#HDIchat Recap: How Much Independence Do You Give Your Analysts?

In last week's #HDIchat, we asked you to share your organization's position on analyst independence: Are your analysts required to use scripts? Do you measure adherence to scripts or guidelines? Do you monitor quality? How have these practices made a difference in your organization?
Date Published July 5, 2016 - Last Updated December 15, 2016

Selling the Service Value Proposition to Your CIO

As you continue delivering and maturing your service offering, having senior management’s respect, confidence, and support should be priority one!
Date Published June 27, 2016 - Last Updated July 19, 2018

Metrics: First Level Resolution

First Level Resolution (FLR) is a measure of efficiency and effectiveness that shows how many resolutions you provide without hierarchical escalation.
Date Published June 20, 2016 - Last Updated December 15, 2016

Customer Satisfaction Management

Customer satisfaction management involves understanding the issues beyond the data points that key performance indicators provide.
Date Published June 17, 2016 - Last Updated December 15, 2016

Policies, Procedures, and Work Instructions—Oh My!

To create meaningful policies, procedures, and work instructions, you must have clear goals and maintain the documents to keep them relevant.
Date Published June 16, 2016 - Last Updated April 19, 2019

How to Handle Incident Management Like a Boss

Good incident management practices require IT to follow a process and communicate with customers.
Date Published June 1, 2016 - Last Updated December 15, 2016

8 Tips for Selecting a New ITSM Tool

It’s easy to be lured by the ITSM tool with the most bells and whistles, but take the time to find the tool that best fits your company’s operational needs.
Date Published May 27, 2016 - Last Updated April 19, 2019

Proactive Problem Management: What ITIL Didn't Teach You

Many organizations have implemented problem management, per ITIL, by performing root cause analysis on important incidents, deriving lessons learned, and deploying corrective steps in order to prevent similar incidents from recurring. However, this process is still reactive in nature, as a...
Date Published May 26, 2016 - Last Updated April 19, 2019

DevOps and Support: Challenges and Benefits

Despite the industry buzz over DevOps, HDI research shows that 73% of support teams are dissatisfied with their current level of involvement with development.
Date Published April 29, 2016 - Last Updated December 1, 2017

Build a Service Portal and Request Catalog

Creating an enterprise service portal and request catalog is an ongoing effort that keeps growing in functionality.
Date Published March 1, 2016 - Last Updated December 15, 2016