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Spring Cleaning: Best Practices for the Daily Grind

Attend to the details to reinvigorate your memory, health, and workspace.
Date Published May 2, 2019 - Last Updated December 17, 2019

7 Tips for Extending Your IT Service Desk into the Enterprise

Extending the IT service desk to the enterprise can provide big returns and benefits to an organization—but only if you approach it properly.
Date Published May 1, 2019 - Last Updated December 17, 2019

The Evolution of ITIL: A New Operating Model in ITIL 4

The ITIL 4 framework enables organizations of all types and sizes to meet the challenges of the new digital age.
Date Published April 30, 2019 - Last Updated December 17, 2019

Single Point of Contact: Chris Chagnon

Roy Atkinson interviewed Chris Chagnon to discuss analytics, artificial intelligence (AI), self-help, and much more.
Date Published April 25, 2019 - Last Updated December 17, 2019

The Power of Proactive Service and Support

How you communicate a service outage is important to your customers and for your peace of mind.
Date Published April 24, 2019 - Last Updated December 17, 2019

Help Desk Horror Stories

What is your worst service desk nightmare? Knowledge base adoption? Employee engagement? Call spikes? Lack of adherence to standard operating processes and procedures?
Date Published April 19, 2019 - Last Updated January 20, 2023

Metric of the Month: Call Abandonment Rate

Low abandonment rate will not necessarily lead to higher levels of customer satisfaction but does have a direct impact on cost per contact. Learn why…
Date Published April 16, 2019 - Last Updated December 17, 2019

The Perks and Perils of Assumption in Customer Experience

Routinely identifying and challenging your assumptions can be a powerful tool in customer experience.
Date Published April 11, 2019 - Last Updated December 17, 2019

The Value of the WHY in Your Knowledge Base

Explaining WHY something is important in your knowledge base makes the information relevant and increases the value it brings to the business you serve.
Date Published April 10, 2019 - Last Updated December 17, 2019

The Importance of Harmonizing Skills for Your Service Desk

Having complementary skill sets on your service desk team is critical for effective problem solving and decision-making.
Date Published April 9, 2019 - Last Updated December 17, 2019