In blog posts, presentations, and papers, the technical service and support industry is hearing the same thing: You need to show your business value. The HDI research discussed in this paper sheds light on the ways support centers—at least some of them—are working to show that they are valuable,...
Date Published April 29, 2015 - Last Updated April 29, 2015
Effective leadership comes down to one thing: people care when they know that you care! In recent Gallup polls regarding the state of the US worker, it was shocking and disappointing to see how many people are truly disengaged in the workplace. In support organizations, the biggest...
Date Published April 29, 2015 - Last Updated April 30, 2015
This white paper focuses on building a business intelligence (BI) strategy that aligns with the enterprise goals, improves knowledge management, advances business by making the best use of information, enables BI penetration into the business processes, and helps enterprise with strategic,...
Date Published April 29, 2015 - Last Updated April 30, 2015
In this white paper, the different paths to ITIL Expert are discussed, looking at both the lifecycle and capability paths, the target audience for each path, typical roles and responsibilities, and the reasons why you might want to choose the capability or lifecycle path. The benefits of the...
Date Published April 29, 2015 - Last Updated April 29, 2015
Emerging technologies have changed the way we work and the nature of our support needs. Service desks, like technology, are constantly evolving, but the suddenness of the shift, and the speed with which it and Big Data have come to dominate critical decision making, is truly breathtaking....
Date Published April 23, 2015 - Last Updated February 25, 2016
The mere availability of a technology doesn’t mean it will be successful in the future; there are many other factors at play (societal, political, organizational), and most of these technologies will have no impact on customers or technical support. But some will, and, in fact, already are. In...
Date Published April 23, 2015 - Last Updated February 26, 2016
No matter how great the IT department is doing behind the scenes, it’s the frontline service desk that everyone sees. Since the service desk is the face of the IT department to the company, that face should have a smile on it, be familiar and helpful, address issues quickly, and keep everyone...
Date Published April 23, 2015 - Last Updated May 11, 2016
What is K-Flow, and how can it be used to promote and drive continuous improvement in the support organization?
Date Published March 4, 2015 - Last Updated June 27, 2016
KCS is by far the best methodology for support centers, but in the journey to drive organizations to it, there are numerous challenges.
Date Published February 18, 2015 - Last Updated June 27, 2016
The pace of change is dizzying and the consumerization of IT is forcing profound changes in how organizations deliver IT services.
Date Published January 16, 2015 - Last Updated May 11, 2016