Review the metrics you report for your support center more than once a year, and you’ll be better equipped to answer questions and request investments.
Tag(s): best practice, metrics and measurements, supportworld, support center, reporting-and-analytics
Date Published January 18, 2017 - Last Updated 5 Years, 360 Days, 9 Hours, 52 Minutes ago
SLAs and metrics are important, but they should not be substituted for business goals.
Tag(s): metrics and measurements, service level agreement, supportworld, business alignment, first call resolution
Date Published January 5, 2017 - Last Updated 5 Years, 360 Days, 9 Hours, 52 Minutes ago
As tech support professionals, we must ensure that the metrics we report provide value to inform our services at operational, tactical, and strategic levels.
Tag(s): balanced scorecard, KPI, metrics and measurements, reporting, supportworld, technical support
Date Published January 1, 2017 - Last Updated 6 Years, 351 Days, 4 Hours, 19 Minutes ago
There is often confusion between the information we collect for a dashboard and the information needed to make a decision.
Tag(s): best practice, balanced scorecard, dashboards, metrics and measurements, supportworld
Date Published December 28, 2016 - Last Updated 4 Years, 226 Days, 5 Hours, 3 Minutes ago
Changing how we see service desks and using our existing assets (best practices, processes, tools, skillsets of the team) better is the key to long-lasting transformation.
Tag(s): business intelligence, business value, desktop support, service desk, support center, metrics and measurements, supportworld
Date Published December 27, 2016 - Last Updated 4 Years, 226 Days, 5 Hours, 3 Minutes ago
Using a business-case approach with tools to assess total cost of ownership, cost/benefit analysis, and return on investment will help you minimize risks and costs associated with IT investments.
Tag(s): supportworld, tools, ROI, return on investment - ROI, IT-business alignment, financial management, costs, business value, business alignment, service management
Date Published December 22, 2016 - Last Updated 6 Years, 134 Days, 7 Hours, 28 Minutes ago
The top five SupportWorld articles of 2016 cover themes tech support professionals tackle every day, including customer service, knowledge management, service metrics, gamification, shift-left, and the future of the service desk.
Tag(s): supportworld, support center, desktop support, service management, metrics and measurements, technology, customer experience, workforce enablement
Date Published December 20, 2016 - Last Updated 4 Years, 226 Days, 5 Hours, 3 Minutes ago
Learn what the business or IT partner wants to know, and then look at your current reports and metrics to see if they answer the question.
Tag(s): benchmarking, business value, metrics and measurements, reporting, supportworld
Date Published December 15, 2016 - Last Updated 6 Years, 351 Days, 4 Hours, 19 Minutes ago
In last week's #HDIchat, participants discussed their favorite metrics.
Tag(s): hdichat, supportworld, metrics and measurements, reporting-and-analytics, business value
Date Published December 6, 2016 - Last Updated 6 Years, 351 Days, 4 Hours, 20 Minutes ago
Who has made an impact on the technical support industry? Help us put together the list of HDI’s Top 25 Thought Leaders in Technical Support.
Tag(s): support center, desktop support, service management, metrics and measurements, technology, customer experience, workforce enablement
Date Published December 5, 2016 - Last Updated 4 Years, 226 Days, 5 Hours, 3 Minutes ago