Hero IT
Comms & Phone

Call routing & queues that get every call to the right person.

Professional call routing makes your business sound polished, reduces missed calls, and gives callers a real path forward — even during your busiest moments. We design the call flows, build the IVR, and configure the queues so callers reach the right team member, fast.

  • IVR + skill-based routing + time-of-day rules
  • Hold queues with wait estimates + callback option
  • Real-time dashboards + historical analytics
Fixed-price quote. No surprise invoices.Calgary, AB
routing · main numberLive
Caller hears
"Press 1 for sales · 2 for support · 3 for billing · or stay on the line."
Support queue
3 callers waiting
Avg wait
38s
1< 30s
2~ 1m
3~ 2m
ABCD
4 agents available · skill: supportHealthy
Skill-based routing
0 dropped · 38s avg wait
Sound familiar?

Bad routing burns customer patience faster than anything.

Most Calgary businesses we audit lose 10–20% of incoming calls to routing friction. Here's what we see most.

1

Callers get transferred around

Three rep handoffs to find the right person. Customers hate it.

2

High call volume = abandoned calls

Without queues and callbacks, callers just hang up.

3

After-hours calls go nowhere

No coverage = lost leads.

4

No visibility into call performance

You cannot improve what you cannot see.

5

Phone trees lead to dead ends

"Press 7 for…" then nothing happens. Customers blame you.

6

Wrong-skill agents get the wrong calls

Generalist routing means specialist questions go unanswered.

7

Holiday and weekend routing breaks

Every year, somebody forgets to flip the schedule.

8

Callers wait without knowing how long

No position announcement, no estimate — just hold music and silence.

What's included

Everything you'd expect,
plus what most agencies skip.

Every project includes the full list. Nothing is “an upgrade” or “out of scope” later.

IVR / auto attendant

Professional greetings and menu routing for any call scenario — written in plain English, not vendor speak.

Skill-based routing

Route calls based on caller input, language, account type, or department — to the rep best equipped to handle them.

Call queues

Hold queues with music, position announcements, and estimated wait times so callers know what to expect.

Callback option

Long wait? Offer callers a callback so they can hang up and get called when an agent is free — without losing their place in line.

Overflow routing

Automatic overflow to other teams or external numbers during busy periods so callers do not abandon.

After-hours rules

Configurable routing for evenings, weekends, statutory holidays, and unexpected closures — set once, runs forever.

Time-of-day routing

Different rules for morning rush, midday, end-of-day, and after hours — match staffing patterns and caller expectations.

Voicemail escape

Frustrated caller? Press a key to leave voicemail or request a callback instead of waiting in queue.

Real-time dashboards

Live view of queue depth, wait times, abandonment, and agent availability — for supervisors managing the floor.

Queue analytics

Historical reports on call volume, peak times, abandonment patterns, and agent performance — for staffing decisions.

In the box

What you walk away with.

Polished, predictable call routing is the obvious deliverable. Here's the full list of what's included.

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  • Documented call flow diagrams for every scenario
  • IVR menus + greetings + recorded prompts
  • Skill-based routing rules + agent assignments
  • Hold queues with music, position, and wait estimates
  • Callback option + voicemail escape paths
  • Time-of-day, after-hours, and holiday schedules
  • Overflow routing + emergency routing rules
  • Real-time supervisor dashboards
  • Historical analytics + reporting
  • Admin training + documentation for self-service changes
How we'll work together

Our process. Step by step.

A short, structured timeline with real check-ins at each step. You always know what's next.

1
Week 1

Call flow design

Map ideal routing for every scenario — including edge cases, holidays, and what happens when nobody is available.

2
Week 1–2

Configuration

Build IVR menus, skill-based routing rules, queue configurations, callback logic, and time-of-day schedules.

3
Week 2

Testing

Test every routing path and edge case thoroughly — caller input, holiday logic, overflow, voicemail escape — before go-live.

4
Week 3

Go live

Launch with monitoring and a rollback plan, then watch real call patterns for the first 7 days.

5
Ongoing

Tune

Tune routing, IVR menus, and queue rules based on real call patterns. Adjust for seasonal volume and staffing changes.

Industries

Call Routing for the businesses we know best.

Calgary-specific patterns, copy, and SEO baked in for these industries.

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Call Routing Buying Guide
IVR design, skill-based routing, queue management, and the questions every Calgary business should ask before configuring call flow.
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FAQ

Questions we hear about
call routing.

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