selector 220 and routing agent 232 .
- the selector 220 and routing agent 232 are stored either in the main memory or in a peripheral memory (e.g., disk, CD ROM, etc.) or some other computer-readable medium of the center 100 .
- the selector 220 and agent 232 collectively effect an assignment between available contacts and available agents in a way that tends to maximize contact center efficiency for the current contact center state.
- the selector 220 uses predefined criteria in selecting an appropriate agent to service the contact.
- the routing agent 232 assists the work item vector 216 in routing the contacts to the appropriate queue 208 and/or the selector 220 in routing a contact to a most desirable agent in the queue 212 .
- the routing agent 232 obtains, for each of a plurality of contact center goals or objectives, status information, or information respecting whether or not a corresponding goal is being met or unmet and/or a level to which the corresponding goal is being met or unmet.
- exemplary goal levels can be expressed as actual, average or median wait times in each queue 208 , actual, average, or median agent staffing levels in each queue 212 , actual, average, or median revenue (whether gross or net) realized by a designated set of agents (such as the agents in an agent skill queue) per serviced contact, a customer satisfaction level for a set of designated agents determined during or after servicing of each customer's contact, actual, average, or median time for the agents in a set of designated agents to service contacts, and number of contacts to be serviced by a set of designated agents during a selected time period.
- This information, along with other statistics is typically gathered by the CMS 228 .
- the agent and customer profiles are typically maintained and updated by a profile generator (not shown).
- the generator collects selected metrics for the contact. These metrics include the skill involved in servicing the contact, the identifier of the servicing agent, the contact duration, the transaction or contact type (e.g., catalog sale, information request, complaint, etc.), the time-of-day, the result (e.g., the type of sale, the number of units sold, revenue generated, service ticket closure or escalation, the information provided, etc.), a self-rating of the servicing agent respecting the agent's proficiency in handling the contact, the rating of the customer of the agent's proficiency in handling the contact, the rating of another party, such as the agent's supervisor or another observer, of how the contact was serviced, whether the agent requested assistance, and whether the agent's training was completed, and stores the information in the database 114 , such as CMS 228 .
- the metrics over a selected period of time are typically stored under each agent's profile.
- Each agent profile typically includes metrics associated with
- agent proficiency aspects typically relate to a broad variety of agent proficiency aspects, which can vary by agent skill type (or work item type) for multi-skilled agents.
- Exemplary proficiency aspects include agent effectiveness (e.g., X % of contacts serviced by agent have a favorable outcome for the customer and/or contact center), agent revenue generating proficiency (e.g., $Y generated by the agent per serviced contact), agent customer satisfaction level (e.g., Z % of contacts serviced by agent received a satisfactory customer satisfaction level rating), the agent speed (e.g., average contact service time for agent is W minutes/contact, U % of contacts are serviced within V minutes), agent efficiency (e.g., T % of contacts serviced by agent are one-and-done), experience (e.g., number of months/years agent has serviced contacts), ability to cross-sell (e.g., S % of contacts serviced by agent result in additional revenue due to cross-selling), personal agent satisfaction (e.g., the agent most prefers serving work items of skill X
- each aspect can be a composite of multiple different metrics.
- the effectiveness of an agent can be a function of the percent of contacts having a successful outcome, the average value realized for each contact, and the average customer feedback score.
- one proficiency aspect can be a function, at least in part, of another proficiency aspect.
- the agent 232 dynamically and automatically provides the most relevant proficiency aspect (or metric) to the selector 220 as conditions change within the contact center.
- a “condition” in a contact center is defined as the realization status of a goal and/or the level of satisfaction or dissatisfaction of a goal.
- the contact center maintains one or more goal satisfaction tables mapping the goal status against the desired set of agent proficiency aspects to be employed in work item routing.
- many goals are inconsistent or conflicting, and the tables permit the agent 232 to select routing criteria and/or algorithm that addresses a particular goal or set of goals considered most important in view of the particular facts surrounding the performance of the contact center at the time of agent selection.
- FIG. 3 is an example of goal satisfaction table 300 .
- the horizontal axis 304 provides the status of a selected goal while the vertical axis 308 provides the suitable agent proficiency metric for a unique set of contact center conditions.
- the first agent proficiency aspect is to be used in work item routing when each of the first, second, . . . Nth goals are met.
- the second agent proficiency aspect is to be used in work item routing when each of the first and second goals have been met but the Nth goal is unmet.
- the Mth agent proficiency aspect is to be used in work item routing when each of the first, second, . . . Nth goals are unmet. Stated more simply, when there is a shortage of work the agent 232 could select the available agent having the highest metric for agent effectiveness.
- the agent 232 could select the contact for servicing by the available agent that requires the agent skill having the highest metric for agent efficiency.
- the table 300 is depicted as being two-dimensional, one of ordinary skill in the art will readily appreciate that it can have more than two dimensions, depending on the application. As will be further appreciated, the table is not required to be binary. It can reflect the varying degrees to which a selected goal is being met or not being met (i.e., the first goal has a status of being only X % satisfied) and/or the trend or rate at which the goal is changing (i.e., the first or second mathematical derivative of the function describing the time variation in the goal).
- each agent queue 212 , or enterprise department or business segment can have a different goal satisfaction table (e.g., a sales department versus a service or customer help department).
- stored list or “table” should be understood to include any ordered set of information or data stored in memory or other storage device accessible to the switch and/or server.
- the invention does not require that the information be stored in any particular length or format, e.g., a tabular format, a closed- or open-set, and numerous suitable storage formats will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art.
