HDI's content-rich, live webinars, presented by top industry experts and practitioners, cover industry best practices, emerging trends, and service leadership. These monthly webinars keep technical service and support professionals up to date on key issues and offer training on concepts critical to support organization effectiveness. Participate live on the day of the event or on-demand as your schedule permits.

Service Catalog Sprawl: Is It a Problem Worth Fixing?

with Doug Tedder
Mar 15, 2016 - 1:00 p.m. EDT

Sixty-six percent of organizations consider service catalog sprawl to be a problem, but most haven't begun to address it. Why? The primary reason is lack of sponsorship from IT leaders. In this webinar, Doug Tedder will examine the political and cultural challenges associated with catalog...


Fix It Before the Call: Best Practices in Alerts and Monitoring

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Feb 16, 2016 - 1:00 p.m. EDT
In this webinar, Joe Ardizzone will present on the ins and outs of—and particularly the best practices associated with—alerts and monitoring. Both practices are typically associated with critical events and major incidents, but what are the possible applications of alerts and monitoring...

Game On: Using Gamification to Motivate and Engage

with Monica Cornetti
Jan 19, 2016 - 1:00 p.m. EDT

Gamification is an important and powerful new strategy for influencing and motivating people. In this webinar, you’ll learn how and why gamification works, in which contexts it's most effective, and what the limits are to this approach to employee and client engagement.


The Analytics Era: A Look at the Future of Metrics

with John Custy
Dec 15, 2015 - 1:00 p.m. EDT

In this webinar, HDI 2016 track chair John Custy ("Metrics and Measurements") will present a view into the future of metrics as we move out of the telephone era and into the era of multichannel and analytics, including new trends in metrics and reporting.


Good Communication Practices Aren’t Just for Major Outages

with Michael Hanson
Nov 17, 2015 - 1:00 p.m. EDT
Large outages attract a great deal of attention and planning, but are organizations rolling their good communication practices down to the level of so-called routine incidents? This webinar will give you new communication ideas and practices to improve the metrics that matter most to customers...