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Queue Statistics


The document provides an in-depth analysis of queue and channel performance metrics. It covers conversations across multiple channels (e.g., Voice, Live Chat, Email) and queues, focusing on metrics like activity time, speed to answer, waiting time, and resolution time. Graphical data highlights distributions per day, hour, week, etc. The following statistics that we are going to talk about are located on the CC version of PBXware under Contact Center -> Statistics -> Queue Statistics.

Let’s start:

TABLE OF CONTENTS


  1. All conversations per channel



This report will show you all conversations per channel. These are the channels that are being taken into account:

  • Email

  • WhatsApp

  • Facebook

  • Voice

  • Live Chat

  • SMS

Activity time is showing the duration of how long it lasted. Speed to answer is showing the time it takes to respond/answer first time.


This report is also showing how many answered, unanswered and transferred occurred per channel. 



  1. All conversations per queue



This report is showing all conversations per queue. The stats taken into account here are: 


Activity time which measures the total conversation activity across different queues. It represents the total time agents spend interacting with calls in each queue over time. 


Speed to Answer shows how quickly calls are answered in each queue. It includes:


Minimum: The shortest time taken to answer a call.

Maximum: The longest time taken to answer a call.

Mean: The average time taken across all calls.


Waiting Time measures how long callers wait in the queue before their call is answered or handled by an agent.



This graph is showing All conversations per queue external graph


It gives more info on First Response TimeResolution Time, and their totals per queue.


This graph provides insights into external queue statistics for First Response TimeResolution Time, and their totals per queue:

First Response Time

  • The time taken for the first response to a call after it enters the queue.

  • Key Metrics:

    • Minimum: The shortest time it took for an agent to respond to the first interaction.

    • Maximum: The longest time it took to respond.

    • Mean: The average time across all first responses in a queue.

Resolution Time

  • The total time taken to complete a conversation, measured from the time it entered the queue.

  • Key Metrics:

    • Minimum: The shortest resolution time recorded in the queue.

    • Maximum: The longest resolution time recorded.

    • Mean: The average resolution time across all issues in the queue.


 Total First Response Time and Resolution Time per Queue

  • Aggregated totals for the First Response Time and Resolution Time for each queue.

  • Representation:

    • Grouped Bar Chart: Displays the total first response time and resolution time for individual queues (e.g., "EdisQ1" and "Statisticstest").


  1. Answered conversations per channel



Answered conversations per channel, can be broken into two sections: internal conversations and external conversations:


Answered conversations per channel shows metrics such as Activity TimeSpeed to Answer, and Waiting Time across multiple channels (Voice, Live Chat, SMS, Email, WhatsApp, Facebook). Here's a breakdown:


Activity Time

  • Total time agents spent actively engaging with conversations across various channels.

Speed to Answer

  • The time it takes for an agent to respond to a conversation once it is assigned.

Waiting Time

  • The time customers spend waiting before their query is addressed.


Lastly, Total Conversations is showing answered, unanswered, and transferred calls per channel.

Answered Conversations per Channel (External)



Represents external answered conversations per channel, showing performance metrics for channels like VoiceLive ChatSMSEmailWhatsApp, and Facebook. The data is broken down into First Response TimeResolution Time, and Total Conversations.


First Response Time

  • The time it takes for the first response to a call across external channels.

Resolution Time

  • The time taken to resolve calls across external channels, measured from the first response to closure.

 Total Conversations

  • The total number of answered, unanswered, and transferred conversations across all external channels.

  1. Answered conversations per queue




Answered conversations per queue, can be broken into three sections: Answered conversations per queue, Answered conversations per queue external and Answered conversations outcomes per queue:


Answered Conversations per Queue is breaking down activity times, speed to answer, and waiting times for different queues:

Activity Time

  • The total time agents spent actively engaged in conversations within each queue.

  • Metrics:

    • Total: Cumulative time spent across all conversations in the queue.

    • Min: The shortest interaction recorded.

