While information security is high on every IT executive’s list, that may not translate into good training and procedures at the service desk.
Tag(s): hdichat, ITSM, IT service management, security management, service management, service desk, support center, supportworld, technical support, training
Date Published January 30, 2017 - Last Updated December 6, 2017
Elaine Carr explains why chunking is such a powerful training technique for support centers.
Tag(s): workforce enablement, training, supportworld, support center
Date Published January 26, 2017 - Last Updated December 6, 2017
Since HDI started conducting research specific to desktop support, more than half the organizations responding have indicated an increase in tickets year over year.
Tag(s): desktop support, research, supportworld, metrics and measurements, support operations
Date Published January 25, 2017 - Last Updated December 6, 2017
IT organizations need to do more than just think that they do service management and deliver services just because they adopted ITIL.
Tag(s): business value, ITIL, IT service management, ITSM, service management, supportworld
Date Published January 24, 2017 - Last Updated December 6, 2017
Are you asking the right questions in customer surveys?
Tag(s): customer experience, customer satisfaction, customer service, supportworld, customer-satisfaction-measurement
Date Published January 23, 2017 - Last Updated December 6, 2017
Almost all organizations and IT departments have started automating at least some processes in their business. The long-term trend will bring with it huge potential and efficiencies for support organizations. So, how will it potentially impact your business?
Tag(s): supportworld, technical support, automation, infographic
Date Published January 20, 2017 - Last Updated March 10, 2021
Often, when IT organizations first stand up a formal problem management process, the technical staff are unsure as to when to open a problem record.
Tag(s): incident management, IT service management, ITIL, ITSM, problem management, service desk, service management, supportworld
Date Published January 19, 2017 - Last Updated December 6, 2017
Review the metrics you report for your support center more than once a year, and you’ll be better equipped to answer questions and request investments.
Tag(s): best practice, metrics and measurements, supportworld, support center, reporting-and-analytics
Date Published January 18, 2017 - Last Updated December 6, 2017
When support center tickets are escalated, delayed, bounced back and forth, and argued over, the end-user is the one who is still suffering degradation of service.
Tag(s): customer experience, customer service, escalation, support center, supportworld
Date Published January 17, 2017 - Last Updated December 6, 2017
How important is customer satisfaction in your organization, and what are you doing to improve the service you deliver?
Tag(s): customer experience, customer satisfaction, customer service, supportworld
Date Published January 17, 2017 - Last Updated December 6, 2017