In the first of this two-part series on how to deliver good service in the coming months of uncertainty, a customer experience expert shares the characteristics of a team poised to deliver a great experience every time for clients or customers.
Tag(s): supportworld, coaching, collaboration, communications skills, communications technology
Date Published February 2, 2021 - Last Updated January 29, 2021
Budgets are tight in the post-COVID-19 era. It will be more important than ever to ensure that you can justify every line item. Here are five tips for telling the story of your proposed budget in a way that creates a conversation and gets results.
Tag(s): supportworld, service quality, service desk, service management, best practice, business alignment, capacity management, cost models
Date Published February 1, 2021 - Last Updated December 16, 2021
In a time when our teams are spread out geographically, it’s more important than ever to employ new tools and best practices for collaboration and support. Such collaboration can create many advantages for your team, each team member, and your bottom line.
Tag(s): supportworld, coaching, collaboration, communications skills, communications technology
Date Published January 26, 2021 - Last Updated December 16, 2021
Good leaders build strong relationships with those who report to them, and that requires being open and honest in your conversations. Here’s how one manager cemented a relationship that has lasted throughout a career by sharing a moment of heartbreak.
Tag(s): supportworld, best practice, culture, employee engagement, employee satisfaction, people
Date Published January 6, 2021 - Last Updated December 23, 2020
There is so much more information that can be gleaned from metrics beyond the raw numbers offered about self-help page views. In this second installment of the Self-Service Metrics series, Chris Chagnon offers key steps to take to turn data into action.
Tag(s): supportworld, best practice, culture, employee engagement, employee satisfaction, quality management, metrics and measurements
Date Published January 5, 2021 - Last Updated January 14, 2021
Too often, new initiatives are derailed because frontline workers have not been brought in for input at the early stages of planning. If you include employee input, your organization might benefit, as employees will feel valued and want to see new processes succeed.
Tag(s): supportworld, best practice, culture, employee engagement, employee satisfaction, training, quality management
Date Published January 4, 2021 - Last Updated December 23, 2020
The savings service desks see from preventing tickets go beyond direct support costs.
Tag(s): supportworld, metrics and measurements, costs, business value, service desk
Date Published December 30, 2020 - Last Updated January 20, 2023
A well-done value stream map helps organizations understand what the customer values and the most efficient way of delivering that value.
Tag(s): supportworld, service desk, continual service improvement, business value, support center, service management, customer experience
Date Published December 28, 2020 - Last Updated December 14, 2020
Phyllis Drucker offers a bit of help identifying IT improvements that will take your service up a notch.
Tag(s): supportworld, service management, customer experience, framework and methodologies, desktop support
Date Published December 22, 2020 - Last Updated December 14, 2020
Change management should focus less on outputs and more on the desired outcomes the organization requires of change.
Tag(s): supportworld, service management, change management, business value, agile, devops, ITIL
Date Published December 17, 2020 - Last Updated December 14, 2020