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4 Ways to Better Customer Service

Solving customers’ problems or answering their questions quickly and correctly matters more than taking the highest number of calls or closing the highest number of tickets. It isn’t a race, after all.
Date Published October 25, 2016 - Last Updated April 19, 2019

Swarm to Serve: Team vs Tier-Based Service for Support Centers

Swarming not only gets problems resolved, but also you typically get resolution much more quickly. It is also a great training mechanism for front-line employees.
Date Published October 20, 2016 - Last Updated April 19, 2019

Optimize People, Process, and Technology: Using Contractors to Handle Rollouts

Because rollouts require concentrated effort to complete work within a specified time, bringing in contractors to assist desktop support can be beneficial.
Date Published October 19, 2016 - Last Updated April 19, 2019

#HDIchat Recap: Skills-Based Routing or Intelligent Swarming?

In last week's #HDIchat, participants discussed the merits and applications of skills-based routing and intelligent swarming.
Date Published October 18, 2016 - Last Updated December 15, 2016

Escalation Process: Avoid Sending Customer Service Over the Cliff!

The most successful incident escalation processes include a Well-defined process, Well-defined tools, and an open dialogue between the support center and all second-level teams receiving escalations.
Date Published October 18, 2016 - Last Updated April 19, 2019

The Benefits of Standard Operating Procedures for Tech Support

SOPs are not only a critical success factor in maintaining the quality of service level management, but also maintaining consistency between employees and departments.
Date Published October 13, 2016 - Last Updated August 15, 2018

How Valuable Is the Transactional Survey?

Transactional surveys are based on transactions, not an overall relationship. What is true in a survey today may not be true tomorrow or the day after.
Date Published October 12, 2016 - Last Updated December 15, 2016

#HDIchat Recap: How Do You Keep Raising the Bar for Customer Service?

In last week's #HDIchat, participants discussed the ways in which their organizations keep raising the bar for customer service.
Date Published October 11, 2016 - Last Updated December 15, 2016

#HDIchat Recap: Have You Replaced Your ITSM/Ticket Management Tool?

In last week's #HDIchat, participants discussed their current ITSM/ticket management tools and plans for replacement.
Date Published October 4, 2016 - Last Updated December 15, 2016

Celebrate Customer Service Week with HDI and ICMI

Customer Service Week is all about you, and we want to help you celebrate! Here’s a day-by-day breakdown so you can plan your week.
Date Published October 4, 2016 - Last Updated December 15, 2016