- the selector 220 selects a suitable agent to service a work item at the head of a queue 208 based, at least in part, on the controlling agent proficiency aspect (or set of proficiency aspects) received from the agent 232 . For example, when several agents are currently available or will be available within a selected period of time to service the work item the selector 220 selects the agent from among the group that has the highest metric score for the controlling agent proficiency aspect (or the highest metric scores for the set of proficiency aspects).
- the work item routed to the agent is the work item that requires the agent proficiency aspect for which the agent has the highest metric or score.
- step 400 a contact arrives at the head of a work item queue 208 having skill X.
- step 404 the agent 232 determines the status of the various contact center goals. Typically, the agent 232 obtains this information from CMS 228 .
- the agent 232 maps the statuses of the various goals to the goal satisfaction table 300 to select a pertinent controlling agent proficiency aspect or set of controlling agent proficiency aspects. “Mapping” refers broadly to include any technique for determining if a given set of contact center goal statuses has a corresponding entry on a stored list. The agent 232 then provides the set of aspects to the selector 220 .
- step 412 the selector 220 retrieves the profile(s) 416 of each currently available agent in the skill X agent queue 212 servicing the skill X work item queue 208 .
- the profile(s) are typically obtained from the database 114 .
- step 420 the selector 220 , based on the controlling set of aspects and each agent's respective scores on each of the aspects, selects the appropriate agent to service the work item.
- step 424 the selector 220 delivers the work item to the selected agent.
- the agent 232 then returns to step 400 to repeat the foregoing steps for the next work item reaching the head of the skill X work item queue 208 .
- a multi-skilled agent becomes available to service one of a plurality of different types of available work items (each of which he is skilled to service), and the agent 232 , based on the condition of the contact center, selects the appropriate skill of the plurality of agent skills to use in selecting the appropriate work item.
- the specific skill selection criteria depends on the current statuses, outcomes, and/or levels of realization of the various contact center goals.
- FIG. 8 depicts a goal satisfaction table 800 for use by the agent 232 in this embodiment.
- the horizontal axis 804 maps the status of each goal against the agent skill on the vertical axis 808 .
- the first agent skill is selected as the basis for selecting the appropriate work item from among the queued plurality of different types of work items.
- the selected work item is generally the most consistent with the selected skill.
- a multi-skilled agent becomes available for servicing a queued work item, and there are a plurality of queued work items, typically at the heads of different queues, that he or she is skilled to service.
- step 704 the agent 232 determines the status of the various contact center goals. Typically, the agent 232 obtains this information from CMS 228 .
- the agent 232 maps the statuses of the various goals to the goal satisfaction table 800 to select a pertinent skill or set of skills of the available agent to use in selecting which of the available work items the agent will service. For example, when there are a few work items in the queues and the goals are met the selector 220 selects the agent skill in which the agent is most effective. Conversely when there is a high volume of work items in the queues and one or more of the goals are not met, the skill is selected for which the agent is faster compared to his or her peers.
- step 712 the selector 220 , based on the selected skill or set of skills selects the work item for assignment to the agent.
- step 716 the assigned work item is delivered to the agent for servicing.
- the agent 232 then returns to step 700 to await the next agent becoming available.
- the agent 232 selects the appropriate queue 208 (or class of service) for an incoming contact based on the condition of the contact center.
- the specific selection criteria e.g., set of qualifiers
- queue selection algorithm used to select the appropriate work item queue 208 for a given contact depends on the current statuses, outcomes, and/or levels of realization of the various contact center goals.
- FIG. 5 depicts a goal satisfaction table 500 for use by the agent 232 in this embodiment.
- the horizontal axis 504 maps the status of each goal against the qualifier (or set of qualifiers) on the vertical axis 508 .
- the contact is assigned the first qualifier (or first set of qualifiers).
- a qualifier refers to an attribute assigned to a contact that determines, at least in part, to which work item queue 208 the corresponding contact is forwarded (or to which class of service the contact is assigned).
- qualifiers include contactor attributes (identity, language, socioeconomic status, value to the contact center, and business history with the enterprise operating the contact center), contact attributes (e.g., communication channel or media), and contactor needs (e.g., type or nature of contact, and purpose of contact).
- contactor attributes identity, language, socioeconomic status, value to the contact center, and business history with the enterprise operating the contact center
- contact attributes e.g., communication channel or media
- contactor needs e.g., type or nature of contact, and purpose of contact.
- step 600 an incoming contact arrives at the contact center.
- step 604 the agent 232 determines the status of the various contact center goals. Typically, the agent 232 obtains this information from CMS 228 .
- step 608 the agent 232 maps the statuses of the various goals to the goal satisfaction table 300 to select a pertinent set of qualifier(s) for the contact.
- the agent 232 then provides the controlling qualifier(s) and/or queue selection algorithm to the work item vector 216 .
- the work item vector 216 applies rules to the set of contact qualifier(s) received from the agent 232 and any other contact qualifier already assigned to the contact to select a desired skill queue 208 to service the contact.
- the rules may be those currently used in the art or rules configured specifically for the contact center application.
- the work item vector 216 delivers the contact to the selected queue 208 known techniques. Typically, a pointer to the contact is positioned in the appropriate queue position queue data structure.
- the agent 232 then returns to step 600 to await the next incoming contact.
- the server and/or switch can be a software-controlled system including a processing unit (CPU), microprocessor, or other type of digital data processor executing software or an Application-Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC) as well as various portions or combinations of such elements.
- the memory may be a random access memory (RAM), a read-only memory (ROM), or combinations of these and other types of electronic memory devices.
