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Surveys are a great tool for letting you know where you stand with your customers. But remember that customer satisfaction begins with service delivery.
Tag(s): supportworld, customer satisfaction, customer experience, customer-satisfaction-measurement, service delivery
Date Published July 13, 2017 - Last Updated December 6, 2017

 
FCR is a measure of how effectively your service desk conducts its business, and customer satisfaction is strongly correlated with FCR.
Tag(s): supportworld, metrics and measurements, customer satisfaction, first call resolution
Date Published July 12, 2017 - Last Updated December 6, 2017

 
Stephen Mann was named one of HDI’s Top 25 Thought Leaders in Technical Support and Service Management. Learn what motivates Stephen to be involved in the community.

Tag(s): supportworld, IT service management, ITSM, service management
Date Published July 11, 2017 - Last Updated December 6, 2017

 
Is ITIL still relevant amidst the rise of other frameworks and methodologies?
Tag(s): supportworld, ITIL, methodology, framework and methodologies, framework, service management
Date Published July 10, 2017 - Last Updated December 6, 2017

 
Having access to the organization’s ITSM tool on mobile devices is valuable for desktop support teams, who often encounter drive-by requests.
Tag(s): supportworld, service management, mobility, ITSM, IT service management, tools, support center
Date Published July 6, 2017 - Last Updated December 6, 2017

 
Ryan Ogilvie was named one of HDI’s Top 25 Thought Leaders in Technical Support and Service Management. Learn what motivates Ryan to be involved in the community.
Tag(s): supportworld, service management, ITIL, IT service management
Date Published July 5, 2017 - Last Updated December 6, 2017

 
We all have expectations about what our support center staff members do know and what they should know. Sometimes, these expectations are not met.
Tag(s): supportworld, workforce enablement, support center, leadership, hdichat
Date Published July 5, 2017 - Last Updated December 6, 2017

 
Consider this advice to be a successful IT service management consultant.
Tag(s): supportworld, service management, ITSM, IT service management
Date Published June 29, 2017 - Last Updated January 2, 2018

 
It’s summertime in the northern hemisphere, and many people are taking vacation. That includes people who work in support centers, where staffing levels can be critical.
Tag(s): supportworld, support center, automation, staffing
Date Published June 28, 2017 - Last Updated December 6, 2017

 
Making learning challenging is a best practice and a research-proven technique for helping training work.
Tag(s): supportworld, training, workforce enablement, workforce enablement
Date Published June 28, 2017 - Last Updated December 6, 2017