From 40-minute wait times to under 60 seconds without adding headcount | Allan Harari
Allan Harari cut Comerica Bank's contact center wait times from 20-40 minutes to under 60 seconds without hiring additional agents. The transformation required rebuilding foundational infrastructure first—workforce management systems providing real-time data instead of monthly reports, quality assurance platforms generating actionable insights, and AI deployed as agent augmentation rather than replacement. His three-year roadmap prioritized operational discipline over technology shortcuts, recovering 10% capacity through schedule optimization before any AI implementation.
At USAA, he led a…
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