Forethought Features
Self-Service Experience (4)
Knowledge Base
Provides a repository of information that can be used by those seeking support.
Searchable Articles
Makes articles in the knowledge base searchable on the web.
Mobile Optimization
Optimizes the customer self-service experience on mobile devices
Personalization
Gives the user targeted, personalized results based on their activity or preferences
Self-Service Platform (4)
Branding
Allows users to add custom branding (logos, brand colors, etc.) to self-service portals, chatbots, etc.
Automation
Automates some or all operation related tasks
Artificial Intelligence
Utilizes artificial intelligence to improve workflows or customer experiences
Integrations
Allows easy integrations with applications, such as messenger applications, APIs, and customer support tools
Administration (6)
Database Management
Administrators can access and organize data related to incidents, requests, and changes to produce reports or make data more navigable.
Data Workflows
Operationalizes data delivery workflows to easily scale repeatable preparation needs
Issue Management
Provide workflows to create and escalate issues related to risks and requests
Integrations
Integrates with live chat, chatbots, help desk, or other customer service software
User, Role, and Access Management
Grant access to select data, features, objects, etc. based on the users, user role, groups, etc.
Performance and Reliability
Software is consistently available (uptime) and allows users to complete tasks quickly because they are not waiting for the software to respond to an action they took
Compliance (4)
Policies and Controls
Ability to control file/folder access by user or group, external sharing permissions, editing policies, device location restrictions, sharing by device, etc.
Data Governance
Ensures user access management, data lineage, and data encryption
Compliance
Deliver standard reports for compliance standards and frameworks such as ISO, SOX, PCI, and HIPAA.
Auditing
Perform ad-hoc or ongoing IT audits at different levels of the company.
Data Security (4)
Risk Data Attributes
Identify risk data attributes such as description, category, owner, or hierarchy.
Data Transport
Protects data with some form of encryption as it leaves your secure or local network.
Access Management
Allows administrators to set user access privileges to permit approved parties to access sensitive data.
Multi-Factor Authentication
Requires a second level of authentication, such as sms messaging or customized tokens, to access data.
Knowledge Management (3)
Knowledge Base
Enables the creation of an internal repository of knowledge articles
Publishing Workflows
Provides workflows for writing, editing, approving, and publishing knowledge article content
Analytics
Helps users understand which knowledge articles are working and identifies areas of improvement
Customer Support (6)
Intelligent Search
Offers a search function that auto-suggests the knowledge articles that best fit the agent’s query
Suggestions
Analyzes customer support tickets or conversations to suggest relevant knowledge articles
Decision Trees
Allows for the creation of flowcharts or decision trees that guide agents step-by-step through resolving customer issues
Text
Is able to process inquiries submitted by text data from live chat, email, or SMS
Speech
Comprehends human speech and can transcribe it to text for processing
Knowledge Base
The AI is able to access the company's internal knowledge to inform and guide responses to customer inquiries
Responses (8)
Personalization
Provides personalized responses to interlocator based on segmentation or past responses.
Route To Human
Has tools (e.g. dashboards and reports) to better understand conversations Intelligent Virtual Assistants have had.
Natural Language Understanding (NLU)
Can have a natural, human-like conversation with an interlocator.
Customization
Customize your chat workflows with rules and automations.
Control
Control who the chatbot converses with (and when).
Route To Human
Has the ability to connect interlocator with a human agent when the need arises.
Menu bars
Can provide interlocators with menus, through which they can choose a relevant response.
Drip sequences
Can send triggered sequence of automated messages sent on a predefined schedule in a targeted fashion.
Platform (9)
Conversation Editor
Allows business to edit conversations to meet the unique needs of one's business.
Integration
Gives users the ability to update systems, like CRM, based on conversations.
Human-In-The-Loop
Allows users to maintain and observe the accuracy and viability of Intelligent Virtual Assistants.
Live chat
Provide tools for live chat on one's website.
Integrations
Allows easy integrations with applications, such as messenger applications, APIs, and customer support tools.
Branding
Has the ability to customize look and feel of chatbot to match` company branding.
Analytics
Gives user the ability to analyze conversations with the chatbot and see its performance.
Role-based access
Allows for varying access to chatbot and admin settings, depending on user, their role, etc.
Collection of information
Can collect and store information from interlocators, such as email, phone number, etc.
Automation (6)
Ticket Resolution
The platform is able to automatically determine how to resolve help tickets without assistance by human agents
Customization
The platform's responses to customers can be customized to improve comprehension, relatability, and emotional intelligence
Intelligent Routing
When the AI is unable to process a particular type of customer request, it is able to determine which is the best agent to refer the ticket to
Customer Interaction Automation
Allows users to automate responses to customer inquiries across various channels.
Feedback Collection
Provides users the ability to automate the collection and analysis of feedback from customers, employees, or other stakeholders.
