The Road to Award-Winning KCS: A Case Study from Ellie Mae

When Ellie Mae Technical Support adopted KCS, they reduced handle times, improved self-service options, and increased customer satisfaction.
Date Published October 23, 2017 - Last Updated December 6, 2017

The Pursuit of Award-Winning Service Improvement: A Case Study from First American

How one company combined two service desks into one highly functional, efficient, and customer-centric IT service desk and created a robust training program at the same time.
Date Published October 19, 2017 - Last Updated December 6, 2017

Lessons in Leadership: Reflections from Gregg Gregory

Gregg Gregory was named one of HDI’s Top 25 Thought Leaders in Technical Support and Service Management. Learn what challenges he anticipates for service management.
Date Published October 17, 2017 - Last Updated December 6, 2017

HDI's Response to the Tragedy in Las Vegas

With recent events in Las Vegas, Texas, Florida, and the Caribbean, it is ever more important that we serve our communities, in both small and significant ways, to help them recover and thrive.
Date Published October 2, 2017 - Last Updated October 2, 2020

Self-Service Support: Don’t Set It and Forget It

Self-service options empower end users to resolve problems on their own and free up technical support teams to handle more complex issues.
Date Published September 25, 2017 - Last Updated December 6, 2017

Build a Winning Self-Service Portal

Follow these five steps to build a service portal that enhances your business operations and provides cost savings.
Date Published August 31, 2017 - Last Updated December 6, 2017

Enterprise Service Management: Assessing Your Need for Cultural Change

Assessing your need for cultural change is the number one thing you are not doing in your plan to move to enterprise service management (ESM).
Date Published August 30, 2017 - Last Updated December 6, 2017

Enterprise Service Management: The Top 5 Things You're Not Doing

Too often, organizations oversimplify and understrategize the move to enterprise service management. Here are five things you should do before tackling ESM.
Date Published August 23, 2017 - Last Updated December 6, 2017

What Do Uber and Self-Driving Cars Have to Do with the Service Portal?

With new technology, IT can deliver a service request catalog that’s as innovative as Uber and as automated as a self-driving car.
Date Published August 17, 2017 - Last Updated December 6, 2017

No More Nonpologies: Apologize to Customers Like You Mean It

In customer support, an insincere apology can make an angry customer angrier. Leslie O’Flahavan offers three tips for writing a heartfelt apology.
Date Published August 15, 2017 - Last Updated January 20, 2023