In order to improve, technical support organizations need to decide what to invest in, and when.
Tag(s): supportworld, technology, service management, support center, tools
Date Published May 23, 2017 - Last Updated December 6, 2017
The mood at HDI 2017 Conference & Expo was upbeat. Participants seemed optimistic about the future of tech support.
Tag(s): supportworld, support center, service management, metrics and measurements, workforce enablement, technology, customer experience, desktop support
Date Published May 23, 2017 - Last Updated December 6, 2017
Karen Ferris was named one of HDI’s Top 25 Thought Leaders in Technical Support and Service Management. Learn what motivates Karen to be involved in the community.
Tag(s): supportworld, service management, change management, leadership
Date Published May 16, 2017 - Last Updated December 6, 2017
Making the most of a conference experience includes comfy shoes and taking actionable items back to your organization.
Tag(s): supportworld, service management, workforce enablement
Date Published May 5, 2017 - Last Updated December 6, 2017
Roy Atkinson was named one of HDI’s Top 25 Thought Leaders in Technical Support and Service Management. Learn what motivates Roy to be involved in the community.
Tag(s): supportworld, desktop support, service management, customer experience, community, leadership
Date Published May 4, 2017 - Last Updated December 6, 2017
Email is still an important channel for support centers, and good written communication is not to be taken for granted.
Tag(s): workforce enablement, supportworld, customer experience, service quality
Date Published April 27, 2017 - Last Updated December 6, 2017
A new UFFA scoring method could help you gain a new appreciation for KCS expectations for your tech support staff and give you an action plan for optimizing KCS.
Tag(s): supportworld, service management, metrics and measurements, KCS, knowledge management, KPI
Date Published April 27, 2017 - Last Updated December 6, 2017
Learn why changing our data source from cases to articles moves us from reactive to proactive problem management for tech support.
Tag(s): supportworld, service management, problem management, knowledge management, KM
Date Published April 20, 2017 - Last Updated December 6, 2017
You can use two analysis techniques, combined with the relevant data from your knowledge repository, to help problem management start to fulfill its promise.
Tag(s): supportworld, service management, ITSM, ITIL, problem management, knowledge management
Date Published April 12, 2017 - Last Updated December 6, 2017
Technology hard trends in artificial intelligence, cyber security systems, cloud computing, data analytics, and virtualization will shape the future of tech support.
Tag(s): supportworld, support center, technology, future of support, cloud, security management
Date Published April 11, 2017 - Last Updated December 6, 2017