1. Start with the calls your Walled Lake team cannot answer
Bosseo describes AI Answering as a backstop rather than a replacement for the front desk. Calls go to your team first; the AI steps in when nobody answers within 20 seconds. It also describes coverage for nights, weekends, holidays, and overflow. That makes the first Walled Lake decision operational: identify when the firm wants an unanswered call to move into an alternate response path. Review your own phone records, voicemail patterns, missed-call reports, and staff schedule instead.
Recommended approach
Bring a recent view of unanswered calls to the consultation, separated by time and reason where your system allows. Decide whether the fallback should apply to after-hours calls, lunch periods, simultaneous calls, holidays, or all unanswered calls. Keep the question tied to your firm’s real service area: Walled Lake and any other communities your firm intentionally serves in Oakland County or elsewhere.
