Includes bibliographical references and index.

Transforming contact centers into real-time enterprises -- The development of the real-time contact center -- Contact center infrastructure -- The power of speech recognition for self-service -- Designing, building, and maintaining a vibrant eService strategy -- Strategic role of quality management and liability recording -- The role of performance management in real-time contact centers -- Productivity and quality enhancement systems in real-time contact centers -- Real-time analytics : conquering the unstructured data challenge -- Contact center staffing and management -- Building and managing contact centers -- Navigating the offshore landscape -- Creating a world-class real-time engaged contact center -- Maximizing the benefits of the real-time contact center -- A final word.

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