- the present invention in various embodiments, includes components, methods, processes, systems and/or apparatus substantially as depicted and described herein, including various embodiments, subcombinations, and subsets thereof. Those of skill in the art will understand how to make and use the present invention after understanding the present disclosure.
- the present invention in various embodiments, includes providing devices and processes in the absence of items not depicted and/or described herein or in various embodiments hereof, including in the absence of such items as may have been used in previous devices or processes, e.g., for improving performance, achieving ease and ⁇ or reducing cost of implementation.
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- This application is a divisional of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/064,367, filed Feb. 22, 2005, which claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 60/613,994, filed Sep. 27, 2004, the entire disclosures of which are hereby incorporated herein by reference.
- The present invention is directed generally to servicing a contactor in a contact center and specifically to allocating work items among contact center resources.
- Contact centers, such as Automatic Call Distribution or ACD systems, are employed by many enterprises to service customer contacts. A typical contact center includes a switch and/or server to receive and route incoming packet-switched and/or circuit-switched contacts and one or more resources, such as human agents and automated resources (e.g., Interactive Voice Response (IVR) units), to service the incoming contacts. Contact centers distribute contacts, whether inbound or outbound, for servicing to any suitable resource according to predefined criteria. In many existing systems, the criteria for servicing the contact from the moment that the contact center becomes aware of the contact until the contact is connected to an agent are customer-specifiable (i.e., programmable by the operator of the contact center), via a capability called vectoring. Normally in present-day ACDs when the ACD system's controller detects that an agent has become available to handle a contact, the controller identifies all predefined contact-handling skills of the agent (usually in some order of priority) and delivers to the agent the highest-priority oldest contact that matches the agent's highest-priority skill. Agents with a higher skill are normally preferred over agents with lower skill levels when assigning an agent to a contact. When agents have multiple skills, the controller is more likely to select a contact for which the agent has a high skill level over a contact for which the agent has a lesser skill level. Generally, the only condition that results in a contact not being delivered to an available agent is that there are no contacts waiting to be handled.
- Contact-distribution algorithms ultimately seek to maximize contact center performance and profitability. That may involve minimizing cost, maximizing contact throughput, and/or maximizing revenue, among others. Skills-based routing, which allows each agent to be slotted into a number of agent groups based on the agent's skill types and levels, is an attempt to maximize contact center performance and profitability. Skills-based routing systems have been further modified by introducing, as criterion in assigning work items to available agents, the service level associated with each work item. Service level refers to the proportion of work item transactions meeting specified objectives or goals. Service level is typically measured over some period of time or over some number of transactions. Examples of service levels are the percentage of customer problems resolved without further activity (one-and-done), the proportion of telephone calls handled by a qualified representative without requiring a transfer or referral to another agent, the proportion of telephone calls that can be connected to a server without delay, the proportion of email requests that are answered within 24 hours, the proportion of transactions handled not resulting in a customer complaint, the proportion of preferred customer calls handled by fully qualified agents, the percentage of Spanish customers handled by an agent fluent in Spanish, the percentage of telephone calls not abandoned by the customer before connection to an agent, the percentage of customer inquiry telephone calls that are not blocked at the central office switch, the percentage of customer sessions with the self-service World Wide Web pages that are not aborted while waiting for a display, the percentage of customer requests via telephone that can be completed immediately while on the phone, and the percentage of priority telephone calls answered within 8 seconds and handled properly by a qualified server, to name but a few.
- A contact center's goal for a service level is a particular desired value of the service level. The goal is said to be satisfied or attained if the attained or measured service level is at least as high as the desired service level for the goal. Conversely, the goal is said to be not satisfied or unattained if the realized service level is less than the desired service level. For example, the goal of at least 85% of telephone calls from preferred customers each day being answered within 12 seconds would be attained if, among the telephone calls from preferred customers during the current day, 87% were answered within 12 seconds; inversely, if only 84% of such calls are answered within 12 seconds, the goal would be unattained.
- In existing skills-based contact routing algorithms using service levels as part of the work item routing determination, the skill level is normally a simple integer assigned to each skill that the agent can perform and is a composite of all of the various and numerous aspects of agent proficiency or expertise. One example of such a contact routing algorithm is described in U.S. Pat. No. 6,173,053 (“the '053 patent”). The algorithm described in the '053 patent uses agent profiles to identify a best agent to service an incoming contact. Each agent has a service profile for each contact type or skill that they handle. As will be appreciated, a “contact type” is determined by segmentation using suitable criteria, such as language, intent, geography, channel, and the like. A service profile includes present values of a number of service metrics, such as agent proficiency, profitability, customer satisfaction, and agent satisfaction. When a contact of a particular type is available for servicing, the present values of the service metrics of the service profile of each agent who is available to handle the contact are combined into a score according to one of a number of formulas, which correspond to that contact type, and the agent with the best score is assigned to the contact. When the assigned agent finishes handling the contact, his or her performance is evaluated based on the service metrics, and the valuations are used to revise the present values of the service metrics of that agent's service profile. The revision process gives more weight to valuations of more-recently-handled contacts to reflect both long-term and short-term agent performance trends and variations.
- These contact allocation algorithms can have drawbacks. By focusing solely on a composite score they ignore other aspects of agent proficiency. Such aspects include agent effectiveness, speed, efficiency, experience, cross-sell ability, and the like. They also fail to consider the interplay between contact center goals and aspects of agent proficiency. When different sets of goals are unmet in the contact center, it may advantageous to focus on different aspects of agent proficiency to address the unmet goal sets. By way of illustration, when there is limited work and a surplus of available agents the optimal strategy may be to focus on the agent aspect of effectiveness and assign what work there is to the most effective agents. When work queues are excessively long, the optimal strategy may be to focus on the agent aspect of speed and assign work to the fastest agents.
