For technical support organizations, leaving behind a legacy system for newer technology is about providing the type of modern, seamless support users expect.
Tag(s): supportworld, technical support, tools, support center, remote support tools
Date Published September 11, 2017 - Last Updated April 19, 2019
What skills will support center analysts need as advanced technologies such as machine learning and AI take their places in the businesses we support?
Tag(s): supportworld, technical support, support center, automation
Date Published September 6, 2017 - Last Updated April 19, 2019
Follow these five steps to build a service portal that enhances your business operations and provides cost savings.
Tag(s): supportworld, service management, self-service, support center
Date Published August 31, 2017 - Last Updated December 6, 2017
Too often, organizations oversimplify and understrategize the move to enterprise service management. Here are five things you should do before tackling ESM.
Tag(s): supportworld, service management, business of support, business value
Date Published August 23, 2017 - Last Updated December 6, 2017
The power of benchmarking combined with an understanding of the cause-and-effect relationship of tech support KPIs cannot be overstated.
Tag(s): supportworld, benchmarking, metrics and measurements, support center, service desk
Date Published August 15, 2017 - Last Updated December 6, 2017
Jeff Rumburg explains the KPIs that really matter to your support center and provides actionable insight on how to leverage these KPIs to improve performance.
Tag(s): supportworld, metrics and measurements, KPI, customer-satisfaction-measurement, employee satisfaction, support center, performance management
Date Published August 15, 2017 - Last Updated December 6, 2017
For some support organizations, the swarming model, with its emphasis on real-time handling of issues, can deliver faster and more effective response and resolution.
Tag(s): supportworld, ITSM, service management, support models
Date Published August 10, 2017 - Last Updated December 6, 2017
The importance of getting the right information to the right people at the right time cannot be overstated. Communication skills are extremely important at every level within the support center.
Tag(s): supportworld, support center, communications skills, coronavirus
Date Published August 8, 2017 - Last Updated March 23, 2020
Many new managers feel insecure about their new position, but there are things that you can do to ease your transition into a support center manager role.
Tag(s): supportworld, leadership, support center, workforce enablement
Date Published August 3, 2017 - Last Updated December 6, 2017
There’s a term floating around the development world that the service desk can adopt. It’s called microservices.
Tag(s): supportworld, desktop support, technical support, service desk, service management
Date Published July 27, 2017 - Last Updated December 6, 2017