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What Works in Professional Development: The ROI of Training, Part 3

Create learning objectives and baseline performance and then calculate your ROI to show how training benefits the business.
Date Published December 19, 2018 - Last Updated December 19, 2018

The State of Technical Support in a Digitally Transformed World

The role of the service and support manager is to monitor and optimize the use of people, process, and tools to perform services that deliver value.
Date Published December 18, 2018 - Last Updated February 13, 2019

The Sophomore Slump at Work, and How to Deal with It

Many organizations see a significant drop in morale for employees in their second year of service.
Date Published December 13, 2018 - Last Updated December 13, 2018

FAQ: What Are Best Practices for Service Desk Collaboration and Consolidation?

HDI community members share ideas for collaborating between and consolidating service desks.
Date Published December 12, 2018 - Last Updated December 13, 2018

Single Point of Contact: Simone Jo Moore

In this episode of HDI’s SPOCcast podcast, Roy interviewed with Simone Jo Moore to discuss the human side of AI, the future of training, and the meaning of VUCA.
Date Published December 11, 2018 - Last Updated December 13, 2018

FAQ: How Do You Manage the SLA Clock?

Do you allow for a ticket status that will stop the SLA clock? How do you manage this?
Date Published December 6, 2018 - Last Updated February 13, 2019

Stop Asking When AI and Automation Are Coming—They Are Here

We don’t really know what the next few years will bring in technological advances and disruption from AI and automation. But we need to be prepared for change.
Date Published December 4, 2018 - Last Updated December 13, 2018

Pick the Top 25 Thought Leaders in Technical Support and Service Management for 2018

Help us identify the people who are shaping the future of technical support and service management. Choose the Top 25 Thought Leaders for 2018.
Date Published November 30, 2018 - Last Updated December 13, 2018

How Artificial Intelligence and Automations Drive Smarter Service Delivery

You can create efficiencies in your service desk and increase employee productivity with smart technologies like AI, machine learning, and automations.
Date Published November 29, 2018 - Last Updated December 13, 2018

Metric of the Month: User Self-Service

For this Metric of the Month, Jeff Rumburg looks at user self-service, the percentage of incidents that are resolved without the assistance of a live agent.
Date Published November 28, 2018 - Last Updated February 11, 2019