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What is Quality Monitoring and how does it differ from manual monitoring?

Quality Monitoring uses conversational analytics (including Speech Analytics) to systematically assess the quality of customer interactions on a large scale.

Whereas manual monitoring is limited to occasional listening sessions, automated QM continuously scans 100% of conversations—freeing up the evaluator to focus on value-added analysis.

Manual vs. Automatic Comparison

Criterion Manual monitoring Cross CX Automatic QM
Volume analyzed 1 to 5% of interactions 100% of interactions
Time per assessment 15 to 30 minutes A few seconds
Channel coverage Mainly vocals Voice, email, chat, social media — omnichannel
Reproducibility Varies by evaluator Consistent and objective criteria
Responsiveness Offset (days/weeks) Real-time or post-interaction
Coaching & Initiatives Manual, post-listening Automatedcorrective action plans

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