    • Max: The longest interaction recorded.

    • Mean: Average time spent per interaction.

Speed to Answer

  • The time taken for an agent to respond to an incoming query after it is assigned to the queue.

  • Metrics:

    • Total: Combined response time across all conversations.

    • Min: The fastest response time recorded.

    • Max: The slowest response time recorded.

    • Mean: Average response time across all conversations.

Waiting Time

  • The time customers spent waiting in the queue before their conversation was answered.

  • Metrics:

    • Total: Combined waiting time for all conversations in the queue.

    • Min: The shortest waiting time recorded.

    • Max: The longest waiting time recorded.

    • Mean: Average waiting time across all conversations.


Answered conversations per queue external is showing metrics for First Response Time and Resolution Time across different external queues:

First Response Time

  • The time taken for an agent to provide the initial response to a specific queue.

  • Metrics:

    • Total: Total time across all first responses in the queue.

    • Min: The shortest first response time recorded.

    • Max: The longest first response time recorded.

    • Mean: Average time taken for the first response.

Resolution Time

  • The time taken to resolve customer queries after the initial response, measured until the query is marked resolved.

  • Metrics:

    • Total: Total resolution time across all interactions in the queue.

    • Min: The shortest resolution time recorded.

    • Max: The longest resolution time recorded.

    • Mean: Average resolution time for all queries in the queue.


Answered conversations outcomes per queue summarizes the outcomes of answered conversations per queue, including whether the calls were ended by agents, customers, or transferred. 

Total

  •  The total number of answered conversations per queue.

Ended by Agent

  • The number and percentage of conversations ended by an agent (also showing in %).

Ended by Customer

  • The number and percentage of conversations ended by customers (also showing in %).

Transferred

  • The number and percentage of conversations transferred to another queue or agent (also showing in %).

  1. Conversations summary


The Conversations Summary provides an overview of all conversations during the specified time period:

Total Conversations

  • The total number of conversations that entered the system across all queues.


Answered Conversations

  • The number and percentage of conversations that were answered by an agent.

Unanswered Conversations

  • The number and percentage of conversations that were not answered by an agent.



  1. Distributions of conversations per channel per day





The Distributions of Conversations per Channel per Day provides detailed insights into the daily performance of different mentioned communication channels. The statistics and graphs include metrics like the total number of conversations, answered vs. unanswered, and performance indicators like activity time, waiting time, speed to answer, first response, and resolution time.

Table

Columns:

  1. Day:

    • Represents the date of the statistics.

  2. Channel:

    • The communication channel.

  3. Total Conversations:

    • Total number of conversations initiated on that day.

  4. Answered and Unanswered:

    • Answered: The number and percentage of conversations answered by agents.

    • Unanswered: The number and percentage of conversations that were not answered.

  5. Average Time:

    • Activity: Average time agents spent handling conversations.

    • Waiting: Average time customers waited before receiving a response.

    • Speed to Answer: Average time agents took to respond after a customer entered the queue.

    • Resolution: Average time it took to resolve conversations.

  6. Total Time:

    • Activity: Total time agents spent actively handling conversations.

    • Waiting: Total time customers spent waiting in the queue.

    • Speed to Answer: Total time agents took to respond to conversations.

    • Resolution: Total time to resolve all conversations.

Graphical Data


Graphs:

  1. Distributions of Conversations, per Channel, per Day:

    • Description: Shows the daily counts of answered and unanswered conversations for each channel (voice, live chat).

  2. Distributions of Activity, Speed to Answer, and Waiting Time, per Channel, per Day (Average):

    • Description: Visualizes the average daily performance metrics (activity time, speed to answer, waiting time).

  3. Distributions of Activity, Speed to Answer, and Waiting Time, per Channel, per Day (Total):

    • Description: Cumulative daily metrics for activity time, speed to answer, and waiting time.



  1. Distributions of conversations per channel per day of week




The Distributions of Conversations per Channel per Day of Week provides an analysis of conversations distributed across days of the week, including answered and unanswered statistics, along with key performance metrics like activity time, waiting time, speed to answer, and resolution time.