- These and other needs are addressed by the various embodiments and configurations of the present invention. The present invention is directed generally to a resource allocation system and method that dynamically and automatically applies different work item destination routing algorithms under different contact center conditions.
- In a first embodiment, a method for servicing work items in a contact center is provided. The contact center has a number (or set) of performance goals. Exemplary contact center objectives or goals include, in addition to the goal examples noted above, a maximum wait time in a work item queue, minimum agent staffing level in an agent queue, minimum revenue realized per serviced work item, a minimum customer satisfaction level, maximum time for an agent to a work item, a minimum number of contacts to be serviced by a set of agents during a selected time period, and/or a specified degree of compliance therewith. The steps of the method include:
- (a) selecting a work item for routing to a servicing destination;
- (b) determining, for each performance goal, a status of goal realization; and
- (c) selecting the servicing destination based, at least in part, on the statuses of the performance goals. Differing sets of goal statuses commonly result in differing sets of servicing destination selection criteria and/or different work item routing algorithms.
- The work item can be any item of work for a contact center resource, such as a human or robotic agent. Typically, a work item is a contact, such as a voice call, an email, a facsimile, a voice message, an instant message, and Web chat.
- The servicing destination can be a contact center resource, such as a human agent, an automated attendant, an Interactive Voice Recognition unit or IVR, and a class of service, such as a work item queue.
- The status of goal realization can take many different forms. The status can be based on a simple binary system; that is, the goal is either attained or not attained based on the service level measured for the goal. The status can be based on meeting various selected service levels for a corresponding goal and/or levels of compliance with the goal. For example, the goal is satisfied for only Y % of contacts, is X % out of compliance, and the like. The status can be a combination of the foregoing.
- When the servicing destination is an agent, the agent selection criterion is one or more aspects of agent proficiency. Exemplary aspects of agent proficiency include agent effectiveness, revenue generating proficiency, customer satisfaction level, speed, efficiency, experience, cross-sell ability, personal satisfaction, proficiency at closing the sale, and occupancy.
- When the servicing destination is a class of service or work item queue, the selection criterion is typically one or more qualifiers.
- In one configuration, a goal satisfaction table is maintained to facilitate determination of the appropriate selection criteria. The goal satisfaction table maps the differing sets of outcomes for the various goals against the desired selection criteria.
- The present invention can have a number of advantages relative to the prior art. For example, the present invention does not use a composite score and thereby ignore other aspects of agent proficiency. It can dynamically consider the various agent proficiency aspects based on the conditions of the contact center to achieve the best results under the current conditions. By using different selection criteria or selection algorithms for different sets of goal statuses, the present invention can dynamically consider the complex interplay between, often conflicting, contact center goals, such as revenue generation and customer satisfaction. As will be appreciated, the priorities of the goals typically vary depending on the contact center state.
- These and other advantages will be apparent from the disclosure of the invention(s) contained herein.
- The above-described embodiments and configurations are neither complete nor exhaustive. As will be appreciated, other embodiments of the invention are possible utilizing, alone or in combination, one or more of the features set forth above or described in detail below.
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FIG. 1 is a block diagram depicting a contact center according to an embodiment of the present invention; -
FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a server according to an embodiment of the present invention; -
FIG. 3 is a goal satisfaction table mapping goal status against desired agent proficiency aspect for an embodiment of the present invention; -
FIG. 4 is a flow chart depicting an operational embodiment of the routing agent according to an embodiment of the present invention; -
FIG. 5 is a goal satisfaction table mapping goal status against desired agent proficiency aspect for another embodiment of the present invention; -
FIG. 6 is a flow chart depicting an operational embodiment of the routing agent according to yet another embodiment of the present invention; -
FIG. 7 is a flow chart depicting an operational embodiment of the routing agent and agent in contact selector according to an embodiment of the present invention; and -
FIG. 8 is a goal satisfaction table mapping agent skill against goal status for an embodiment of the present invention. - The invention will be illustrated below in conjunction with an exemplary communication system. Although well suited for use with, e.g., a system having an ACD or other similar contact processing switch, the invention is not limited to use with any particular type of communication system switch or configuration of system elements. Those skilled in the art will recognize that the disclosed techniques may be used in any communication application in which it is desirable to provide improved contact processing.
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FIG. 1 shows an illustrative embodiment of the present invention. Acontact center 100 comprises acentral server 110, a set of data stores ordatabases 114 containing contact or customer related information and other information that can enhance the value and efficiency of the contact, and a plurality of servers, namely avoice mail server 118, an Interactive Voice Response unit orIVR 122, andother servers 126, aswitch 130, a plurality of working agents (not shown) operating packet-switched (first) telecommunication devices 134-1 to N (such as computer work stations or personal computers), and/or circuit-switched (second) telecommunication devices 138-1 to M, all interconnected by a local area network LAN (or wide area network WAN) 142. The servers can be connected via optional communication lines 146 to theswitch 130. As will be appreciated, theother servers 126 can also include a scanner (which is normally not connected to theswitch 130 or Web server), VoIP software, video contact software, voice messaging software, an IP voice server, a fax server, a web server, and an email server) and the like. Theswitch 130 is connected via a plurality oftrunks 150 to the Public Switch Telecommunication Network orPSTN 154 and via link(s) 152 to the second telecommunication devices 138-1 to M. Agateway 158 is positioned between theserver 110 and the packet-switchednetwork 162 to process communications passing between theserver 110 and thenetwork 162. - The term “switch” or “server” as used herein should be understood to include a PBX, an ACD, an enterprise switch, an enterprise server, or other type of telecommunications system switch or server, as well as other types of processor-based communication control devices such as media servers, computers, adjuncts, etc.
