In the face of the COVID-19 crisis, IT showed incredible innovation and resolve, and silos were broken down between IT and other departments to deliver value to businesses. The question will be how to sustain such innovation now that the crisis has become the new normal.
Date Published November 17, 2020 - Last Updated November 30, 2020
Service level agreements are often driven and defined entirely by IT people without collaboration or agreement, and as such they are only concerned with measuring individual IT components, rather than the cumulative sum effect of these, as they are used. Here is a discussion of a different way.
Date Published November 11, 2020 - Last Updated November 17, 2020
Here are instructions for how best to envision the journey of your internal or external clients from the submission of a ticket to the resolution of the problem, and beyond. By undertaking this exercise, you can reduce hurdles to great service.
Date Published October 28, 2020 - Last Updated October 30, 2020
As part of our Metric of the Month series, MetricNet highlights how to measure how true artificial intelligence will help alleviate ticket volume, and free up the service team from commodity support. Now that true machine learning is possible, AI has the potential to revolutionize IT service.
Date Published October 26, 2020 - Last Updated November 2, 2020
Too often, metrics that are considered sacred were put in place to please a forgotten stakeholder or because they came out of the box. Here’s how to revise your approach to find and create KPIs that measure what’s needed to be measured and point the way toward key goals.
Date Published October 20, 2020 - Last Updated October 23, 2020
Too often, ITSM data can accidentally lead you to the wrong conclusions. Here's how to think through the process of what to measure and how to visualize what you've measured.
Date Published September 15, 2020 - Last Updated September 15, 2020
Jeff Rumburg demonstrates the critical linkage that exists between process maturity and overall performance in IT service and support.
Date Published August 26, 2020 - Last Updated January 20, 2023
Rae Ann Bruno shares her views about wowing your customer, the value of training, getting metrics right, and more.
Date Published August 18, 2020 - Last Updated February 20, 2024
The Service and Support Awards showcase individuals and teams that excel at service and support and elevate their businesses by maintaining the highest standards.
Date Published August 13, 2020 - Last Updated January 20, 2023
Jeff Rumburg examines same day/next day resolution, a metric that measures the percentage of tickets opened and resolved within one business day.
Date Published July 28, 2020 - Last Updated December 10, 2020