Add a service goal template
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Genesys Cloud allows organizations to create service goal templates for managing workforce performance through customizable metrics. The system supports multiple service goals including service level, average speed of answer, and abandonment rate targets. Key features include:
- Service Level configuration with adjustable percentage of interactions answered (1-100%, default 80%) within specified time periods up to 366 days
- Average Speed of Answer settings with customizable duration targets
- Abandonment Rate controls with configurable percentage thresholds
- Service Goal Impact Overrides toggle for custom impact percentages at template level
- Multi-objective optimization for handling multiple concurrent goals
- Template assignment capabilities to multiple planning groups within business units
- Automated and self-scheduling features that respond to configured goals
- Configuration through Admin interface under Workforce Management section
The platform allows granular control over upper and lower thresholds for each metric when Service Goal Impact Overrides is enabled, providing flexibility in workforce scheduling and performance management.
Service goal templates are simple templates that you can set up to describe your organization’s service goals. Assign these templates to one or more planning groups in the business unit.
To add a new service goal template, perform the following steps:
- Click Admin.
- UnderWorkforce Management, click Service Goal Templates.
- Click Menu > Workforce Management > Workforce Management Configuration > Service Goal Templates.
- From the Business Unit list, select the business unit.
- Click Add. The Add Service Goal Template page opens.
- In the Service Goal Template Name text box, type a descriptive name for the template.
Configure at least a service level or an average speed of answer goal. With the system’s multi-objective optimization, scheduling can handle more than one goal. To configure the service goals, perform the following steps:
- Under Service Goals, enable the Service Goal Impact Overrides toggle. The Service Goal Impact section appears under each service goal section. This toggle is disabled by default and the system uses the service goal impact percentages that you configure at the business unit level. When you enable this toggle, the system uses the values set in the Service Goal Impact section, under each service goal for automated and self-scheduling features.
- Enable the Service Level toggle.
- Under Interactions Answered, use the Percent up and down arrows to set the desired percentage of interactions answered within the time period. The default value is 80% and the acceptable values are 1–100. Note: Service level goal is locked at 100% when the service level objective is greater than 15 minutes because it is treated as deferred work.
- Under Within Time Period, use the Days, Minutes, and Seconds up and down arrows to set the desired time period for the percent answered interactions. Note: The maximum value that you can enter in the Days field is 366.
- Under Service Level Impact, use the Percent up and down arrows to set the desired upper and lower percentages of Interactions answered that you want to automated and self-scheduling features to schedule to. This section is only visible if the Service Goal Impact Overrides toggle is enabled.
- Under Interactions Answered, use the Percent up and down arrows to set the desired percentage of interactions answered within the time period. The default value is 80% and the acceptable values are 1–100.
- (Optional) Set up the average speed of answer impact goal:
- Enable the Average Speed of Answer toggle.
- Use the Hours, Minutes, and Seconds up and down arrows and set the desired average speed of answer.
- Under Average Speed of Answer Impact, use the Hours, Minutes, and Seconds up and down arrows and set the desired upper and lower Average Speed of Answer duration you would like to schedule the automated and self-scheduling features. This section is visible only if you enable the Service Goal Impact Overrides toggle.
- (Optional) Set up an abandonment rate impact goal:
- Enable the Abandonment Rate Impact toggle.
- Use the Percent up and down arrows to set the desired abandonment rate percent.
- Under Abandonment Rate Impact, use the Percent up and down arrows to set the desired upper and lower Abandonment Rate percentage you would like to schedule the automated and self-scheduling features. This section is visible only if you enable the Service Goal Impact Overrides toggle.
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