SunTrust will deploy the forecasting and scheduling solutions to help optimize staffing levels for both tellers and platforms/sales areas across its entire network of over 1,600 branches.

Leveraging the solution, users of Impact 360 at SunTrust can benefit from new levels of visibility into client service processes, workforce productivity and performance, and the client experience. The tool provides a forecast of customer traffic patterns and demand in branches, and then cost effectively schedules branch staff to meet client needs. The solution is designed to help branch managers design schedules based on forecasted activity as well as employee skills and scheduling preferences. Managers also can respond real-time to changes in plan, such as unexpected absences, by modifying schedules to best meet service levels.

"SunTrust is committed to providing exceptional service, and we want to ensure that we do so as efficiently and as responsibly as possible," explains Jane Barringer, group vice president of Retail Staffing for SunTrust Banks. "Verint's understanding of our organization and the banking industry, along with its partnership in customizing the deployment to meet our unique needs, made it stand out."

"At a time in the industry when budgets are constrained, banks can take a decisive and forward-thinking step to help ensure they maintain their customer bases and market positions by implementing a workforce management solution that helps balance responsible cost management with customer service excellence," adds Darryl Demos, general manager of the Enterprise Solutions Group within Verint Witness Actionable Solutions.