Setting a goal A. A pool of twelve contingent call center workers who work at home will be hired and trained before April 15. These employees can be activated anytime hold times threaten to exceed 90 seconds. Developing an action plan B. Based on data on how long people wait before hanging up, the manager decides the maximum time on hold should be 90 seconds. Reviewing progress C. On April 1, the manager sees that nine contingent call center workers have been hired and completed training. On June 30, call center data show 5 percent of calls are on hold for more than 90 seconds. Appraising performance D. On September 30, the manager reports that call center hold times for the summer construction season averaged 42 seconds, with 30 percent of all calls not being put on hold at all but 2 percent of calls exceeding 90 seconds of hold time. The plan is rated mostly successful.