IT Support Practices: I’m Sorry, But Sorry Doesn’t Cut It
When I heard that Dutch people rarely use the word “sorry,” I realized that much of its use in customer service and IT support scenarios might mean little to the recipient. This article offers related IT support learnings.
MSP SLAs Vs. CX
This article explain how to implement CX in MSP engagements, especially in infrastructure and business process services. The guidance is also applicable with tweaks to internal IT service providers.
How Educational Institutions Can Benefit from an ITSM Tool
It’s no secret ITSM can help companies and businesses streamline efficiencies, cut down on costs, and improve customer satisfaction. But can it help schools? Yes! This article looks at five ways ITSM, enabled by an ITSM tool, can help educational institutions – from primary schools to universities.
How a “The Customer is Always Right” Strategy Helps to Ensure Digital Transformation Success
If you add Montgomery Ward, Carlos Ritz (yes, from Ritz Carlton Hotels), and Richard Normann (Mr. “Moment of Truth”), then you have the foundation for modern-day service management principles and the basis for digital transformation success.
Three Mindsets for Improving the IT-Business Relationship
How do we improve the business-IT relationship? There are three mindsets IT should focus on says Nancy Louisnord – this article looks at all three and shares tips on how to achieve them from an IT service desk standpoint.
Measuring Employee Experience
This article by Roy Atkinson looks at the people, process, and technology perspectives of how to successfully measure employee experience. Plus advice on how best to obtain survey responses.
ITSM in 2020: Five Important Trends to Watch
Most changes in ITSM are not quick to come to fruition, as such it’s highly unlikely that ‘trends’ like AI will take the field by storm as many have predicted. But what then should we expect in 2020? This article looks at five trends that may indeed change service management in the year ahead.
How to Drive and Measure User Experience on the IT Service Desk
Internally focused performance-based metrics are essential and remain relevant, but they don’t provide any insight into the user experience. To gain actual insight into user satisfaction, you need to change your metrics. Here we explain how, and the best way to go about it.
How to Provide Great Service on the IT Service Desk
IT support teams have made great strides in improving their approach to customer service, but there’s still so much more that can be done. To help, this article offers up 10 tips for providing a great service on your organization’s IT service desk.
How to Map the Service Desk User Journey for Better User Experiences
Providing a quality customer experience means devising a plan and sticking with it, but doing so requires a little customer journey mapping. Here Nancy Van Elsacker Louisnord looks at the key steps for getting started with mapping your customer journeys, from the right questions to ask, to creating user personas.