Management 101: Critical Skills for New Support Center Managers

Many new managers feel insecure about their new position, but there are things that you can do to ease your transition into a support center manager role.
Date Published August 3, 2017 - Last Updated December 6, 2017

Bringing Microservices to the Service Desk

There’s a term floating around the development world that the service desk can adopt. It’s called microservices.
Date Published July 27, 2017 - Last Updated December 6, 2017

Evaluating Technical Support Models: Tiered Support vs. Swarming, Part 1

It’s time to examine the tiered support model and determine where and when an alternative model such as swarming makes sense.
Date Published July 20, 2017 - Last Updated December 6, 2017

Lessons in Leadership: Reflections from Brandon Caudle

Brandon Caudle was named one of HDI’s Top 25 Thought Leaders in Technical Support and Service Management. Learn what motivates Brandon to be involved in the community.
Date Published July 18, 2017 - Last Updated December 6, 2017

Disabled Technology Is Useless Technology

Having access to the organization’s ITSM tool on mobile devices is valuable for desktop support teams, who often encounter drive-by requests.
Date Published July 6, 2017 - Last Updated December 6, 2017

#HDIchat Recap: I Wish My Staff Understood ______.

We all have expectations about what our support center staff members do know and what they should know. Sometimes, these expectations are not met.
Date Published July 5, 2017 - Last Updated December 6, 2017

#HDIchat Recap: How Do You Handle Staff Vacation Time?

It’s summertime in the northern hemisphere, and many people are taking vacation. That includes people who work in support centers, where staffing levels can be critical.
Date Published June 28, 2017 - Last Updated December 6, 2017

Let’s Be Careful How We Spend Our Money: And Other Tech Support Myths

Consider all the costs, including personnel and dollars, before you decide whether to purchase a tool for your support center.
Date Published June 22, 2017 - Last Updated December 6, 2017

A Support Center Transformation to Shift Left

Learn how one support center made the journey to shift left.
Date Published June 21, 2017 - Last Updated December 6, 2017

Metric of the Month: Customer Satisfaction

Customer satisfaction is the percentage of customers who are satisfied or very satisfied with the quality of support they receive. It is the most common measure of quality.
Date Published June 7, 2017 - Last Updated December 6, 2017