- Referring to
FIG. 2 , one possible configuration of theserver 110 is depicted. Theserver 110 is in communication with a plurality of customer communication lines 200 a-y (which can be one or more trunks, phone lines, etc.) and agent communication line 204 (which can be a voice-and-data transmission line such asLAN 142 and/or a circuit switched voice line 140). Theserver 110 can include Avaya Inc.'s an Operational Analyst™ with On-Line Analytical Processing or OLAP technology or a Call Management System orCMS 228 that gathers contact records and contact-center statistics for use in generating contact-center reports. OA and CMS will hereinafter be referred to jointly asCMS 228. - The
switch 130 and/orserver 110 can be any architecture for directing contacts to one or more telecommunication devices. Illustratively, the switch and/or server can be a modified form of the subscriber-premises equipment disclosed in U.S. Pat. Nos. 6,192,122; 6,173,053; 6,163,607; 5,982,873; 5,905,793; 5,828,747; and 5,206,903, all of which are incorporated herein by this reference; Avaya Inc.'s Definity™ Private-Branch Exchange (PBX)-based ACD system; MultiVantage™ PBX, CRM Central 2000 Server™, Communication Manager™, S8300™, IP600™ or S8700™ media server, and/or Avaya Interaction Center™. Typically, the switch/server is a stored-program-controlled system that conventionally includes interfaces to external communication links, a communications switching fabric, service circuits (e.g., tone generators, announcement circuits, etc.), memory for storing control programs and data, and a processor (i.e., a computer) for executing the stored control programs to control the interfaces and the fabric and to provide automatic contact-distribution functionality. The switch and/or server typically include a network interface card (not shown) to provide services to the serviced telecommunication devices. Other types of known switches and servers are well known in the art and therefore not described in detail herein. - Referring to
FIG. 2 , included among the data stored in theserver 110 is a set of work item queues 208 a-n and a separate set of agent queues 212 a-n. Each work item queue 208 a-n corresponds to a different set of agent skills, as does each agent queue 212 a-n. Conventionally, work items are prioritized and either are enqueued in individual ones of the work item queues 208 a-n in their order of priority or are enqueued in different ones of a plurality of work item queues that correspond to a different priority. Likewise, each agent's skills are prioritized according to his or her level of expertise in that skill, and either agents are enqueued in individual ones of agent queues 212 a-n in their order of expertise level or are enqueued in different ones of a plurality of agent queues 212 a-n that correspond to a skill and each one of which corresponds to a different expertise level. Included among the control programs in theserver 110 is awork item vector 216. Contacts incoming to the contact center are assigned bywork item vector 216 to different work item queues 208 a-n based upon a number of predetermined criteria, including customer identity, customer needs, contact center needs, current work item center queue lengths, customer value, and the agent skill that is required for the proper handling of the contact. Agents who are available for handling contacts are assigned to agent queues 212 a-n based upon the skills that they possess. An agent may have multiple skills, and hence may be assigned to multiple agent queues 212 a-n simultaneously. Furthermore, an agent may have different levels of skill expertise (e.g., skill levels 1-N in one configuration or merely primary skills and secondary skills in another configuration), and hence may be assigned to different agent queues 212 a-n at different expertise levels. Call vectoring, one type of work item routing, is described in DEFINITY Communications System Generic 3 Call Vectoring/Expert Agent Selection (EAS) Guide, AT&T publication no. 555-230-520 (Issue 3, Nov. 1993). Skills-based ACD is described in further detail in U.S. Pat. Nos. 6,173,053 and 5,206,903. - Referring to
FIG. 1 , thegateway 158 can be Avaya Inc.'s, G700™, G600™, or MCC/SCC™ media gateway and may be implemented as hardware such as via an adjunct processor (as shown) or as a chip in the server. The first telecommunication devices 134-1, . . . 134-N are packet-switched and can include, for example, IP hardphones such as the Avaya Inc.'s, 4600 Series IP Phones™, IP softphones such as Avaya Inc.'s, IP Softphone™, Personal Digital Assistants or PDAs, Personal Computers or PCs, laptops, packet-based H.320 video phones and conferencing units, packet-based voice messaging and response units, and packet-based traditional computer telephony adjuncts. - The second telecommunication devices 138-1, . . . 138-M are circuit-switched. Each of the telecommunication devices 138-1, . . . 138-M corresponds to one of a set of internal extensions Ext1, . . . ExtM, respectively. These extensions are referred to herein as “internal” in that they are extensions within the premises that are directly serviced by the switch. More particularly, these extensions correspond to conventional telecommunication device endpoints serviced by the switch/server, and the switch/server can direct incoming contacts to and receive outgoing contacts from these extensions in a conventional manner. The second telecommunication devices can include, for example, wired and wireless telephones, PDAs, H.320 video phones and conferencing units, voice messaging and response units, and traditional computer telephony adjuncts.
- It should be noted that the invention does not require any particular type of information transport medium between switch or server and first and second telecommunication devices, i.e., the invention may be implemented with any desired type of transport medium as well as combinations of different types of transport medium.