Table:

Columns:

  1. Day of Week:

    • Represents the day (Monday to Friday) for which the data is aggregated.

  2. Channel:

    • Indicates the communication channels involved (e.g., Voice, Live Chat).

  3. Total Conversations:

    • Total number of conversations that occurred on that day.

  4. Answered and Unanswered:

    • Answered: Number and percentage of conversations successfully answered by agents.

    • Unanswered: Number and percentage of conversations that remained unanswered.

  5. Average Time:

    • Activity: Average time spent by agents actively handling conversations.

    • Waiting: Average time customers waited before being attended to.

    • Speed to Answer: Average time taken by agents to respond to conversations.

    • Resolution: Average time taken to resolve conversations.

  6. Total Time:

    • Activity: Cumulative time agents spent handling conversations on that day.

    • Waiting: Total waiting time experienced by customers.

    • Speed to Answer: Total time agents took to answer queries.

    • Resolution: Total time spent resolving conversations.

Graphical Data



Graphs:

  1. Distributions of Conversations (Answered vs. Unanswered):

    • Description: Visualizes the total number of answered and unanswered conversations for each day.

  2. Distributions of Activity, Speed to Answer, and Waiting Time (Average):

    • Description: Displays average performance metrics for each day.

  3. Distributions of Activity, Speed to Answer, and Waiting Time (Total):

    • Description: Aggregates total times for key metrics by day.


  1. Distributions of conversations per channel per hour



The Distributions of Conversations per Channel per Hour provides insights into the hourly distribution of conversations across communication channels along with key performance metrics such as activity time, waiting time, speed to answer, and resolution time.

Table:

Columns:

  1. Hour:

    • Represents the hour of the day (24-hour format) for which the data is aggregated.

  2. Channel:

    • Indicates the communication channel.

  3. Total Conversations:

    • Total number of conversations initiated during that hour.

  4. Answered and Unanswered:

    • Answered: The number and percentage of conversations successfully answered by agents during that hour.

    • Unanswered: The number and percentage of conversations left unanswered during that hour.

  5. Average Time:

    • Activity: Average time spent by agents actively handling conversations.

    • Waiting: Average time customers waited before being attended to.

    • Speed to Answer: Average time taken by agents to respond to conversations.

    • Resolution: Average time taken to resolve conversations.

  6. Total Time:

    • Activity: Cumulative time agents spent handling conversations during that hour.

    • Waiting: Total waiting time experienced by customers during that hour.

    • Speed to Answer: Total time agents took to answer conversations during that hour.

    • Resolution: Total time spent resolving conversations during that hour.


Graphical Data


Graphs:

  1. Distributions of Conversations, per Channel, per Hour:

    • Description: Visualizes the hourly counts of answered and unanswered conversations.

  2. Distributions of Activity, Speed to Answer, and Waiting Times (Average):

    • Description: Displays average activity time, speed to answer, and waiting time for each hour.

  3. Distributions of Activity, Speed to Answer, and Waiting Times (Total):

    • Description: Shows cumulative metrics for activity time, speed to answer, and waiting time per hour.

  1. Distributions of conversations per queue per day



The Distributions of Conversations Per Queue Per Day statistics provide insights into how conversations are distributed across different queues daily. 

Table View Explanation

  1. Queue: Lists all active queues where conversations were distributed.

  2. Total: Total number of conversations (both answered and unanswered) per queue on each day.

  3. Answered: The number and percentage of conversations successfully handled by agents on that day for the specific queue.

  4. Unanswered: The number and percentage of conversations that were not handled.

  5. Average Time:

    • Activity: The average time agents spent actively handling conversations.

    • Waiting: The average time customers waited in the queue.

    • Speed to Answer: The average time taken for an agent to respond to the customer after the initial connection.

    • First Response: The time it took for agents to provide their first response.

    • Resolution: The time it took to resolve a customer query.

