If support center staff can provide support through remote control, does that mean that desktop support only responds when remote control can’t be used to resolve the issue?
Tag(s): desktop support, future of support, process management, self-service, service desk, support center, supportworld, trends
Date Published January 12, 2017 - Last Updated December 6, 2017
Often, tech support initiatives require approval from senior management. How do support managers make the case?
Tag(s): business of support, business value, hdichat, leadership, service management, supportworld
Date Published January 9, 2017 - Last Updated December 6, 2017
Getting funded and approved for additional staff, new software tools, or other expenditures for the support center can be challenging.
Tag(s): supportworld, tools, support center, service management, RESOURCES, costs, business value
Date Published January 5, 2017 - Last Updated December 6, 2017
Has your team overcome some challenges? Have you achieved any milestones? What was one big achievement for the team in 2016?
Tag(s): teamwork, supportworld, support center, workforce enablement
Date Published January 5, 2017 - Last Updated December 6, 2017
Effective communication, a binding trust, and engaged employees leads to positive results for not only your support center, but the entire organization.
Tag(s): culture, employee engagement, leadership, people, support center, team building, teamwork, supportworld, workforce enablement
Date Published January 4, 2017 - Last Updated December 6, 2017
Self-service gives your customers the power to solve their simple problems quickly and easily. But what if people try to use your self-service and fail?
Tag(s): customer experience, supportworld, self-service, service desk, service management
Date Published January 3, 2017 - Last Updated December 6, 2017
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 April 19, 2019
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 April 19, 2019
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 July 20, 2017
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 April 19, 2019