Hundreds of varied companies, including EBay, rely on Expert Planet LLC to
address business inquiries that vary from product support to marketing. They
provide a high level of customer service, matching the right products and
services with the right people. Based in New York, Expert Planet is a product
support call center that goes beyond the typical order entry-type call center
by offering over 400 extremely knowledgeable, "expert" agents who work
remotely from their homes.
The Challenge
Expert Planet agents are located throughout the country. They pride
themselves on offering their workforce the flexibility to work from home
anytime, anywhere. But coordinating agents for a 24-hour schedule, 7 days a
week in an efficient and transparent way proved extremely challenging.
Managers found they were constantly running around, updating schedules and in
desperate need of... (more)