The support center has been called “the face of IT” because it is where customers and users of information technology interact with the IT department. But everything has changed.
Date Published February 1, 2017 - Last Updated December 6, 2017
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Date Published January 31, 2017 - Last Updated December 6, 2017
IT organizations need to do more than just think that they do service management and deliver services just because they adopted ITIL.
Date Published January 24, 2017 - Last Updated December 6, 2017
Are you asking the right questions in customer surveys?
Date Published January 23, 2017 - Last Updated December 6, 2017
How important is customer satisfaction in your organization, and what are you doing to improve the service you deliver?
Date Published January 17, 2017 - Last Updated December 6, 2017
When support center tickets are escalated, delayed, bounced back and forth, and argued over, the end-user is the one who is still suffering degradation of service.
Date Published January 17, 2017 - Last Updated December 6, 2017
If support center staff can provide support through remote control, does that mean that desktop support only responds when remote control can’t be used to resolve the issue?
Date Published January 12, 2017 - Last Updated December 6, 2017
Often, tech support initiatives require approval from senior management. How do support managers make the case?
Date Published January 9, 2017 - Last Updated December 6, 2017
Getting funded and approved for additional staff, new software tools, or other expenditures for the support center can be challenging.
Date Published January 5, 2017 - Last Updated December 6, 2017
Effective communication, a binding trust, and engaged employees leads to positive results for not only your support center, but the entire organization.
Date Published January 4, 2017 - Last Updated December 6, 2017