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== Workforce Management (WFM) ==
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== WFM Labs ==
[[file:workforcemanagement.jpg|thumb|400px|border|Workforce Management Cycle]]
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[[File:WFM-Labs Wiki.png|thumb|400x400px|WFM Labs Community Site]]
Workforce Management (WFM) is a critically important function which touches many aspects of a business.  In the call center environment, WFM encompasses four key processes:
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'''[https://www.wfmlabs.org WFM Labs]''' is an organization formed by workforce management professionals seeking to reinvent the next-generation approach to successfully operating contact centers. Principles include:  
# '''[[Forecasting]]''' the volume of customer contacts
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# '''[[Scheduling]]''' agents based on forecasts to meet your service level requirements
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# Managing '''[[Real-Time_Activities]]''' and their impact to Forecasting & Scheduling
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# '''[[Business Intelligence]]:''' Reporting, auditing and maintaining data integrity
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Below is a collection of sample material related to workforce management.
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* '''Collaboration:''' WFM Labs is a collection of open-source projects that can accept changes from anywhere*.
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* '''Adoption and remixing:''' WFM Labs tests new ideas, processes, and creative approaches to be used by anyone seeking to improve their workforce management practices. Most organizations have unique requirements, so adoption and remixing of material are encouraged.
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* '''Transparency:''' Anyone can inspect this open-source project for errors or inconsistencies—transparency matters for our community.
  
Other topics, including [[Change Management]] and [[WFM Maturity Curve]]
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This site is an extension of [https://wfmlabs.org wfmlabs.org] and our community site [https://community.wfmlabs.org community.wfmlabs.org].  Our wiki seeks to share practices and principles on topics including:
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# '''[[Future WFM Operating Standard]]''' - creating the next-generation WFM playbook & re-examining all [[WFM Processes|WFM processes]] with an employee-first mindset
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# '''[[WFM Processes#Monte Carlo Simulation & Risk Modeling|Resilient Capacity Plans]]''' - incorporating variance and risk rating systems
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# '''[[WFM Processes#Forecasting Attrition: Employee Retention and Turnover Models|Attrition Models]]''' - applying WFM forecasting practices to solve the legacy problem of high employee turnover
  
== Sample Material ==
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Join us as we collectively seek to advance the [[Workforce Management Standard Introduction#Contact Centers and Traditional WFM Approach|legacy practices of workforce management]] and advance our practices up the [[WFM Maturity Curve]]
* [[Introduction| An Introduction To Workforce Management]]
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* [[Core-goals| Workforce Management Goals]]
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<nowiki>*</nowiki>While this site is a collection of content viewable by anyone, to contribute or edit content requires registration through our main community site, [https://community.wfmlabs.org/ WFM Labs Community].  Feel free to [https://community.wfmlabs.org/ register]!
* [[ROC-introduction| An Introduction to the Resource Optimization Center, or "ROC"]]
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* [[Call Routing| Call Routing and Importance in WFM]]
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* [[Future Workforce Management Standard| Future of Workforce Management - Operating Standard]]
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Latest revision as of 11:22, 23 October 2024

WFM Labs

WFM Labs Community Site

WFM Labs is an organization formed by workforce management professionals seeking to reinvent the next-generation approach to successfully operating contact centers. Principles include:

  • Collaboration: WFM Labs is a collection of open-source projects that can accept changes from anywhere*.
  • Adoption and remixing: WFM Labs tests new ideas, processes, and creative approaches to be used by anyone seeking to improve their workforce management practices. Most organizations have unique requirements, so adoption and remixing of material are encouraged.
  • Transparency: Anyone can inspect this open-source project for errors or inconsistencies—transparency matters for our community.

This site is an extension of wfmlabs.org and our community site community.wfmlabs.org. Our wiki seeks to share practices and principles on topics including:

  1. Future WFM Operating Standard - creating the next-generation WFM playbook & re-examining all WFM processes with an employee-first mindset
  2. Resilient Capacity Plans - incorporating variance and risk rating systems
  3. Attrition Models - applying WFM forecasting practices to solve the legacy problem of high employee turnover

Join us as we collectively seek to advance the legacy practices of workforce management and advance our practices up the WFM Maturity Curve.

*While this site is a collection of content viewable by anyone, to contribute or edit content requires registration through our main community site, WFM Labs Community. Feel free to register!