Foresight Is 2020: Trends in Technical Support and Service Management

 

The 2010s were a decade of rapid-fire evolution in IT, technical support, and service management: from mobile devices to remote support, knowledge management to enterprise service management and ITIL4, countless technologies, processes, frameworks, and methodologies emerged to...

Date Published June 3, 2019 - Last Updated September 22, 2021

ITSM and the Value of Knowledge-Centered Service for the Enterprise

 

Disruption has become the norm. As businesses try to keep pace with rapid change, IT support centers along with other core enterprise service groups are struggling to keep up with demand. How can they communicate effectively and maintain high standards of internal and external...

Date Published June 3, 2019 - Last Updated September 22, 2021

Unlocking Your Workforce Potential: IT Support from Anywhere to Anywhere

 

While much has changed this year for support centers—which consist of service desks, help desks, and desktop support—we must also remember that a lot has changed for the customers we serve, as well. They may lack the proximity of colleagues to answer simple...

Date Published June 3, 2019 - Last Updated September 22, 2021

No Metrics? No Problem! (No, really!)

Metrics help us understand our performance and ultimately drive our improvements and service levels. But metrics for the sake of metrics are useless.
Date Published May 15, 2019 - Last Updated December 17, 2019

No Dead Ends: Unlock the Hidden Value of Your Self-Service Content

Think of your content holistically, across silos, to enable an enhanced user experience and ultimately provide a better quality of self-service.
Date Published May 9, 2019 - Last Updated December 17, 2019

Spring Cleaning: Best Practices for the Daily Grind

Attend to the details to reinvigorate your memory, health, and workspace.
Date Published May 2, 2019 - Last Updated December 17, 2019

7 Tips for Extending Your IT Service Desk into the Enterprise

Extending the IT service desk to the enterprise can provide big returns and benefits to an organization—but only if you approach it properly.
Date Published May 1, 2019 - Last Updated December 17, 2019

Single Point of Contact: Chris Chagnon

Roy Atkinson interviewed Chris Chagnon to discuss analytics, artificial intelligence (AI), self-help, and much more.
Date Published April 25, 2019 - Last Updated December 17, 2019

The Value of the WHY in Your Knowledge Base

Explaining WHY something is important in your knowledge base makes the information relevant and increases the value it brings to the business you serve.
Date Published April 10, 2019 - Last Updated December 17, 2019

The Importance of Harmonizing Skills for Your Service Desk

Having complementary skill sets on your service desk team is critical for effective problem solving and decision-making.
Date Published April 9, 2019 - Last Updated December 17, 2019