Overenthusiastic advocates of any initiative often jump into action before thinking things through, but just because one organization saved money by using peer-to-peer support, that doesn’t mean it will work in every organization in the same way.
Tag(s): best practice, community, desktop support, service desk, social networking tools, social IT, supportworld
Date Published - Last Updated May 11, 2016
When the service disruption has been significant, it is often appropriate to send out a communication to the affected users and other stakeholders providing them information about what, when, why, and how the service disruption occurred, along with what was done to restore the service and...
Tag(s): service management, problem management, ITSM, communications skills
Date Published - Last Updated February 23, 2016
The blending of Millenials, Gen Xers, Gen Yers, Baby Boomers and those of us born on the cusp of any of these groupings calls for a level of management expertise with which many are just not equipped.
Tag(s): diversity, knowledge management, supportworld
Date Published - Last Updated May 11, 2016
Learn how one organization turned their KCS investment into strategic value with minimum outside help.
Tag(s): service management, KCS, KM, training
Date Published - Last Updated February 23, 2016
The help desk solutions available in today’s marketplace differ markedly from those of even a few years ago, however. Among the most dramatic technology shifts is where the help desk actually resides—not within the company’s walls, but in the “cloud.” The next generation of help desk...
Tag(s): white paper, technology, cloud computing, cloud, service desk technology, service management, service strategy
Date Published - Last Updated April 30, 2015
KPIs aren't the goal—continual improvement is. Like ITIL itself, continual improvement is a cycle: once you've achieved a target, the cycle begins anew.
Tag(s): best practice, continual service improvement, framework and methodologies, KPI, ITSM, IT service management, practices and processes, reporting, reporting-and-analytics, supportworld
Date Published - Last Updated May 11, 2016
Because of the nature of business today, IT management has shifted from a set of tactical tasks to some of the most strategic initiatives within an organization. The mere fact that IT management is now part and parcel of the overall executive management team is a testament to the significant...
Tag(s): white paper, practices and processes, ITIL, IT-business alignment, IT service management, business of support, best practice, framework, framework and methodologies, business alignment
Date Published - Last Updated April 30, 2015
Improving service management requires organizations to do things differently, and doing things differently requires organizational change. This white paper describes a straightforward, reproducible method of managing organizational change that will help ensure the success of any service...
Tag(s): white paper, service management, practices and processes, change management, organizational change management, supportworld
Date Published - Last Updated September 30, 2015
The state of security in 2014 can be summed up in four words: We are falling behind. External breaches are occurring more frequently and becoming more complex, and internal threats have extended beyond malicious employees (past and present) and current employee mistakes to include vendors, who...
Tag(s): technology, trends, security management
Date Published - Last Updated February 26, 2016
ITSM and customer relationship management (CRM) are industries, frameworks, technologies, and approaches that have traditionally been applied to very different business processes, workloads, and segments of the organization. But with the degree of consolidation and standardization taking place...
Tag(s): ITSM, IT service management, customer experience, supportworld
Date Published - Last Updated February 26, 2016