Justify Your Support Center

A well-functioning support center does more than just respond to contacts and close tickets. But, to show the value, you must provide business-relevant measures.
Date Published September 4, 2018 - Last Updated December 13, 2018

The Penn State OAR Value Transformation

Learn how this support organization defined their purpose, leveraged teamwork, focused on the customer, and set goals to become a valued service provider.
Date Published August 14, 2018 - Last Updated December 13, 2018

The Importance of a Service Management Roadmap

Is your support organization able to provide consistent service and deliver business value? If not, perhaps it’s time for an improvement initiative.
Date Published July 25, 2018 - Last Updated December 13, 2018

Metric of the Month: Cause-and-Effect for Desktop Support KPIs

Jeff Rumburg explores the cause-and-effect relationships between desktop support KPIs.
Date Published July 11, 2018 - Last Updated December 13, 2018

Transformation Agility

Learn what it takes for a company to be ready to adopt emerging technologies and remain competitive and efficient within their industry.
Date Published June 20, 2018 - Last Updated December 13, 2018

Schrödinger’s Ticket

Support center analysts and technicians can be tempted to mark tickets resolved without waiting for the customer to acknowledge that their issue has, in fact, been resolved.
Date Published June 5, 2018 - Last Updated December 13, 2018

Meet the 2018 HDI Featured Contributors

In 2018, HDI assembled a panel of industry experts and practitioners to create content to help technical support and service management professionals excel in their jobs and advance their careers.
Date Published May 17, 2018 - Last Updated December 13, 2018

What Works in Professional Development: The ROI of Training, Part 1

The first step to calculate the ROI of training includes developing your training goals, baselining current performance, and creating actionable learning objectives.
Date Published May 16, 2018 - Last Updated December 13, 2018

Metric of the Month: Incident Mean Time to Resolve

Jeff Rumburg looks at incident mean time to resolve (MTTR), which measures the average elapsed time from when an incident is opened until the incident is closed.
Date Published May 8, 2018 - Last Updated December 13, 2018

What Works in Professional Development: The Forgetting Curve

Research shows that students forget 70 percent of what they are taught within 24 hours of the training experience.
Date Published April 18, 2018 - Last Updated December 13, 2018