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Show Me What You’ve Got: How to Interview Service Desk Analysts and Technicians

Faced with a 40% turnover on the service desk, this manager tried a different approach to interviewing analyst and technician candidates, with great success.
Date Published June 6, 2019 - Last Updated December 17, 2019

Transformative Training: How to Foster Learning for Service and Support Teams

As service and support leaders, it’s our job to enable and foster the environment, create the process, and engage our teams throughout the learning experience.
Date Published June 5, 2019 - Last Updated December 17, 2019

ITSM and the Value of Knowledge-Centered Service for the Enterprise

 

Disruption has become the norm. As businesses try to keep pace with rapid change, IT support centers along with other core enterprise service groups are struggling to keep up with demand. How can they communicate effectively and maintain high standards of internal and external...

Date Published June 3, 2019 - Last Updated September 22, 2021

Move Forward by Shifting Left: Enabling Self-Service and First-Level Resolution in 2021

 

We could all use a little more time in our schedule, but something new pops up every time we catch our breath. We cannot always anticipate the unexpected, but we can take steps to handle the work we know about more efficiently. For example, password reset requests persistently...

Date Published June 3, 2019 - Last Updated September 22, 2021

Employ Interactive Virtual Training to Address Skill Gaps and Engage Teams

 

Keeping remote teams engaged was a challenge before the pandemic. Here we are, one year later – with limited to no in-person team interaction – and finding ways to support impactful team interactions and understand skill and knowledge gaps can be challenging and...

Date Published June 3, 2019 - Last Updated September 22, 2021

Unlocking Your Workforce Potential: IT Support from Anywhere to Anywhere

 

While much has changed this year for support centers—which consist of service desks, help desks, and desktop support—we must also remember that a lot has changed for the customers we serve, as well. They may lack the proximity of colleagues to answer simple...

Date Published June 3, 2019 - Last Updated September 22, 2021

Fueling Innovation: Augmenting A New Era of IT Service Management

 

Our customers changed where and how they work. Their needs and expectations have transformed along with their environment, and our service strategy must keep pace as the modern workplace evolves. Say goodbye to your music on hold, business hours, and carefully limited scope of...

Date Published June 3, 2019 - Last Updated September 22, 2021

The State of the Industry: A Mid-Year Research Roundup

 

HDI conducts extensive research throughout the year. In this webinar, we will review our 2019 research to date, examine what it means for the industry, and suggest areas that leaders should be paying attention to, including possible courses of action. We will review the latest...

Date Published June 3, 2019 - Last Updated September 24, 2021

The Future of ITSM in Education, Public Sector and Healthcare

 

Massive tech shifts are taking place in education, public services and healthcare. Billions of dollars are being spent on smart cities initiatives, learning environments, virtual programs, and healthcare settings. As a consequence, IT leaders are looking for new ways to address...

Date Published June 3, 2019 - Last Updated September 24, 2021

IT Change Management in a High-Speed World

 

Organizations are increasingly caught between competing goals: They must meet compliance and cybersecurity requirements and produce stable technology environments while simultaneously allowing for high-velocity changes. How can these competing goals be managed?

In the...

Date Published June 3, 2019 - Last Updated September 24, 2021