My organization hasn't made this move, so I would also be curious to hear from anyone who has.
However, I have concerns about doing this. Genesys lacks a "pending status," so if an agent selects another status while still on a call - let's use "Meal" as an example - then the schedule starts showing that incorrect status through the end of the interaction. In an extreme case, let's say the agent receives a call at 12:23 and is scheduled for a meal break at 12:30. The agent wants to get ahead of the upcoming meal break, so sets themselves to the Meal status at 12:25 while the interaction is continuing. The call then continues for an hour, and the agent takes their full meal time of 30 minutes. You would then have the Meal status showing from 12:25 to 1:55, even though 12:25 to 1:25 was on the interaction, not actually away at meal.
Of course, this is specifically an extreme example and is unlikely to happen. However, I feel it is important to note these extremes, as remote as they may be.
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Gene Gutierrez | Workforce Coordinator
Presbyterian Customer Service Center
Albuquerque, NM
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Original Message:
Sent: 12-22-2023 13:40
From: Gina Palmer
Subject: Using SCA as an Attendance Policy
This would account for everything; not only for regular schedule adherence things when the agent was here, but also if they had a shift interruption (late, leave early) or called off for the day. I am not a fan of this idea but I wanted to check if anyone had done something like this and how it worked for you.
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Gina Palmer
Manager, Workforce Management
Papa, Inc.
Original Message:
Sent: 12-22-2023 13:33
From: Gene Gutierrez
Subject: Using SCA as an Attendance Policy
I think I understand.
So you would want to hold agents accountable for, say, going under a certain adherence percentage, or 5 minutes over a scheduled break?
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Gene Gutierrez | Workforce Coordinator
Presbyterian Customer Service Center
Albuquerque, NM
Original Message:
Sent: 12-22-2023 13:21
From: Gina Palmer
Subject: Using SCA as an Attendance Policy
Let me be more clear. My center leaders wanted to get rid of a standard attendance policy and instead use SCA in place of attendance. I was wondering if anyone had ever done anything like that and what were the results? Are you still doing it?
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Gina Palmer
Manager, Workforce Management
Papa, Inc.
Original Message:
Sent: 12-22-2023 12:08
From: Gene Gutierrez
Subject: Using SCA as an Attendance Policy
I'm unsure of what you're asking for. How would you describe using Adherence compared to a standard policy?
For context, we have a standard policy we hold our agents to, but we use their adherence, to a degree, to update their attendance records with things like Tardy In/Out.
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Gene Gutierrez | Workforce Coordinator
Presbyterian Customer Service Center
Albuquerque, NM
Original Message:
Sent: 12-15-2023 13:26
From: Gina Palmer
Subject: Using SCA as an Attendance Policy
Hi! Does anyone have any experience using SCA (Schedule Adherence) in place of a standard, old-fashioned attendance policy?
#Workforce Engagement Management
#Performance Management
#Other/Not Sure
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Gina Palmer
Manager, Workforce Management
Papa, Inc.
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