Hi Jeremy,
Thanks for the feedback. While I'm not a contact center user and can't speak to the agent experience with handling interactions, I do like the upgraded interface. It definitely feels like a modern app with the upgrade.
Regarding the functionality on your managers feedback, there is a separation between the queues and contacts. According to the release notes, the interface was streamlined to allow agents to focus better on handling interactions. I find that once you're in your assigned queues, clicking on the "Contacts" icon
switches between agents and queues pretty quickly.
There is an option to go back to the original interface for those in your organization that don't like the change. 8x8 list the steps to update this here:
Activate 8x8 Agent Workspace .
Note that your contact center admin will need to make this change and can apply this on a per agent basis, agent group or for all agents.
It's a good thing that this choice is available and for those that like the changes can stay put while others, like your manager, can go back to the classic interface. I'm guessing they made this is option available to help people transition over to the new interface.
I do suspect the classic interface will be retired at some point in the future but I don't have any insight on when that will happen.
As far as training goes, the Agent Workspace User Help guide does a good job providing an overview of the changes to the interface. I have to admit that I ran into this by accident as this information wasn't readily available while I was researching your question.
The link to this guide can be found here
Tour the 8x8 Agent Workspace.
I hope this helps. If you or your manager would like to discuss this further, please let me know and I'll be happy to walk through this.
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Jahmal Abbott
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Original Message:
Sent: 09-06-2022 12:51
From: Jeremy Robinson
Subject: New contact center thoughts
Does anyone like the new contact center look and feel? Our call center manager hates it. She complained that you have to look at multiple windows now to see all the queues and the people in the queues. Transferring between queues is much more difficult. And there was zero training or instruction from 8x8 on how to use the new look and where things moved to.
Honestly, this change has made us start looking for an alternative phone solution. Maybe we are overreacting, so I'm interested in others' thoughts.
Thanks!
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Jeremy Robinson
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