  6. Total Time:

    • Shows cumulative totals for ActivityWaitingSpeed to AnswerFirst Response, and Resolution times.




Graph View Explanation


  1. Distributions of Conversations Per Queue, Per Day:

    • Bars (Blue & Light Blue): Represent answered and unanswered conversations for each queue on specific dates.

  2. Distributions of Activity, Speed to Answer, and Waiting Times (Average):

    • Activity Time (Blue): The average time agents were engaged in conversations.

    • Speed to Answer (Light Blue): The average time taken to connect customers to agents.

    • Waiting Time (Orange): The average wait time before a conversation was picked up.

  3. Distributions of Activity, Speed to Answer, and Waiting Times (Total):

    • This graph aggregates total time spent on activities, answering, and waiting for each queue across specific days, highlighting where most agent effort or delays occurred.


  1. Distributions of conversations per queue per day of week




The Distributions of conversations per queue per day of the week statistics provide insights into how interactions are distributed across various queues and days of the week. 

Tabular Data Explanation

  1. Day of Week: Lists days from Monday to Friday, showing the data for each day.

  2. Queue: Represents the specific queue under analysis for each day.

  3. Total: The total number of conversations (answered and unanswered) that occurred in a specific queue on a given day of the week.

  4. Answered and Unanswered: The breakdown of answered and unanswered conversations, displayed as both absolute numbers and percentages.

  5. Average Time Metrics:

    • Activity: Average time agents were active in conversations.

    • Waiting: Average customer waiting time before their conversation was answered.

    • Speed to Answer: Average time it took agents to respond to incoming conversations.

    • First Response: The time elapsed until the first response was provided.

    • Resolution: Average time taken to resolve the conversation.

  6. Total Time Metrics:

    • Activity: Cumulative time agents spent active on conversations.

    • Waiting: Total customer waiting time.

    • Speed to AnswerFirst Response, and Resolution: Aggregated times for each respective metric.


Graphical Data Explanation



  1. Distributions of Conversations, per Queue, per Day of Week:

    • A bar graph showing the total number of conversations (answered and unanswered) across different queues for each day of the week.

    • The bars are grouped or stacked, representing answered (blue) and unanswered (light blue) conversations.

  2. Distributions of Activity, Speed to Answer, and Waiting Times, per Queue, per Day of Week – Average:

    • Illustrates the average values for Activity TimeSpeed to Answer, and Waiting Time per queue, divided by each day of the week.

    • Different colors represent each metric (e.g., orange for waiting times).

  3. Distributions of Activity, Speed to Answer, and Waiting Times, per Queue, per Day of Week – Total:

    • This chart aggregates the total time for the same metrics (Activity Time, Speed to Answer, and Waiting Time) for all conversations in each queue on a specific day of the week.

  1. Distributions of conversations per queue per hour



The statistics Distributions of conversations per queue per hour break down conversation data by hour and queue, providing insights into activity and performance metrics for each time interval.

Data Table

  1. Hour: Represents each hour of the day (e.g., 00h, 01h, etc.).

  2. Queue: Lists the individual queues being analyzed.

  3. Total: The total number of conversations initiated during the hour for the specified queue.

  4. Answered/Unanswered: The number and percentage of conversations that were answered or went unanswered.

  5. Average Time:

    • Activity: The average time agents spent actively handling conversations.

    • Waiting: The average waiting time for customers before receiving a response.

    • Speed to Answer: The average time it took agents to respond to a conversation.

    • First Response: The average time taken for the first reply to a customer.

    • Resolution: The average time required to resolve conversations.

  6. Total Time:

    • Activity: The cumulative activity time for all conversations in the hour.

    • Waiting: The cumulative waiting time for all conversations in the hour.

    • Speed to Answer, First Response, Resolution: Cumulative times for these metrics.

Graphs



  1. Distributions of Conversations, per queue, per hour:

    • Shows the total conversations per queue during each hour.

