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    Aspect Workforce

    Score8 out of 10
    N/AAspect Workforce is a suite of software which combines call center workforce management with advanced analytics features like call recording, speech analytics, eLearning for training, data sharing for schedule optimization across call center or branch locations, and desktop analytics for monitoring and analyzing discrete actions like employee keystrokes and application usage. The Basic, Advanced, and Enterprise tiers include increasingly advanced sets of analytics and workforce management…N/A

    Verint Workforce Management

    Score8.3 out of 10
    N/AVerint Workforce Management is a solution that forecasts customer demand, analyzes and predicts the number of employees needed, and optimizes employee schedules to align with demand across contact center and back-office operations, to help organizations to meet CX and efficiency goals. Verint WFM is part of Verint Open Platform, which helps organizations' customer service operations to lower costs and elevate EX and CX with AI-powered bots that automate CX workflows. The…N/A
    Pricing
    Aspect WorkforceVerint Workforce Management
    Editions & Modules
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    WFM Enterprise
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    per month per user
    WFM Enterprise SaaS
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    per month per user
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Aspect WorkforceVerint Workforce Management
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details—Verint offers a named user pricing model with SaaS and on-premise delivery methods.
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    Community Pulse
    Aspect WorkforceVerint Workforce Management
    Considered Both Products
    Aspect Software
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    Verint
    Chose Verint Workforce Management
    While I have more experience using Verint Workforce Management relative to aspect and NICE, I feel that the learning curve for a new users is less for Verint Workforce Management.

