Metric of the Month: ROI of Support, Part 1

Jeff Rumburg defines how value is created in IT service and support.
Date Published June 27, 2019 - Last Updated December 17, 2019

Single Point of Contact: Jeff Toister

Roy Atkinson interviewed Jeff Toister about hidden obstacles to good customer service, the importance of empathy, what causes broken systems, and more.
Date Published June 25, 2019 - Last Updated December 17, 2019

No News Is Good News: Common Phrases that Will Destroy Your Service Quality

Beware of comments and assumptions that can lead to service delivery that is simply adequate rather than exceptional.
Date Published June 11, 2019 - Last Updated December 17, 2019

IT Change Management in a High-Speed World

 

Organizations are increasingly caught between competing goals: They must meet compliance and cybersecurity requirements and produce stable technology environments while simultaneously allowing for high-velocity changes. How can these competing goals be managed?

In the...

Date Published June 3, 2019 - Last Updated September 24, 2021

Transformative Training: Producing Ongoing Results

 

Transformative training contains key components that are critical the learning process, and the learning process is critical to shaping attitudes and behaviors in the support organization. In this webinar, we’ll discuss four key components of transformative training that...

Date Published June 3, 2019 - Last Updated September 24, 2021

Enterprise Service Management, AI, and Emerging Technologies

 

Is enterprise service management (ESM) merely a hype term, or are organizations actually doing it? What are the business drivers for expanding service management out of IT and across the organization? Which lines of business are adopting service management? What advantages does...

Date Published June 3, 2019 - Last Updated September 24, 2021

4 Building Blocks to Modernize the Service Desk

 

For years, service desks and support centers have been optimizing the way they work. By doing so, they’ve been able to keep up with increasing demand for services, but not able to leap ahead. Now there is the promise of emerging, enhanced technologies to assist users and...

Date Published June 3, 2019 - Last Updated September 24, 2021

Move Forward by Shifting Left: Enabling Self-Service and First-Level Resolution in 2021

 

We could all use a little more time in our schedule, but something new pops up every time we catch our breath. We cannot always anticipate the unexpected, but we can take steps to handle the work we know about more efficiently. For example, password reset requests persistently...

Date Published June 3, 2019 - Last Updated September 22, 2021

Employ Interactive Virtual Training to Address Skill Gaps and Engage Teams

 

Keeping remote teams engaged was a challenge before the pandemic. Here we are, one year later – with limited to no in-person team interaction – and finding ways to support impactful team interactions and understand skill and knowledge gaps can be challenging and...

Date Published June 3, 2019 - Last Updated September 22, 2021

Fueling Innovation: Augmenting A New Era of IT Service Management

 

Our customers changed where and how they work. Their needs and expectations have transformed along with their environment, and our service strategy must keep pace as the modern workplace evolves. Say goodbye to your music on hold, business hours, and carefully limited scope of...

Date Published June 3, 2019 - Last Updated September 22, 2021