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      What is Average Hold Time (AHLDT)?

      Average hold time (AHLDT) is a call center metric that measures the average length of time agents put callers on hold during a customer call. It is one of many call statistics provided by the automatic call distributor (ACD). It can be calculated by date range, as well as at the agent and team level.

      Average hold time is important to monitor because putting customers on hold frequently or for long periods of time is detrimental to the customer experience. Agents put callers on hold for a variety of reasons - sometimes they need to find a supervisor to help them, they need to switch applications to find or process customer data, or they might be collecting themselves before continuing a conversation with a contentious caller. Some hold time is understandable, but if an agent has a consistently high average hold times, they probably need some training or coaching.

      In addition to impacting customer experience, average hold time also affects staffing and scheduling decisions, and therefore the bottom line. This is because average hold time is part of the average handle time calculation, which factors in talk time, hold time, and wrap time to determine the average length of time it takes for an agent to serve a customer. Workforce managers use average handle time as one of the metrics that help them to figure out how many total agents they need and to develop agent schedules. Because of this, average handle time receives a lot of attention from call center leaders and when it's above target, average hold time is one of the factors they analyze.

      How NiCE is Redefining Customer Experience

      NiCE offers the industry’s only unified AI platform for customer service automation. CXone Mpower revolutionizes how organizations automate customer service from start to finish—with channels, data, end-to-end workflows, and enterprise knowledge converging to improve customer experience at scale. With domain specific AI trained on the industry’s largest CX dataset, an open framework with endless integration possibilities, and a complete suite of advanced AI applications, CXone Mpower is one platform built for organizations of all sizes to deliver seamless customer service experiences, boost operational efficiency, and drive better outcomes.

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