Aspect Workforce Management vs Genesys PureEngage

• Scheduling: The software not only provides ways to perform bulk scheduling and quick changes to hundreds (or thousands) of individuals at a time, it also provides optimizers for breaks, meetings, and projects; as well as shift and request bids, and a request management feature that allows automatic scheduling of vacation like segments without any user intervention after the initial setup.
• Forecasting: The software provides many different ways to forecast. You can use user-supplied data or historical patterns. In addition, you can perform as many 'what-if' scenarios are you like to see how changes will affect your forecast and see how real-time schedule changes will impact the intra-day forecast before proceeding.
• Adherence: The software provides several different adherence views. You can utilize RTA (Real-Time Adherence) to see what states your agents are in on the phone, as well as if they are adhering to their schedules. In addition, you can also access reports and a real-time comparison of schedules to ACD states in the core software. Agents are also able to see their historical adherence reports within a web based client, Empower.
• Reporting: The software has a multitude of reports which can be set up with a feature called autorun to be automatically e-mailed or exported to a directory however often you need them to be. The filtering capabilities are vast, and if you have crystal reports you can create your own custom reports as well.
• Security: The security features in the software are very detailed and advanced. Almost everything can be locked down, even the smallest of features. For example, if you do not want an agent to see bereavement in a schedule you can lock that. As many profiles can be created as are necessary.
• Empower: The Empower module is a web-based application that provides wonderful functionality for agents and supervisors alike. Agents can view their schedules and make requests for schedule changes. They can also see their adherence, and even their personal account balances.

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• Having used solutions from Aspect and NICE, I feel that Genesys PureEngage is more user-friendly and does a great job at accurately forecasting interaction volume. Schedule optimization is something Genesys PureEngage does really well.
• Genesys PureEngage reports are easy to consume, allowing senior management insights into the health of the business and contact center. Many of our strategic decisions are made using reports from Genesys PureEngage.
• Real-time queue and agent monitoring ensure that we have adequate support coverage across all intervals.

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• Due to the level of detail offered via statistics this program can become overwhelming for new users and especially upper management who just needs to see the highlights.

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• There are no cons as far my journey with Genesys so far
• Genesys has always been competitive with the current trend and always up-to date. When the sudden raise of Cloud technologies evolved in the market - Genesys has come with the Pure Connect and Pure Cloud Platforms. It has also started implementing the Artificial Intelligence technology integration with Genesys.

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• The workforce management team was able to decrease the cycle time forecasting, staffing and scheduling staff; resulted in higher employee engagement
• The scenario based planning enabled us to develop a more accurate call volume forecast thus staffing the contact centers appropriately; approximately $500k savings realized in labor expenses (reduced FTE headcount, while meeting the same level of service level measures)
• Improved customer experience due to staffing the call center properly (answered 80 percent of our calls within 20 seconds)

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• Utilizing Genesys Contact Center Portfolio has added increased employee efficiency, providing better availability to customer demands which in turn has increased customer satisfaction.
• Utilizing Genesys Contact Center Portfolio has added increased management efficiency, automating resource planning and scheduling and providing management more time to focus on other important tasks.

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