When Is a KPI a KPI?

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) help us quantify what is most important to monitor as we work to achieve goals and objectives. But not every measure is a KPI.
Date Published October 26, 2016 - Last Updated April 19, 2019

4 Ways to Better Customer Service

Solving customers’ problems or answering their questions quickly and correctly matters more than taking the highest number of calls or closing the highest number of tickets. It isn’t a race, after all.
Date Published October 25, 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

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

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

Focus on Customer Experience: Combining People and Technology to Deliver for Customers

Whether your end users are internal or external, the customer experience is more important than ever. The right people and the right technology can ensure you deliver the best possible experience.
Date Published September 30, 2016 - Last Updated April 19, 2019

Reinventing the Support Center War Room

What if you could cut 75% of the time, cost, and distraction from the problem-solving process? By taking the best of today's collaboration tools and the war room approach, you can!
Date Published September 28, 2016 - Last Updated December 15, 2016

Focus on Frameworks and Methodologies: They Are Not Mutually Exclusive

Adopting a new framework or methodology requires study, planning, strategizing, and healthy doses of organizational change management for the support center.
Date Published September 26, 2016 - Last Updated December 15, 2016

Good Customer Service and Good Security

Too often, information security is viewed as someone else’s job, and the goals of security (to protect) and customer service and support (to assist) are often at direct odds.
Date Published September 21, 2016 - Last Updated December 15, 2016

Level 0.5: Automation and Support

Automation could potentially move more of the repetitive work out of Level 1 and allow tech support analysts to take on more complex tickets.
Date Published September 15, 2016 - Last Updated December 15, 2016