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Date Published - Last Updated July 21, 2016

 

Catalog sprawl, or the existence of many service catalogs in a single organization, was identified as a problem by 66 percent of respondent organizations in recent HDI research (a further 19 percent identified it as "somewhat of a problem"). However, even though many organizations consider it...

Tag(s): webinars, supportworld, service catalog
Date Published - Last Updated February 23, 2016

 

The time has come for your organization to replace a key piece of technology. Senior management is on board, and money is available. Your frontline staff is thrilled that their tools will be updated. Now what?

Good technology and services cost good money, and tight budgets...

Tag(s): webinars, supportworld, return on investment - ROI, costs
Date Published - Last Updated August 17, 2016

 

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In this webinar, HDI’s senior writer/analyst, Roy Atkinson, will showcase new data from the 2016 Desktop Support Practices & Salary Survey. This data, previously...

Tag(s): webinars, supportworld, desktop support, research, benchmarking
Date Published - Last Updated October 25, 2016

 

What is gamification—and why you should care? Simply put, gamification uses game mechanics and rewards for non-game applications in order to increase engagement and loyalty. Gamification is an important and powerful new strategy for influencing and motivating people. In this webinar, you’ll...

Tag(s): webinars, motivation, employee engagement, employee satisfaction, supportworld
Date Published - Last Updated December 11, 2015

Tag(s): supportworld, webinars, future of support, people, professional development
Date Published - Last Updated August 18, 2016

 
Technical support professionals form the frontline of many businesses, vendors, and IT teams. To remain competitive, they need to be aware of how the sector is evolving and where it’s going ...
Tag(s): workforce enablement, supportworld
Date Published - Last Updated February 26, 2016

 
Tag(s): supportworld, incident management, webinars
Date Published - Last Updated July 21, 2016

 

Organizations are growing and changing, often adding support center locations in faraway places or embedding support in different business units. How can managers do their jobs effectively across time zones and cultures? When being face-to-face with staff is not a viable option, how can a...

Tag(s): webinars, workforce enablement, supportworld, remote support tools, people
Date Published - Last Updated August 17, 2016

 

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Automation and artificial intelligence (AI) are on everyone's minds, but they don't completely understand the...

Tag(s): supportworld, incident management, webinars
Date Published - Last Updated August 29, 2017