E-commerce sales are booming, and businesses have chosen expediency over security as they raced to keep up with customer demand during the COVID-19 pandemic. As the dust now settles on that sea change, it pays to find ways to make sure every transaction is secure.
Tag(s): supportworld, best practice, business continuity, business of support, customer service, security management
Date Published April 28, 2021 - Last Updated July 26, 2021
Recently, Michael Hanson has been sharing his wisdom of the best practices to help continual process improvement be successful. In this article, he details SIPOC (+CM), Pareto sheets, decision matrices, and Failure Mode Effects Analysis, giving a good overview of each.
Tag(s): supportworld, culture, continual service improvement
Date Published April 26, 2021 - Last Updated December 16, 2021
As the remote workforce expands exponentially, many workers are doing critical day-to-day work on their mobile phones. This creates a new weak point that can be exploited for cyberattack. Here are some of the biggest threats your business may face.
Tag(s): supportworld, business continuity, cloud computing, internet of things, knowledge management, security management
Date Published April 21, 2021 - Last Updated December 16, 2021
One of the easiest tools to assist in continuous process improvement is the process control chart. It can help track when things go outside the norm, and help you diagnose problems in your service management. Here is a quick overview.
Tag(s): supportworld, business continuity, best practice, change management, incident management
Date Published April 20, 2021 - Last Updated July 26, 2021
Every change initiative may die a silent death unless it is clearly documented and the process solves the problems your workforce faces. Here is a look at the value of clearly documenting processes, and then checking to make sure that what is written is what is being done.
Tag(s): supportworld, business of support, business alignment, IT service management, IT-business alignment
Date Published April 14, 2021 - Last Updated July 26, 2021
The best way to retain customer loyalty is to avoid complications in the customer experience. Here is a suggestion for a hands-on approach for troubleshooting potential issues that customers may have experienced, with examples of how this approach has been implemented.
Tag(s): supportworld, costs, ITSM, IT service management, business intelligence, business of support, cost models, customer service
Date Published April 6, 2021 - Last Updated December 16, 2021
Too often sales and service were siloed from each other, but that should change, says one analyst. Ivan Moore argues that we need to adapt to be more agile, and train service teams to help cross-sell after fulfilling a customer service request.
Tag(s): supportworld, costs, ITSM, IT service management, business intelligence, business of support, cost models, customer service
Date Published April 5, 2021 - Last Updated July 26, 2021
Cybercriminals are targeting small- and mid-sized businesses more often than in the past. Don’t get caught flat-footed - scope out your vulnerabilities and decide on a plan of action before trouble hits to protect your bottom line and your business’ reputation.
Tag(s): supportworld, technical support, swot analysis, shadow-it, service strategy, security management, root cause analysis, problem solving and troubleshooting
Date Published March 31, 2021 - Last Updated July 26, 2021
AITSM is a confusing name for a confusing subject, but it’s a way of thinking of which service desks can be automated and which require a human touch. A systemic approach to implementing AI can help improve the customer experience, and make your team more efficient.
Tag(s): supportworld, technical support, technology, cost per ticket, costs, ITSM, IT service management
Date Published March 29, 2021 - Last Updated December 16, 2021
Change is hard, but it is harder when there isn’t a clear understanding of what change you are wanting and what risk you are willing to accept. Here is an approach toward streamlining the risk assessment of proposed changes to bring about better results.
Tag(s): supportworld, collaboration, business intelligence, change management, configuration management
Date Published March 23, 2021 - Last Updated July 26, 2021