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Tag(s): webinars, supportworld, enterprise service management, service management, technology, ITSM, IT service management
Date Published December 2, 2021 - Last Updated January 6, 2023


Tag(s): webinars, supportworld, change management, continual service improvement, IT service management, ITSM, service management, technology
Date Published December 2, 2021 - Last Updated January 6, 2023

 

 

Accelerate the digital enterprise using the principles of ITIL. ITIL best practices help increase the speed and success of your products and services and enable faster time to value.

In this Tag(s): webinars, support models, supportworld, self-service, self-service tools, knowledge management
Date Published December 2, 2021 - Last Updated December 13, 2021


 
A lifelong quest to find the universal values all humans seek out leads an IT manager to understand the importance of taking the hard stances to best support a team or a company. Here’s why he thinks courage might be the most important trait in this industry.
Tag(s): supportworld, culture, change management
Date Published November 22, 2021 - Last Updated January 20, 2023

 
Authentication is necessary, but it shouldn’t come at the cost of the customer experience, and too often customers rebel at being questioned. Automated authentication tools may be the rare instance when tech can help avoid a pitfall in interactions with customers.
Tag(s): supportworld, service quality, service management, best practice, security management
Date Published November 19, 2021 - Last Updated January 20, 2023

 
Change is hard, especially when human nature creates some very predictable and unreasonable workarounds to a perfectly good change management process. In part two of this series, here are five more pitfalls to change management, and how to do your best to avoid them.
Tag(s): supportworld, culture, change management
Date Published November 18, 2021 - Last Updated January 20, 2023

 
Change management is a wonderful process...until it isn’t. Here, an IT service and support pro who is well versed in this process describes a few things that go wrong, and provides tips for how to avoid these common pitfalls.
Tag(s): supportworld, culture, change management
Date Published November 18, 2021 - Last Updated January 20, 2023

 
Want a chance to share your wisdom and perspective with other IT service and support professionals? We’re putting out a call for those who can contribute six or more articles per year as part of our volunteer HDI featured contributor team. Read on for more details.
Tag(s): supportworld, culture
Date Published November 17, 2021 - Last Updated January 20, 2023

 
We include a link for how to easily nominate the colleagues you feel are the most influential or the best teachers in the IT service and support industry. Be sure to make your nominations by December 18th, and tell us who should make the list!
Tag(s): supportworld, culture
Date Published November 16, 2021 - Last Updated December 16, 2021

 
In hybrid fashion, we handed out the hardware to recognize the best in technical support and service management. The event was held at SupportWorld Live in Orlando, and streamed online. Don’t forget - there’s still time to enter the next awards cycle!
Tag(s): supportworld, culture
Date Published November 10, 2021 - Last Updated December 16, 2021