- The packet-switched
network 162 can be any data and/or distributed processing network, such as the Internet. Thenetwork 162 typically includes proxies (not shown), registrars (not shown), and routers (not shown) for managing packet flows. - The packet-switched
network 162 is in communication with an externalfirst telecommunication device 174 via agateway 178, and the circuit-switchednetwork 154 with an externalsecond telecommunication device 180. These telecommunication devices are referred to as “external” in that they are not directly supported as telecommunication device endpoints by the switch or server. Thetelecommunication devices - In a preferred configuration, the
server 110,network 162, andfirst telecommunication devices 134 are Session Initiation Protocol or SIP compatible and can include interfaces for various other protocols such as the Lightweight Directory Access Protocol or LDAP, H.248, H.323, Simple Mail Transfer Protocol or SMTP, IMAP4, ISDN, El/T1, and analog line or trunk. - It should be emphasized that the configuration of the switch, server, user telecommunication devices, and other elements as shown in
FIG. 1 is for purposes of illustration only and should not be construed as limiting the invention to any particular arrangement of elements. - As will be appreciated, the
central server 110 is notified viaLAN 142 of an incoming contact by the telecommunications component (e.g.,switch 130, fax server, email server, web server, and/or other server) receiving the incoming contact. The incoming contact is held by the receiving telecommunications component until theserver 110 forwards instructions to the component to forward or route the contact to a specific contact center resource, such as theIVR unit 122, thevoice mail server 118, and/or first orsecond telecommunication device server 110 distributes and connects these contacts to telecommunication devices of available agents based on the predetermined criteria noted above. When thecentral server 110 forwards a voice contact (or first work item) to an agent, thecentral server 110 also forwards customer-related information fromdatabases 114 to the agent's computer work station for viewing (such as by a pop-up display) to permit the agent to better serve the customer. Depending on the contact center configuration, the central server may forward a list of work items to an available agent to preview before forwarding the contact itself and the data associated therewith to the agent. The agents process the contacts or work items sent to them by thecentral server 110. This embodiment is particularly suited for a Customer Relationship Management (CRM) environment in which customers are permitted to use any media to contact a business. In a CRM environment, both real-time and non-real-time contacts must be handled and distributed with equal efficiency and effectiveness. - According to the invention, included among the programs executing on the
server 110 are an agent andwork item selector 220 androuting agent 232. Theselector 220 androuting agent 232 are stored either in the main memory or in a peripheral memory (e.g., disk, CD ROM, etc.) or some other computer-readable medium of thecenter 100. Theselector 220 andagent 232 collectively effect an assignment between available contacts and available agents in a way that tends to maximize contact center efficiency for the current contact center state. Theselector 220 uses predefined criteria in selecting an appropriate agent to service the contact. Therouting agent 232 assists thework item vector 216 in routing the contacts to the appropriate queue 208 and/or theselector 220 in routing a contact to a most desirable agent in the queue 212. Therouting agent 232, in particular, obtains, for each of a plurality of contact center goals or objectives, status information, or information respecting whether or not a corresponding goal is being met or unmet and/or a level to which the corresponding goal is being met or unmet. For example, exemplary goal levels can be expressed as actual, average or median wait times in each queue 208, actual, average, or median agent staffing levels in each queue 212, actual, average, or median revenue (whether gross or net) realized by a designated set of agents (such as the agents in an agent skill queue) per serviced contact, a customer satisfaction level for a set of designated agents determined during or after servicing of each customer's contact, actual, average, or median time for the agents in a set of designated agents to service contacts, and number of contacts to be serviced by a set of designated agents during a selected time period. This information, along with other statistics is typically gathered by theCMS 228. - The agent and customer profiles are typically maintained and updated by a profile generator (not shown). Upon the completion of handling a contact, the generator collects selected metrics for the contact. These metrics include the skill involved in servicing the contact, the identifier of the servicing agent, the contact duration, the transaction or contact type (e.g., catalog sale, information request, complaint, etc.), the time-of-day, the result (e.g., the type of sale, the number of units sold, revenue generated, service ticket closure or escalation, the information provided, etc.), a self-rating of the servicing agent respecting the agent's proficiency in handling the contact, the rating of the customer of the agent's proficiency in handling the contact, the rating of another party, such as the agent's supervisor or another observer, of how the contact was serviced, whether the agent requested assistance, and whether the agent's training was completed, and stores the information in the
database 114, such asCMS 228. The metrics over a selected period of time are typically stored under each agent's profile. Each agent profile typically includes metrics associated with a plurality of contacts serviced by the agent for each agent skill, and each customer profile includes metrics associated with a plurality of contacts by the customer. - The metrics typically relate to a broad variety of agent proficiency aspects, which can vary by agent skill type (or work item type) for multi-skilled agents. Exemplary proficiency aspects include agent effectiveness (e.g., X % of contacts serviced by agent have a favorable outcome for the customer and/or contact center), agent revenue generating proficiency (e.g., $Y generated by the agent per serviced contact), agent customer satisfaction level (e.g., Z % of contacts serviced by agent received a satisfactory customer satisfaction level rating), the agent speed (e.g., average contact service time for agent is W minutes/contact, U % of contacts are serviced within V minutes), agent efficiency (e.g., T % of contacts serviced by agent are one-and-done), experience (e.g., number of months/years agent has serviced contacts), ability to cross-sell (e.g., S % of contacts serviced by agent result in additional revenue due to cross-selling), personal agent satisfaction (e.g., the agent most prefers serving work items of skill X rather than work items of skill Y), and occupancy (e.g., select the agent who has worked less over a specified period to service a work item). Although only one exemplary metric has been provided for each proficiency aspect, it is to be understood that each aspect can be a composite of multiple different metrics. For example, the effectiveness of an agent can be a function of the percent of contacts having a successful outcome, the average value realized for each contact, and the average customer feedback score. Stated another way, it is possible for one proficiency aspect to be a function, at least in part, of another proficiency aspect.