    • Differentiates between answered and unanswered conversations using distinct colors (Blue = Answered, Light Blue = Unanswered)

  2. Distributions of Activity, Speed to Answer, and Waiting Times, per queue, per hour - Average:

    • Plots the average metrics (activity (blue), speed to answer (light blue), waiting time (orange)) for each queue by hour.

  3. Distributions of Activity, Speed to Answer, and Waiting Times, per queue, per hour - Total:

    • Displays the cumulative totals for activity, speed to answer, and waiting times by queue and hour.


  1. Queue conversations per agent



The Queue Conversations per Agent statistics provide a detailed breakdown of how conversations are handled across different queues and by individual agents. Here's an explanation of the key metrics and visualizations:

1. Conversations

  • Number (%): Shows the total number of conversations handled by each queue and their percentage contribution to the overall total.

  • This helps identify queues with the highest or lowest activity levels.

2. Activity Time

  • Total: Cumulative time spent by agents on activities related to conversations in a queue.

  • Mean: Average activity time per conversation in the queue.

  • This measures agent engagement within specific queues.

3. Speed to Answer

  • Total: Cumulative time taken to answer all conversations in the queue.

  • Mean: Average time taken to answer a conversation in the queue.

  • This indicates efficiency in responding to conversations.

4. Waiting Time

  • Total: Total waiting time before conversations are attended.

  • Mean: Average waiting time for conversations in the queue.

  • This metric assesses customer experience and response delays.

5. Outcomes

  • Ended by Agent: Number and percentage of conversations closed by agents.

  • Ended by Customer: Number and percentage of conversations closed by customers.

  • Transferred: Number and percentage of conversations transferred to another queue or agent.


6. Visualizations

  • Graph 1: Total Conversations/Agents Available per Queue

    • Compares the total number of conversations against the number of agents available for each queue over time.


  • Graph 2: Queue Conversations per Agent

    • Bar chart showing the number of conversations handled by each agent across different queues.


  • Graph 3: Queue Mean Times

    • Line chart visualizing average activity time, speed to answer, and waiting time across queues over time.


  1. Queue survey per agent

The Queue survey per agent statistics provide an overview of the survey responses associated with different agents in the queue.

  1. Queue: Indicates the name of the queue being analyzed.

  2. Agent: Lists the agents assigned to handle the queue.

  3. Total Surveys:

    • Sent: The number of surveys sent to customers.

    • Answered: The number of surveys that received responses.

    • Unanswered: The number of surveys that did not receive responses.

  4. Customer Satisfaction:

    • Total Rating: Represents the cumulative rating given by customers based on their satisfaction.

    • Average Rating: Shows the average customer satisfaction score for each agent or queue.

The table is designed to give insights into customer feedback and the responsiveness of customers to surveys.


  1. Returning customers



The statistics Returning Customers provide insights into customers who have interacted with the system multiple times during the specified time period.

Tabular Data

  1. Customer ID:
     Unique identifier for each customer/phone numbers.

  2. Channel:
     Indicates the communication channel used, e.g., Voice or Live Chat.

  3. Repeats:
     The number of times a customer returned to interact with the system. For example, a value of "10" means the customer interacted ten times during the period.

  4. Waiting Time (Total and Mean):

    • Total: The cumulative time the customer spent waiting across all their interactions.

    • Mean: The average waiting time per interaction for the customer.

  5. Speed to Answer (Total and Mean):

    • Total: The total time taken to answer all interactions from the customer.

    • Mean: The average time taken to respond per interaction.

  6. Activity Time (Total and Mean):

    • Total: Total time the customer spent in active interaction across all sessions.

    • Mean: Average active interaction time per session.

Graphical Data


  1. Returning Customers vs Unique Customers:
     Pie charts show the percentage of:

    • Unique Customers: Customers who interacted once during the period.

    • Returning Customers: Customers who interacted multiple times.
       Separate pie charts are shown for Voice and Live Chat channels, highlighting differences in customer behavior across channels.


