Rethinking the Service Desk: From Call Taking to Strategic Service Delivery Center

The service desk role needs to expand beyond handling calls and tickets to become a true service management organization.
Date Published December 15, 2016 - Last Updated December 15, 2016

Knowledge Management Is Not Optional

To adopt a knowledge management strategy, First American had to embrace the idea that KM is a requirement for continuous improvement and sustainable success for the service desk.
Date Published December 15, 2016 - Last Updated July 19, 2018

6 Steps to Build a Knowledge Management Culture

A knowledge management system improves decision making; reduces duplication of effort; lowers costs; and empowers customers, users, and all of IT.
Date Published December 15, 2016 - Last Updated December 15, 2016

Support Centers Contribute Value with Problem Management

Detection and referral of problems is an important way in which the support center contributes to the overall improvement of any organization’s IT environment.
Date Published December 14, 2016 - Last Updated December 15, 2016

Pick the Top 25 Thought Leaders in Technical Support for 2016

Who has made an impact on the technical support industry? Help us put together the list of HDI’s Top 25 Thought Leaders in Technical Support.
Date Published December 5, 2016 - Last Updated April 19, 2019

Focus on Enterprise Service Management

Enterprise service management provides an opportunity for IT to assume a vital role within the organization, bringing specific expertise and experience to the enterprise as a whole.
Date Published December 1, 2016 - Last Updated April 19, 2019

Customer Service Excellence: Now More Than Ever

Excellence in five areas of customer service can contribute greatly to the effectiveness of service management, which is expanding beyond the world of IT.
Date Published November 17, 2016 - Last Updated April 19, 2019

Improve Service Continuity Through Process Integration

In IT, following the process will reduce the mean time to resolve incidents, which in turn restores services to normalcy in a timely manner.
Date Published November 16, 2016 - Last Updated April 19, 2019

Strategic Thinking for Support Center Managers

Where do you spend your time in the support center? If you are a manager and doing too much operational work, you might be neglecting to build a strategy for your team.
Date Published November 10, 2016 - Last Updated December 15, 2016

Why Knowledge Management, and Why Now?

Knowledge management (KM) is a touchy subject in the world of support. Many organizations struggle with it, and far fewer have managed to create a mature KM process.
Date Published November 3, 2016 - Last Updated April 19, 2019