Too often, information security is viewed as someone else’s job, and the goals of security (to protect) and customer service and support (to assist) are often at direct odds.
Tag(s): customer service, security management, support center, supportworld, training
Date Published September 21, 2016 - Last Updated December 15, 2016
Automation could potentially move more of the repetitive work out of Level 1 and allow tech support analysts to take on more complex tickets.
Tag(s): workforce enablement, supportworld, support models, self-service, automation
Date Published September 15, 2016 - Last Updated December 15, 2016
In last week's #HDIchat, participants discussed sought-after skills for new hires to the support center.
Tag(s): hdichat, supportworld, technical support, service desk, people, staffing, workforce enablement
Date Published September 13, 2016 - Last Updated December 15, 2016
In last week's #HDIchat, participants discussed the role of the service desk in information security.
Tag(s): hdichat, supportworld, technical support, security management, service desk
Date Published September 13, 2016 - Last Updated December 15, 2016
If your support center is taking on a Shift-Left strategy, be aware that your metrics will change, and not always in a direction that looks good.
Tag(s): supportworld, metrics and measurements, first call resolution, customer-satisfaction-measurement, KPI, reporting, support center
Date Published September 12, 2016 - Last Updated December 15, 2016
The bimodal IT model aims to be slow and careful with the critical and legacy infrastructure, but fast in delivering user and customer facing applications and services.
Tag(s): future of support, devops, service management, supportworld
Date Published September 7, 2016 - Last Updated December 15, 2016
As tech support embraces a shift-left strategy, self-service can play an important role, reducing the volume of simple, repetitive contacts and reducing costs.
Tag(s): focus series, supportworld, technical support, trends, automation, escalation, knowledge management, self-service, self-service tools, support center
Date Published August 31, 2016 - Last Updated December 15, 2016
In last week's #HDIchat, participants considered whether they've been operating their service desks with the customer experience in mind.
Tag(s): hdichat, supportworld, support center, service desk, customer experience
Date Published August 30, 2016 - Last Updated December 15, 2016
In the quest to lower costs, it common to talk about deflecting phone calls to less expensive tech support channels such as self-service, chat, web forms, and email.
Tag(s): customer experience, customer service, support channels, supportworld, technical support
Date Published August 25, 2016 - Last Updated December 15, 2016
The infamous automated answering systems, known as Interactive Voice Response systems, used in all contact centers today are a source of frustration for callers.
Tag(s): automation, business value, communications technology, customer experience, customer service, supportworld
Date Published August 24, 2016 - Last Updated February 1, 2017