    I believe Verint Workforce Management's biggest opportunity is to create enhanced canned reporting …
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    Chose Verint Workforce Management
    I liked the modeling feature that lets me update patterns and forecasts, similar to aspect.
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    Chose Verint Workforce Management
    NICE having a stand alone UI (non web based) for admin users of the system allow much more flexibility in using and managing data.
    Incentivized
    Chose Verint Workforce Management
    Every workforce management platform has it's pluses and opportunities. Verint seems to stand out most with it's scheduling capabilities.
    Incentivized
    Chose Verint Workforce Management
    All achieve nearly the same results, Verint performs better in Time off Management, however other User Interface is more up to date and perform better in shift bidding and some are quicker and more flexible in terms of scheduling.
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    91%
    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    94%
    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    89%
    Happy with the feature set
    221 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    77%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    90 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
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    73%
    Implementation went as expected
    119 Answers
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    Enterprises
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    User Ratings
    Aspect WorkforceVerint Workforce Management
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (8 ratings)
    8.3
    (246 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    8.6
    (5 ratings)
    9.1
    (20 ratings)
    Usability
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    7.3
    (165 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.4
    (8 ratings)
    In-Person Training
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    (0 ratings)
    6.4
    (1 ratings)
    Online Training
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    (0 ratings)
    7.3
    (2 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.4
    (7 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Aspect WorkforceVerint Workforce Management
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Aspect Software
    Easy workforce management tool and the dashboard is well designed with multiple accessible functionalities. This platform allows easy data collection across other project management systems and the analytics which the tool provides are excellent and very reliable project planning and easy scheduling with effective and excellent management functionalities and initial implementing is also an easy process.
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    Verint
    I think Verint Workforce Managementi s well suited for all scenarios. No system is perfect, but understanding the gaps allow you to be effective considering those gaps. The one scenario I can think of is if you don't need to forecast. We have some departments where volume is controlled (example Outbound). Because of the business model we have staffing on a given day or hour isn't important. Only agents are working 40 hours a week.
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    Pros
    Aspect Software
    • easy and quick to use- you don't have to waste hours explaining how to use WFM with your employees
    • reliable- multiple employees can be making changes and testing staffing changes without the site crashing
    • easy to balance employee scheduling with your business needs
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    Verint
    • I love the color ribbons that can be set up universally for all our business lines.
    • The mobile application is easy to use and our agents love it.
    • I love the security within the application- customizing who gets what access is great!
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    Cons
    Aspect Software
    • The configuration of the system is quite complex and very difficult to administer.
    • Initial training on the product is simply focused on the product and it typically not done using a customers real data. Since many customers do not have a strong background in WFM to begin with, the training should focus more on the fundamental of WFM before it dives into how to use the tool. You have to learn more about how it is best to use the tool for real world environments and not just how to click here and go there.
    • RTA has not been updated in years. It does not offer real-time schedule adherence scores and the reporting is terrible. Reporting is specific to each workspace and you lose data each time you close a workspace.
    • The shrinkage calculator feature that was added a few years ago is a great feature but very difficult to reconcile. If you are not an extreme expert with the very confusing superstate philosophy in eWFM it can be disastrous.
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    Verint
    • Usability from the end user. Our leaders in particular struggle with navigation and getting the information they need
    • Forecasting solutions outside of the basic call center. We do forecasting for back office groups and need to use different models than what is offered today, This requires us to do forecasting outside of Verint Workforce Management.
    • Improved Schedule Change request. Our business has a more flexible model for SCR. While we use the shift bid for other purposes, we need more flexible way to allow reps to submit for SCR
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Aspect Software
    While I support other customers who utilize the software, the response from our customers is over-whelmingly positive. Many customers who have not had any type of workforce management software in the past use spreadsheets to schedule and forecast agents. This can be extremely complicated and a nightmare to control. The time saved by having a product that can quickly complete these functions for you is worth the investment. Also, we have several customers who had no way to track what their agents are doing and have found many problems in their call-center with the software. After rolling out a program where their adherence was tracked and actually 'mattered', they were able to see increased efficency from their agents.
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    Verint
    Whilst Verint Workforce Management is doing much of the work we were hoping it would do, there are some limitations that cause hesitancy when deciding if it is the tool for the future. No further exploration has taken place to seek alternatives to date. It is good for the Contact element of our business but not for the rest of the business, meaning we have to use two planning tools currently.
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    Usability
    Aspect Software
    Once the initial set up of the software is complete and/or you are familiar with the software, it is easy to use and runs like a dream. However, if you are unfamiliar with the software or have used a competitor's product, some features can seem difficult to learn or get used to.
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    Verint
    As someone who was new to the WFM world just over 2 years ago but very tech savvy I found it very not user friendly. The interface is not intuitive from a rep perspective or an administrator perspective. While Verint Workforce Management could benefit many organizations at our company the user interface is holding back other organizations from wanting to implement it.
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    Support Rating
    Aspect Software
    I was impressed with the support I received. There were never any long delays when I had issues and the representatives that I worked with were always patient and eager to fully understand not only my problem but our business processes surrounding the problem.
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    Verint
    The team always work diligently to provide answers to my questions and fixes to my issues. The support team has remained consistent and is familiar with our business needs and that is something that is very beneficial as we grow and change
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    In-Person Training
    Aspect Software
    No answers on this topic
    Verint
    Training was covered in full day sessions that went very fast with no way of recording the information for later review. This made it hard to capture & retain all the details of information.
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    Online Training
    Aspect Software
    No answers on this topic
    Verint
    Training is more broad on specific use cases. It would be good to have training based on our current situations as we deal with so many unique setups & client needs.
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    Implementation Rating
    Aspect Software
    Implementation of the software was not difficult but it was tedious for us due to the fact that our processes had not kept up with the times and we had to make a large number of process changes along with setting up the software.
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    Verint
    The team helping us did a great job training our WFM leaders on how to use the tool from forecasting, to schedule updates to maintenance. They allowed us to be involved in implementation but also did a lot of the initial heavy lifting allowing us to stay focussed on the tasks at hand. It was a great experience and one I would hope occurs again should we ever need to implement a new tool again.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Aspect Software
    I have used NICE IEX Workforce Management in addition to Aspect Workforce Management, both tools are great at what they do. Aspect however builds its forecast model continuously, adding more information to the model everyday, where are with IEX, the model has to be built each and every time from used selections each week. IEX does not have a historical base model to reference, where Aspect does.
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    Verint
    I find that Verint wants to give you a lot of customisation options, but this can potentially lead to a lot of work, but is also offers us something that we didn't have before, the opportunity to give benefits back to our employees with tools like request leave, shift swap, shift bidding, timeflex, etc. This is why we chose Verint Workforce Management.
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    Return on Investment
    Aspect Software
    • 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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    Verint
    • Staffing optimization - With the Verint tool, we have been able to optimize our workforce, reduce our staff and centralize our processes.
    • Employee Engagement - Our employees always know where their performance stands so they can take ownership in their performance.
    • We have implemented WFM in several areas of the company and have been able to improve those departments which have never had a tool to help in back office operations.
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    ScreenShots

    Verint Workforce Management Screenshots

    Screenshot of a comparison of forecasted volumes for all channels by week, day of week and time of day.Screenshot of the interface to build and analyze capacity models for multi-channel, multi-site and multi-skilled environments.Screenshot of employee schedules showing breaks, lunches, task/work types assigned, and adherence to schedule.Screenshot of intraday volumes against forecasted and actual by queue.Screenshot of the app that provides employee access to schedules, request management, and performance data via the MyVerint mobile app.Screenshot of an example of shrinkage analysis in real-time, AI-driven dashboards with natural language insights and anomaly detection.