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Key Performance Indicators: Meeting the Target Isn't Your Goal

KPIs aren't the goal—continual improvement is. Like ITIL itself, continual improvement is a cycle: once you've achieved a target, the cycle begins anew.
Date Published - Last Updated May 11, 2016

Successful Journeys Lead to Awards and Recognition at HDI 2015

There are leaders at every level in an organization, and HDI has long recognized the value each individual brings to a team and each team brings to the IT organization. We're so proud of all of our HDI 2015 award winners!
Date Published - Last Updated February 26, 2016

Move Over and Make Room

The blending of Millenials, Gen Xers, Gen Yers, Baby Boomers and those of us born on the cusp of any of these groupings calls for a level of management expertise with which many are just not equipped.
Date Published - Last Updated May 11, 2016

Building a Support Community Means More Than Offering a Wiki

Overenthusiastic advocates of any initiative often jump into action before thinking things through, but just because one organization saved money by using peer-to-peer support, that doesn’t mean it will work in every organization in the same way.
Date Published - Last Updated May 11, 2016

Training for the Information Age

When budgets are tight, it’s important that you spend money on training that builds the skills you need at the levels you need them.
Date Published - Last Updated May 11, 2016

Foresight Is 2020: Industry Predictions from the HDI Strategic Advisory Board

The HDI Strategic Advisory Board (SAB) launched an ambitious project to look ahead about five years and make some assertions about where the technical service and support industry will be by the year 2020.
Date Published - Last Updated February 26, 2016

Digital Disruption and the Role of Support

We’re living in a world in which virtually everything has been changed—disrupted, you might say—by the integration of technology into nearly every facet of life. Technology is now at the center of our professional and personal lives. While there are exceptions, for most of us, it’s difficult to ...
Date Published - Last Updated February 26, 2016

Come Together: Business and IT Executives See Their Roads Converging

Is this the year the walls around IT and support finally come down, once and for all? There is a well-recognized chasm in many enterprises. On one side are the engineers and support people who keep the organization on the technological cutting edge; on the other is ...
Date Published - Last Updated February 26, 2016

The 2020 Generation Gap: Is Your Company Ready?

These days, most companies have hectic social schedules. From baby showers to retirement parties, cross-generational events like these are examples of how diverse our workforce is right now. Many of us are lamenting the fact that ...
Date Published - Last Updated February 26, 2016

Working Out Loud: The Fast Track to Collective Responsibility

if you want everyone in the boat rowing at the same speed, you must get the first oar in the water, then the next, and so on until everyone is contributing to the boat’s forward momentum. This is the essence of collective responsibility. Simulations can provide you with the game film, practice,...
Date Published - Last Updated February 26, 2016