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Optimize the Fulfillment Process for Just-in-Time Delivery

Learn how an IT organization centralized the fulfillment process to improve efficiency, create a better customer experience, and save money.
Date Published August 13, 2019 - Last Updated December 17, 2019

What Is Your Service Desk Data Telling You?

Service and support organizations face many complexities and challenges. The challenge is to find the time to dig in to the data and address what’s going on and why.
Date Published August 8, 2019 - Last Updated August 8, 2019

Check the Box: Making Customer Experience Surveys More Actionable

Having a customer satisfaction survey doesn’t mean you have insight into what frustrates your customers.
Date Published August 1, 2019 - Last Updated February 4, 2020

Metric of the Month: ROI of Support, Part 2

Jeff Rumburg shares a case study that calculates the ROI for a particular support organization.
Date Published July 31, 2019 - Last Updated December 17, 2019

Knowledge Management and Missed Opportunity

Getting a good knowledge management program running and maintaining its momentum requires commitment, investment, learning, and sustained effort.
Date Published July 23, 2019 - Last Updated December 17, 2019

ITIL 4, Part 2: The Guiding Principles

The seven guiding principles of ITIL 4 take the focus off process and place it squarely on value.
Date Published July 9, 2019 - Last Updated December 17, 2019

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

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