Top 25 Thought Leaders in Technical Support and Service Management

These thought leaders are practitioners and consultants in the technical support and service management community and share insights on industry challenges and the future of the industry.
Date Published January 31, 2017 - Last Updated December 6, 2017

Taking Service Management Outside IT: It's Not as Simple as It Sounds

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

#HDIchat Recap: What Do Your Customers Really Care About?

Are you asking the right questions in customer surveys?
Date Published January 23, 2017 - Last Updated December 6, 2017

#HDIchat Recap: How Have You Improved Customer Service in the Past Year?

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

Getting Escalated Issues Addressed

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

Remote Control and the Changing Role of Desktop Support

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

#HDIchat Recap: I Wish Our C-Level Execs Understood _________.

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

#HDIchat Recap: How Do You Convince Senior Management to Invest in Support?

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

Making Your Teams Rock

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

3 Reasons Your Self-Service Site Doesn’t Work

Self-service gives your customers the power to solve their simple problems quickly and easily. But what if people try to use your self-service and fail?
Date Published January 3, 2017 - Last Updated December 6, 2017