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Learn how to develop and manage an effective contact center budget.

Managing a call center budget is not just about hitting your numbers. In addition to cost performance, you must still reach your goals in quality, efficiency and strategic impact. Call centers typically have larger budgets that have a bigger impact to the business and require more coordination of multiple departments; this course breaks down these specifics. Plus, you will gain the knowledge of accounting and finance required to build a business case to earn support for expediters by promoting the value of the call center’s contribution to the organization.

Price: call center training, online call center training, call center skills, call simulations,  call center agent courses,call center resources
$1,995.00

This intensive two-day course is designed to provide contact center professionals with a solid understanding of strategic analysis to make better decisions and improve performance through planning and building a strong contact center budget, measuring overall financial performance, and reporting results back to the business. Discover tips to think and act like a CFO and successfully communicate important metrics like cost per call, adjusting fixed costs, and revenue per call.

Walk away with call center budget templates, cost models and Excel tips to make real, sustainable, bottom-line financial impact. Participants will also come away with practical, proven techniques for measuring hard-to-measure things like the value of a training, quality, and workforce management program ROI. Further, you’ll be able to understand how to quantify the contact center’s contribution to customer loyalty.

Program Outline

  1. Module 1: Planning and Budgeting
    • Difference between planning and budgeting
    • Why centers budget
    • Planning the budget and the need for a solid forecast
    • Types of expenses and how to categorize
    • Creating an annual budget and securing support
  2. Module 2: Tracking the Budget
    • Comparing actual to budget
    • Analyzing variances
    • Taking actions based on variances
    • Continually assess and refine
  3. Module 3: Financial Performance
    • Financial performance vs strategic performance
    • Evaluating costs from different perspectives
    • Hidden costs
    • (Often) un-credited contributions
    • Revenue measurements
    • Ratios and other useful tools
  4. Module 4: Interaction with Key Performance Indicators and Strategic Drivers
    • Strategic srivers
    • Using KPIs to focus activities that support financial and strategic performance
    • Interrelationship of KPIs
    • Conflicting KPIs
  5. Module 5: Using Funds
    • Gaining support
    • Busy season = spend more
    • Choosing projects
  6. Module 6: Promoting the Center
    • Value contribution of a call center
    • Key processes the center can impact
    • Creating the business case
    • Defining benefits
    • Tools for improving
    • Measuring success
 

Designed for managers, directors, and executives responsible for call center financial performance that have a solid understanding of contact center planning and operations. This course will equip you with strategies to:

  • Secure the funds necessary to effectively and efficiently manage a call center
  • Evaluate the financial performance of your call center
  • Provide tools to assess the effectiveness of resource utilization
  • Maintain focus through budgeting on each area of operations regarding a call center:
  • Accessibility
  • Cost Performance
  • Efficiency
  • Quality
  • Strategic Value
  • Establish communications with key financial stakeholders (e.g., CFO) that will gain understanding and support of the budget

Course Length

This course is delivered over two-days in a classroom setting.

Course Materials

  • Printable Slide Presentation
  • Industry Articles
  • Handouts
  • Budget Templates
  • Financial Models
  • Excel Tips

In-Person Seminar Cancellation Policy

Confirmed registrations can be cancelled up to 14 days prior to the program without penalty. Any cancellations within 14 days of the scheduled class are subject to a cancellation charge of $150. Registrants who do not cancel 7 days in advance are subject to a cancellation charge of $600. The balance of fees paid can be applied to another in-person seminar. You may send a substitute at any time without penalties. Applies to all in-person seminars except Six Sigma.

In the event we must cancel a seminar for any reason, we will be responsible only for refunding the actual seminar registration fees received.

Date: Location:
Jun 2 and 3 Dallas, TX
Jul 22 and 23 Chicago, IL
Sep 21 and 22 San Diego, CA

Price: call center training, online call center training, call center skills, call simulations,  call center agent courses,call center resources
$1,995.00

Testimonials:

“This course helped me to understand what goes with managing a budget with success. Not only to put in place the indicators that will help measuring financial performance, but also how to influence the decision making process of budgeting. I found this course to be very helpful for managers who have to consistently increase the value of their department, look for innovative solutions and communication, and constantly strive for delivering the best customer experience.”

Matthieu de Chalus Director of Travel Assistance Europ Assistance USA



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