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AI in customer service quality assurance: A complete guide

AI in quality assurance can evaluate 100 percent of customer interactions, identify problematic cases, and uncover training opportunities to elevate your CX.

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AI-powered ticketing automation: A complete guide for 2024

Read our guide to learn how AI-powered ticketing automation can save agents time and reduce costs by helping your business do more with less.

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Workforce forecasting: The smart staffing strategy

Workforce forecasting is a strategic practice that anticipates a business’s staffing needs. Learn how to implement this practice in our guide.

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Spotlight on success: Celebrating our 2023 Zendesk Partner Award recipients

Discover the stories behind success as we showcase the voices and victories of our diverse 2023 Zendesk Partner Award champions.

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21 ways to improve team productivity

Follow these 21 tips to improve team productivity and keep your team running like a well-oiled machine.

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March to the beat of new integrations

New Zendesk app integrations are here. Learn all about how these integrations can help out your sales and support teams.

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Customer service quality assurance: The ultimate guide

Customer service quality assurance can help you provide a better customer experience. Learn all about the QA process in our guide.

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5 ways WFM for agents is great, explained by a former agent

Workforce management provides several benefits to agents, including improved focus, additional resources, and valuable assistance.

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Zendesk WFM: Introducing customizable business hours in Forecast

You can now show staffing forecasts based on operational hours right inside Zendesk WFM. This results in a more accurate forecast and adequate staffing.

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Optimizing service efficiency: A guide to Zendesk workforce engagement solutions

Learn about Zendesk's Workforce Management (WFM) and Quality Assurance (QA) key features and how they can help improve your customer service operations.

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Shaping the future of service operations with Zendesk’s workforce engagement management solutions

Discover how Zendesk’s workforce engagement management solutions can help organizations improve their service operations.

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Monthly view and 1-minute increments in schedule in Zendesk WFM

Schedule your team to the minute, and look at your team's schedule by month for the ultimate scheduling flexibility.

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Default reports is the key to long-term agent attendance reports

See your team's attendance over time, or duplicate and customize your view with the newest addition to reports: Default Report Templates.

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The benefits of adopting an AI-powered workforce engagement management solution

Discover how investing in an AI-powered workforce engagement management (WEM) solution can boost your service operations.

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Workforce optimization: The ultimate guide for 2024

Workforce optimization makes processes more efficient and employees more productive and gives more flexibility to your bottom line. Learn more about it below.

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What is AI as a service (AIaaS)? A beginner’s guide for 2024

What is AI as a service?

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Intelligent automation (IA) benefits, components, and examples

Olivia is a customer service agent at a bustling, understaffed customer service department.

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