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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Verint Workforce Engagement (discontinued)

    Score6.9 out of 10
    N/AVerint Workforce Engagement (formerly Workforce Optimization) was a suite of software, combines workforce management capabilities and analytics. The suite included Verint Knowledge Management, Verint Automated Quality Management (for agent improvement), and speech analytics capabilities. The product is discontinued.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
    Verint Workforce Engagement (discontinued)Verint 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
    Verint Workforce Engagement (discontinued)Verint Workforce Management
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsVerint offers a named user pricing model with SaaS and on-premise delivery methods.
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    Community Pulse
    Verint Workforce Engagement (discontinued)Verint Workforce Management
    Considered Both Products
    Verint
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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
    159 Answers
    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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    Medium-sized Companies
    Playvox
    Score6.7 out of 10
    Playvox
    Score6.7 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Calabrio WFM
    Score8.1 out of 10
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    Score8.1 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Verint Workforce Engagement (discontinued)Verint Workforce Management
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.5
    (11 ratings)
    8.3
    (246 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    7.2
    (8 ratings)
    9.1
    (20 ratings)
    Usability
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    7.3
    (165 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.4
    (8 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    6.4
    (1 ratings)
    Online Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.3
    (2 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.4
    (7 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Verint Workforce Engagement (discontinued)Verint Workforce Management
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Verint
    On a whole Verint WFO is well suited to our business, it provides exactly what we need for forecasting & scheduling along with an very intuitive holiday booking system, throw in the adherence piece and score cards that are available all in all the system is very robust. It is easy to use once you've received the proper training provided by Verint and they are always on hand to support when issues arise, but in the last 5 years I have had roughly 4 issues and 1 of those was my own mistake and not the system so I think that is a strong point for them.
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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
    Verint
    • Blended forecasting – shift variety.
    • Verint Workforce Optimization has the ability to schedule blended shifts, e.g. agents could theoretically be on chats in the morning, phones for an hour after lunch, then back on chats in the afternoon.
    • Automated task scheduling - educated planning.
    • We'll be able to automate the scheduling of meetings, training, or coaching without impacting service levels. For team leaders, this will alleviate the need to guess the most appropriate timings.
    • Scorecard reporting –Visibility over performance.
    • Scorecards are a ‘one-stop-shop’ to view individual performance. They allow for performance-based data capture and reporting, giving greater transparency and access to data on performance at an agent level.
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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
    Verint
    • I think the system needs better documentation, hard to find all the features and where to configure things
    • I think the system should come with all the plugs in upgrades they change you extra for, a little to much nickel and dimeing on getting all the needed features
    • Email notifications for out of adherence were sometimes inconsistent, and this was not fixed with all the different upgrades and patches on WFM version 10.1
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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
    Verint
    Honestly, from what I hear from other industry experts, other WFO systems have the same support issues we have with Verint. We know the product and the system is maturing and becoming more stable. The business has no issue with the Verint product and is seeking to grow not only what we have in place today, but are very interested in other products, such as BackOffice Analytics, that Verint has to offer. I would just love to see a stronger partnership with Avaya.
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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
    Verint
    Because its great
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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
    Verint
    Because its excellent tool
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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
    Verint
    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
    Verint
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    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
    Verint
    I do not have any key insights regarding implementation of Verint
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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
    Verint
    Nice - a little more costly than Verint. Qfiniti - no comparison - Verint is so much more!! Automony Aspect We selected Verint because of the options that were well suited for our organization. There are several providers that do not compare against these top providers so remember...you get what you pay for. You have to think of it in terms of the value in addition to the "need at hand" that this system can bring to you.
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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
    Verint
    • The system require constant manual oversight to keep it running. The Monitoring tool provided is very unstable and cannot be relied upon.
    • User Administration is cumbersome and time-consuming. There is a lot of redundant effort required to set up new users.
    • The integration between WFM and the Recording platform is shaky, and will often stop syncing for now apparent reason.
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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.