Top 25 Thought Leaders in Technical Support and Service Management for 2017

These thought leaders are practitioners and consultants in technical support and service management who share insights with the community.
Date Published January 19, 2018 - Last Updated January 23, 2019

A Journey from Desktop to Comprehensive Support

Mike Hanson shares tactics and leadership lessons gained from evolving the desktop support model to a more scalable approach.
Date Published January 16, 2018 - Last Updated December 13, 2018

Why Workforce Managers Love Knowledge

Learn how knowledge management in the support center helps workforce managers satisfy the needs of the business and the customers they serve.
Date Published January 11, 2018 - Last Updated December 13, 2018

How to Get More Out of Your Analyst Engagement Survey

Conducting an employee engagement survey for your service desk is a good start. The next step is to deliver value based on the results.
Date Published January 4, 2018 - Last Updated December 13, 2018

2017: Another Year Support Didn’t Vanish

Technical support is not going away anytime soon…
Date Published December 28, 2017 - Last Updated December 20, 2017

Rebuilding a Team in the Face of Organizational Change

Have you experienced a well-run service desk team being thrown into chaos after an organizational change? Follow these 4 steps to rebuild trust and teamwork.
Date Published December 6, 2017 - Last Updated December 6, 2017

New Technology Does Not Always Equal Success

If led, managed, and resourced properly, organizational change management has the power to increase adoption rates and improve utilization of new technology.
Date Published November 22, 2017 - Last Updated August 9, 2018

Service Management: Ch-ch-ch-changes

The service management world is at a crossroads. The rate of change is accelerating, and we need to be thinking about our organizations as systems.
Date Published November 9, 2017 - Last Updated December 6, 2017

Explore the New Frontier: Taking Knowledge and Training to New Galaxies

See how Minnesota State University, Mankato is working to nurture a culture around knowledge sharing and gamified training for all support center employees.
Date Published October 10, 2017 - Last Updated December 6, 2017

From Fractured to Functional: Building a Team, One Step at a Time

Taking teams from fractured to functional is essential to an organization’s ability to achieve stated goals and meet the expectations of its stakeholders.
Date Published September 29, 2017 - Last Updated December 6, 2017