Advanced Workforce Management

Introduction

Gathering WFM issues from participants to incorporate into course topics or handle at the end of the course.

Module 1: Trend Analysis

• Steps for detecting and analyzing trends
• Trend analysis tips
• Trends to look for
• 6 step process for holiday planning
• Holiday scheduling policy

Module 2: Planning Processes

• Shift selection
• Vacation bidding
• Determining time-off alotments
• Time-of requests
• Ranking of agents
• Shift differential

Module 3: Special Situations

• Carryover forecasting
• 24/7 scheduling
• Disaster recovery and business continuity
• Non-phone workloads

Module 4: Performance Measures

• Schedule efficiency
• Forecast accuracy

Module 5: Other Processes

• Effective planning and communication meetings
• Advanced long-term planning
• Participant issues that have not been covered

Conclusions

• Workforce Management Analysts
• Workforce Managers and Directors
• Graduates of Workforce Management Bootcamp who want to extend their learning

• Conducting and drawing conclusions from trend analysis
• How to schedule and forecast a holiday process
• Handling special situations that cause issues
• Forecasting and scheduling non-phone workload
• Better ways to determine time-off allotments
• Using vacation and schedule bids to improve planning processes
• Metrics that drive bad behavior and how to avoid them
• What forecast accuracy is all about and what to do with it.
• How to measure schedule efficiency
• Selling the staffing plan
• Effectively communicating and partnering with operations

List Price: Varies 

Course Duration: 2 Days

This is a 2 day instructor-led course delivered by ICMI Certified Associates. If you have questions about which course is right for you, an ICMI Account Manager is available to help. Complete the Request Information form to speak with your Account Manager.