Customer Service Excellence: Now More Than Ever

Excellence in five areas of customer service can contribute greatly to the effectiveness of service management, which is expanding beyond the world of IT.
Date Published November 17, 2016 - Last Updated April 19, 2019

Improve Service Continuity Through Process Integration

In IT, following the process will reduce the mean time to resolve incidents, which in turn restores services to normalcy in a timely manner.
Date Published November 16, 2016 - Last Updated April 19, 2019

Strategic Thinking for Support Center Managers

Where do you spend your time in the support center? If you are a manager and doing too much operational work, you might be neglecting to build a strategy for your team.
Date Published November 10, 2016 - Last Updated December 15, 2016

Why Knowledge Management, and Why Now?

Knowledge management (KM) is a touchy subject in the world of support. Many organizations struggle with it, and far fewer have managed to create a mature KM process.
Date Published November 3, 2016 - Last Updated April 19, 2019

Swarm to Serve: Team vs Tier-Based Service for Support Centers

Swarming not only gets problems resolved, but also you typically get resolution much more quickly. It is also a great training mechanism for front-line employees.
Date Published October 20, 2016 - Last Updated April 19, 2019

Optimize People, Process, and Technology: Using Contractors to Handle Rollouts

Because rollouts require concentrated effort to complete work within a specified time, bringing in contractors to assist desktop support can be beneficial.
Date Published October 19, 2016 - Last Updated April 19, 2019

Escalation Process: Avoid Sending Customer Service Over the Cliff!

The most successful incident escalation processes include a Well-defined process, Well-defined tools, and an open dialogue between the support center and all second-level teams receiving escalations.
Date Published October 18, 2016 - Last Updated April 19, 2019

#HDIchat Recap: Skills-Based Routing or Intelligent Swarming?

In last week's #HDIchat, participants discussed the merits and applications of skills-based routing and intelligent swarming.
Date Published October 18, 2016 - Last Updated December 15, 2016

The Benefits of Standard Operating Procedures for Tech Support

SOPs are not only a critical success factor in maintaining the quality of service level management, but also maintaining consistency between employees and departments.
Date Published October 13, 2016 - Last Updated August 15, 2018

#HDIchat Recap: How Do You Keep Raising the Bar for Customer Service?

In last week's #HDIchat, participants discussed the ways in which their organizations keep raising the bar for customer service.
Date Published October 11, 2016 - Last Updated December 15, 2016