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The Latest from SupportWorld

 
Don’t let your service management reporting metrics end up in the trash. Know your audience and report the metrics that matter to them in a timely manner.
Tag(s): supportworld, service management, metrics and measurements, dashboards, business alignment
Date Published August 15, 2017 - Last Updated December 6, 2017

 
Take a look at the trends that are shaping the future of service and support.
Tag(s): supportworld, service management, cloud computing, cloud, mobility
Date Published August 15, 2017 - Last Updated December 6, 2017

 
This #HDIchat tackled the topic of creating a successful service portal. Phyllis Drucker joined the twitter chat as our guest expert.
Tag(s): customer experience, service management, supportworld, service catalog, self-service tools, self-service, hdichat
Date Published August 15, 2017 - Last Updated December 6, 2017

 
Customer service expert Jeff Toister suggests three things you can do to get your employees more customer-focused.
Tag(s): customer experience, customer service, supportworld, workforce enablement, leadership, hdi conference
Date Published August 15, 2017 - Last Updated December 6, 2017

 
Whether you are holding a coaching meeting, a monthly one-on-one, or a more difficult conversation, you want both results and to maintain the relationship with the employee.
Tag(s): supportworld, workforce enablement, performance management, people, leadership
Date Published August 15, 2017 - Last Updated December 6, 2017

 
Jeff Rumburg explains the KPIs that really matter to your support center and provides actionable insight on how to leverage these KPIs to improve performance.
Tag(s): supportworld, metrics and measurements, KPI, customer-satisfaction-measurement, employee satisfaction, support center, performance management
Date Published August 15, 2017 - Last Updated December 6, 2017

 
The power of benchmarking combined with an understanding of the cause-and-effect relationship of tech support KPIs cannot be overstated.
Tag(s): supportworld, benchmarking, metrics and measurements, support center, service desk
Date Published August 15, 2017 - Last Updated December 6, 2017

 
This primer seeks to help IT organizations evolve their service and support models to optimize the value of the cloud and mobility.
Tag(s): supportworld, service management, mobility, cloud, cloud computing
Date Published August 15, 2017 - Last Updated December 6, 2017

 
For some support organizations, the swarming model, with its emphasis on real-time handling of issues, can deliver faster and more effective response and resolution.
Tag(s): supportworld, ITSM, service management, support models
Date Published August 10, 2017 - Last Updated December 6, 2017

 
Jeff Rumburg continues his series on KPIs for service and support with a look at agent utilization.
Tag(s): supportworld, metrics and measurements, cost per ticket, KPI
Date Published August 9, 2017 - Last Updated April 19, 2019