  1. Service level agreement per channel



The statistics Service Level Agreement per Channel provide insights into the performance across different channels (e.g., Live Chat, Voice). The statistics are divided into two sections:

1. First Response Time

  • Definition: Measures how quickly the first interaction with a customer was handled after the ticket or query was initiated.

  • Data Breakdown:

    • Percentage of responses answered within specific time intervals (e.g., <30s30s-1m1m-2m, etc.).

    • Channels are split into categories like Voice and Live Chat, with aggregated data for "All."

2. Resolution Time

  • Definition: Indicates the time taken to resolve a customer's issue or query from the moment it was logged.

  • Data Breakdown:

    • The percentage of cases resolved within intervals such as <5m5m-15m15m-30m, etc.

    • Separate statistics for Voice, Live Chat, and an aggregate for "All."


Graphical Representation


  • First Response Time Graph: Visualizes the distribution of first responses across the defined time intervals.

  • Resolution Time Graph: Highlights the efficiency in resolving issues.

  • Blue is for All, Light Blue is for Voice, and orange is for Live Chat


  1. Service level agreement per queue



The statistics called Service Level Agreement per queue provide an analysis of response and resolution times across different queues, helping to evaluate whether performance targets (e.g., responding within a certain time frame) are being met. 

First Response Time SLA

  • Purpose: Measures how quickly agents respond to incoming customer inquiries in each queue.

  • Time Intervals:

    • <30s (less than 30 seconds): Indicates immediate response rates.

    • 30s - 1m1m - 2m, and other intervals up to >24h: Indicate progressively longer response times.

Resolution Time SLA

  • Purpose: Tracks how long it takes to resolve customer issues completely for each queue.

  • Time Intervals:

    • <5m (less than 5 minutes): Indicates quick resolutions.

    • Progressively longer intervals (5m - 15m15m - 30m, etc., up to >48h) reveal slower resolution times.

Graphs for SLA per Queue


  • First Response Time Graph: Displays the percentage of inquiries responded to within each time interval for each queue. This visual comparison highlights which queues meet or exceed response SLAs.


  • Resolution Time Graph: Shows the percentage of issues resolved within each time interval for each queue. This identifies whether specific queues are resolving issues efficiently.


  1. Unanswered conversations per channel


Statistics: Unanswered Conversations Per Channel

Overview

This section provides an analysis of unanswered conversations across different channels (e.g., Live Chat, Voice) within the specified timeframe.

Key Metrics

  1. Waiting Time (Total, Min, Max, Mean):

    • Total: The total waiting time accumulated across all unanswered conversations for each channel.

Graph Insights


  1. Line Graph (Waiting Time):

    • Trend: Displays the difference of waiting times over the course of the selected period (e.g., by month).

    • Categories: Differentiates between channels (e.g., SMS, Voice, WhatsApp, Email) using separate lines.

  2. Pie Chart (Channels with Longest Total Waiting Time):

    • This visualizes which channel contributes most to the total waiting time.


  1. Unanswered conversations per queue




The Unanswered conversations per queue statistics focus on the distribution and outcomes of unanswered conversations within different queues over the selected time period.

1. Unanswered Conversations Overview

  • Waiting Time:

    • Displays total, minimum, maximum, and average waiting times for unanswered conversations in each queue.


2. Unanswered Conversations Outcomes

  • Outcomes Breakdown:

    • Abandoned: Conversations where customers left without interacting further.

    • Exit with Key: Customers exited the queue by using specific options like automated menu navigation.

    • Timed Out: Conversations were automatically terminated after exceeding the queue's time limit.

3. Graphs



  • Waiting Time Graph:

    • Tracks the average, minimum, and maximum waiting times for unanswered conversations over time.

  • Queues with Longest Total Waiting Time:

    • Highlights which queues contribute the most to total waiting times for unanswered conversations.

  • Pie Charts for Outcomes:

    • Visual distribution of unanswered conversation outcomes (Abandoned, Exit with Key, Timed Out) per queue.