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agent 232 dynamically and automatically provides the most relevant proficiency aspect (or metric) to theselector 220 as conditions change within the contact center. As used herein, a “condition” in a contact center is defined as the realization status of a goal and/or the level of satisfaction or dissatisfaction of a goal. In connection with this function, the contact center maintains one or more goal satisfaction tables mapping the goal status against the desired set of agent proficiency aspects to be employed in work item routing. As will be appreciated, many goals are inconsistent or conflicting, and the tables permit theagent 232 to select routing criteria and/or algorithm that addresses a particular goal or set of goals considered most important in view of the particular facts surrounding the performance of the contact center at the time of agent selection. -
FIG. 3 is an example of goal satisfaction table 300. Thehorizontal axis 304 provides the status of a selected goal while thevertical axis 308 provides the suitable agent proficiency metric for a unique set of contact center conditions. For example, the first agent proficiency aspect is to be used in work item routing when each of the first, second, . . . Nth goals are met. The second agent proficiency aspect is to be used in work item routing when each of the first and second goals have been met but the Nth goal is unmet. The Mth agent proficiency aspect is to be used in work item routing when each of the first, second, . . . Nth goals are unmet. Stated more simply, when there is a shortage of work theagent 232 could select the available agent having the highest metric for agent effectiveness. When there is surplus of work theagent 232 could select the contact for servicing by the available agent that requires the agent skill having the highest metric for agent efficiency. Although the table 300 is depicted as being two-dimensional, one of ordinary skill in the art will readily appreciate that it can have more than two dimensions, depending on the application. As will be further appreciated, the table is not required to be binary. It can reflect the varying degrees to which a selected goal is being met or not being met (i.e., the first goal has a status of being only X % satisfied) and/or the trend or rate at which the goal is changing (i.e., the first or second mathematical derivative of the function describing the time variation in the goal). As will be further appreciated, not only can there be a different goal satisfaction table for a grouping of agents depending on the time-of-day or day-of-week (e.g., theagent queue 212 a has a first goal satisfaction table for the business week and a second goal satisfaction table for the weekend to reflect changes in customer expectations/behavior) but also each agent queue 212, or enterprise department or business segment, can have a different goal satisfaction table (e.g., a sales department versus a service or customer help department). - The term “stored list” or “table” should be understood to include any ordered set of information or data stored in memory or other storage device accessible to the switch and/or server. The invention does not require that the information be stored in any particular length or format, e.g., a tabular format, a closed- or open-set, and numerous suitable storage formats will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art.
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selector 220 selects a suitable agent to service a work item at the head of a queue 208 based, at least in part, on the controlling agent proficiency aspect (or set of proficiency aspects) received from theagent 232. For example, when several agents are currently available or will be available within a selected period of time to service the work item theselector 220 selects the agent from among the group that has the highest metric score for the controlling agent proficiency aspect (or the highest metric scores for the set of proficiency aspects). In another example, when two work items are at the head of different queues 208 and an agent that is currently available or will be available within a selected period of time is in each of the two agent queues 212 servicing the respective work item queues 208 (or the agent is multi-skilled and is therefore in the two relevant agent queues 212), the work item routed to the agent is the work item that requires the agent proficiency aspect for which the agent has the highest metric or score. - The collective operation of the
agent 232 andselector 220 will now be described with reference toFIG. 4 . - In
step 400, a contact arrives at the head of a work item queue 208 having skill X. - In
step 404, theagent 232 determines the status of the various contact center goals. Typically, theagent 232 obtains this information fromCMS 228. - In
step 408, theagent 232 maps the statuses of the various goals to the goal satisfaction table 300 to select a pertinent controlling agent proficiency aspect or set of controlling agent proficiency aspects. “Mapping” refers broadly to include any technique for determining if a given set of contact center goal statuses has a corresponding entry on a stored list. Theagent 232 then provides the set of aspects to theselector 220. - In
step 412, theselector 220 retrieves the profile(s) 416 of each currently available agent in the skill X agent queue 212 servicing the skill X work item queue 208. The profile(s) are typically obtained from thedatabase 114. - In
step 420, theselector 220, based on the controlling set of aspects and each agent's respective scores on each of the aspects, selects the appropriate agent to service the work item. - In
step 424, theselector 220 delivers the work item to the selected agent. - The
agent 232 then returns to step 400 to repeat the foregoing steps for the next work item reaching the head of the skill X work item queue 208. - Another embodiment of the invention will now be discussed. In this embodiment, a multi-skilled agent becomes available to service one of a plurality of different types of available work items (each of which he is skilled to service), and the
agent 232, based on the condition of the contact center, selects the appropriate skill of the plurality of agent skills to use in selecting the appropriate work item. Stated simply, the specific skill selection criteria depends on the current statuses, outcomes, and/or levels of realization of the various contact center goals. -
FIG. 8 depicts a goal satisfaction table 800 for use by theagent 232 in this embodiment. Thehorizontal axis 804 maps the status of each goal against the agent skill on thevertical axis 808. In other words, when the first, second, . . . Nth goals are met the first agent skill is selected as the basis for selecting the appropriate work item from among the queued plurality of different types of work items. Of the queued plurality of work item types, the selected work item is generally the most consistent with the selected skill. - The collective operation of the
agent 232 andselector 220 will now be described with reference toFIG. 7 . - In
step 700, a multi-skilled agent becomes available for servicing a queued work item, and there are a plurality of queued work items, typically at the heads of different queues, that he or she is skilled to service. - In