Document Processing
Allows users to automate the handling, processing, and management of documents.
Artificial Intelligence (3)
Learning
The AI platform is able to learn over time on how to interpret each type of customer inquiry and improve the quality of their responses
Language
Multilingual capabilities allow the AI to process inquiries from many languages
Conversational AI
The AI's responses to customer inquiries provide human-like organic conversations. The platform is able to understand a question no matter how it's worded and provide comprehensive answers
Generative AI (6)
AI Text Generation
Allows users to generate text based on a text prompt.
AI Text Summarization
Condenses long documents or text into a brief summary.
AI Text Generation
Allows users to generate text based on a text prompt.
AI Text Summarization
Condenses long documents or text into a brief summary.
AI Text Summarization
Condenses long documents or text into a brief summary.
AI Text Summarization
Condenses long documents or text into a brief summary.
Automation - AI Agents (5)
Sales Follow-Up
Allows users to automate responses to customer inquiries across various channels.
Customer Interaction Automation
Allows users to automate responses to customer inquiries across various channels.
Lead Generation
Allows users to automate the process of generating and qualifying sales leads.
Document Processing
Allows users to automate the handling, processing, and management of documents.
Feedback Collection
Provides users the ability to automate the collection and analysis of feedback from customers, employees, or other stakeholders.
Autonomy - AI Agents (4)
Independent Decision Making
Allows the AI agent to learn from interactions and adapt its responses accordingly.
Adaptive Responses
Allows the AI agent to learn from interactions and adapt its responses accordingly.
Task Execution
Provides the AI agent the ability to execute tasks without requiring constant user input.
Problem Solving
Allows the AI agent to identify and resolve issues without user intervention.
Autonomy (4)
Independent Decision Making
Allows the AI agent to learn from interactions and adapt its responses accordingly.
Adaptive Responses
Allows the AI agent to learn from interactions and adapt its responses accordingly.
Task Execution
Provides the AI agent the ability to execute tasks without requiring constant user input.
Problem Solving
Allows the AI agent to identify and resolve issues without user intervention.
Customer Query Resolution - AI Customer Support Agents (5)
Automated Ticket Resolution
Allows the AI agent to autonomously resolve customer queries without human intervention.
Contextual Response Generation
Enables the AI agent to provide accurate answers based on the context of customer inquiries.
Sentiment Analysis
Allows the AI agent to analyze customer sentiment and adjust responses accordingly.
Knowledge Base Utilization
Enables the AI agent to retrieve information from a knowledge base to assist with query resolution.
Multilingual Support
Provides users the ability to interact with the AI agent in multiple languages for global support.
Customer Interaction Automation - AI Customer Support Agents (4)
Proactive Customer Outreach
Enables the AI agent to initiate interactions, such as reminders or follow-ups, with customers.
Feedback Collection
Provides users the ability to automate gathering and analyzing customer feedback after interactions.
Escalation Handling
Allows the AI agent to identify when issues require human intervention and escalate them appropriately.
Workflow Optimization
Enables the AI agent to streamline repetitive customer service tasks, improving efficiency and response times.
Agentic AI - Customer Self-Service (7)
Autonomous Task Execution
Capability to perform complex tasks without constant human input
Multi-step Planning
Ability to break down and plan multi-step processes
Cross-system Integration
Works across multiple software systems or databases
Adaptive Learning
Improves performance based on feedback and experience
Natural Language Interaction
Engages in human-like conversation for task delegation
Proactive Assistance
Anticipates needs and offers suggestions without prompting
Decision Making
Makes informed choices based on available data and objectives
Intent & Action Handling - Conversational Interface Agents (3)
Data Retrieval from Connected Systems
Retrieves information from integrated enterprise systems in response to conversational queries
Intent Recognition & Mapping
Identifies user intent and maps requests to predefined system actions, queries, or workflows
Action & Workflow Triggering
Initiates tasks, processes, or system workflows based on interpreted user requests
Natural Language Interaction - Conversational Interface Agents (3)
Natural Language Query Understanding
Interprets user requests expressed in natural language to identify intent and relevant entities
Multi-Turn Conversation Management
Maintains dialogue continuity across multiple messages to support contextual back-and-forth interactions
Voice & Text Interface Support
Enables users to interact with agents through chat, messaging platforms, or voice commands
Context & Personalization - Conversational Interface Agents (2)
Conversation Context Persistence
Maintains contextual information across interactions to support coherent multi-turn conversations
User Identity & Permission Awareness
Adjusts responses and available actions based on the user’s identity, role, and system permissions
Enterprise Integration & Deployment - Conversational Interface Agents (2)
Enterprise Application Integrations
Connects conversational agents with enterprise systems such as CRM, ERP, ITSM, or collaboration tools
Security & Access Controls
Enforces authentication, authorization, and governance policies for conversational interactions





