First call resolution (FCR) is about answering or solving the customer’s problems on the first call, as quickly and for the least cost possible.
Tag(s): best practice, customer satisfaction, costs, desktop support, first call resolution, continual service improvement, incident management, metrics and measurements, process management, process-improvement, return on investment - ROI, supportworld
Date Published December 8, 2015 - Last Updated May 20, 2016
This program reduces incident counts and resolution times and increases support staff skills for getting to root causes and eliminating the incidents they cause.
Tag(s): benchmarking, best practice, business value, costs, incident management, leadership, process-improvement, professional development, root cause analysis, support center, supportworld, training, service management
Date Published November 24, 2015 - Last Updated May 11, 2016
Dashboards provide a visual representation of support center performance data, and the design is important for sharing business-critical information.
Tag(s): balanced scorecard, business intelligence, dashboards, KPI, metrics and measurements, performance management, Reporting and Analytics, reporting-and-analytics, reporting, service management, support center, supportworld, tools
Date Published November 17, 2015 - Last Updated May 11, 2016
It is essential to carefully plan the proof-of-concept phase to ensure an ITSM tool meets enterprise needs.
Tag(s): business alignment, collaboration, IT service management, ITSM, KPI, IT Service Management - ITSM, service level agreement, SLA, supportworld, tools, service management
Date Published November 3, 2015 - Last Updated May 11, 2016
Explore best practices that your organization can use to effectively deliver exceptional customer service.
Tag(s): best practice, customer experience, customer satisfaction, customer service, supportworld, tools, training, metrics and measurements
Date Published October 26, 2015 - Last Updated May 11, 2016
Technical support centers must demonstrate their value. They can add value with personalization, concierge services, walk-up, excellent self-service, and more.
Tag(s): business value, chat, customer experience, desktop support, mobility, multichannel support, self-service, service level agreement, service strategy, support center, support channels, supportworld, technical support, value-add, workforce enablement, customer service
Date Published October 20, 2015 - Last Updated May 11, 2016
Any service desk can hit service level metrics (SLAs and KPIs). Whether you’re an internal service desk manager or an outsourcing provider, you need to add value to improve CSAT scores.
Tag(s): customer service, KPI, metrics and measurements, supportworld, service level agreement, SLA, performance management
Date Published October 8, 2015 - Last Updated May 11, 2016
The service desk is at a crossroads. Specifically, a new approach to incident and problem management is needed, and Big Data is the place to start.
Tag(s): metrics and measurements, problem management, support center, service management, supportworld
Date Published August 10, 2015 - Last Updated May 11, 2016
There are lots of variables and issues to address when deployment a performance management system across a small or large business. There are two questions that are critical to your success, regardless of the size or nature of your business.
Tag(s): white paper, technology, metrics and measurements, performance management
Date Published April 29, 2015 - Last Updated January 14, 2016
As customer expectations for service management quality within organizations have risen, it has become necessary to reconsider the part desktop support plays in delivering services to IT clientele. In order to ensure that desktop support—which, in many organizations, is the public face of...
Tag(s): white paper, desktop support, HDI, metrics and measurements
Date Published April 29, 2015 - Last Updated April 30, 2015