step 704, theagent 232 determines the status of the various contact center goals. Typically, theagent 232 obtains this information fromCMS 228. - In
step 708, theagent 232 maps the statuses of the various goals to the goal satisfaction table 800 to select a pertinent skill or set of skills of the available agent to use in selecting which of the available work items the agent will service. For example, when there are a few work items in the queues and the goals are met theselector 220 selects the agent skill in which the agent is most effective. Conversely when there is a high volume of work items in the queues and one or more of the goals are not met, the skill is selected for which the agent is faster compared to his or her peers. - In
step 712, theselector 220, based on the selected skill or set of skills selects the work item for assignment to the agent. - In
step 716, the assigned work item is delivered to the agent for servicing. - The
agent 232 then returns to step 700 to await the next agent becoming available. - Another embodiment of the invention will now be discussed. In this embodiment, the
agent 232 selects the appropriate queue 208 (or class of service) for an incoming contact based on the condition of the contact center. In other words, the specific selection criteria (e.g., set of qualifiers) and/or queue selection algorithm used to select the appropriate work item queue 208 for a given contact depends on the current statuses, outcomes, and/or levels of realization of the various contact center goals. -
FIG. 5 depicts a goal satisfaction table 500 for use by theagent 232 in this embodiment. Thehorizontal axis 504 maps the status of each goal against the qualifier (or set of qualifiers) on thevertical axis 508. In other words, when the first, second, . . . Nth goals are met the contact is assigned the first qualifier (or first set of qualifiers). As used herein, a qualifier refers to an attribute assigned to a contact that determines, at least in part, to which work item queue 208 the corresponding contact is forwarded (or to which class of service the contact is assigned). Examples of qualifiers include contactor attributes (identity, language, socioeconomic status, value to the contact center, and business history with the enterprise operating the contact center), contact attributes (e.g., communication channel or media), and contactor needs (e.g., type or nature of contact, and purpose of contact). When the first and second goals are met but the Nth goal is unmet, the contact is assigned the second qualifier. When all of the goals are unmet, the contact is assigned the Mth qualifier. For example, when all of the goals (for the contact center and/or gold queue) are being satisfied, a contact from a gold customer is assigned a gold qualifier and sent to the gold queue. When the contact center (and/or the gold queue) is experiencing an extremely high volume of incoming contacts, the contact from the gold customer is assigned a silver qualifier and sent to the silver queue ordinarily reserved for contacts from silver customers. - The collective operation of the
agent 232 andselector 220 will now be described with reference toFIG. 6 . - In
step 600, an incoming contact arrives at the contact center. - In
step 604, theagent 232 determines the status of the various contact center goals. Typically, theagent 232 obtains this information fromCMS 228. - In
step 608, theagent 232 maps the statuses of the various goals to the goal satisfaction table 300 to select a pertinent set of qualifier(s) for the contact. Theagent 232 then provides the controlling qualifier(s) and/or queue selection algorithm to thework item vector 216. - In
step 612, thework item vector 216 applies rules to the set of contact qualifier(s) received from theagent 232 and any other contact qualifier already assigned to the contact to select a desired skill queue 208 to service the contact. The rules may be those currently used in the art or rules configured specifically for the contact center application. - In
step 616, thework item vector 216 delivers the contact to the selected queue 208 known techniques. Typically, a pointer to the contact is positioned in the appropriate queue position queue data structure. - The
agent 232 then returns to step 600 to await the next incoming contact. - A number of variations and modifications of the invention can be used. It would be possible to provide for some features of the invention without providing others.
- For example, the server and/or switch can be a software-controlled system including a processing unit (CPU), microprocessor, or other type of digital data processor executing software or an Application-Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC) as well as various portions or combinations of such elements. The memory may be a random access memory (RAM), a read-only memory (ROM), or combinations of these and other types of electronic memory devices.
- The present invention, in various embodiments, includes components, methods, processes, systems and/or apparatus substantially as depicted and described herein, including various embodiments, subcombinations, and subsets thereof. Those of skill in the art will understand how to make and use the present invention after understanding the present disclosure. The present invention, in various embodiments, includes providing devices and processes in the absence of items not depicted and/or described herein or in various embodiments hereof, including in the absence of such items as may have been used in previous devices or processes, e.g., for improving performance, achieving ease and\or reducing cost of implementation.
- The foregoing discussion of the invention has been presented for purposes of illustration and description. The foregoing is not intended to limit the invention to the form or forms disclosed herein. In the foregoing Detailed Description for example, various features of the invention are grouped together in one or more embodiments for the purpose of streamlining the disclosure. This method of disclosure is not to be interpreted as reflecting an intention that the claimed invention requires more features than are expressly recited in each claim. Rather, as the following claims reflect, inventive aspects lie in less than all features of a single foregoing disclosed embodiment. Thus, the following claims are hereby incorporated into this Detailed Description, with each claim standing on its own as a separate preferred embodiment of the invention.
- Moreover though the description of the invention has included description of one or more embodiments and certain variations and modifications, other variations and modifications are within the scope of the invention, e.g., as may be within the skill and knowledge of those in the art, after understanding the present disclosure. It is intended to obtain rights which include alternative embodiments to the extent permitted, including alternate, interchangeable and/or equivalent structures, functions, ranges or steps to those claimed, whether or not such alternate, interchangeable and/or equivalent structures, functions, ranges or steps are disclosed herein, and without intending to publicly dedicate any patentable subject matter.
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