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Intranet ROI: Guide to measuring hard and soft returns

Tightening budgets mean it’s more important than ever for internal comms, IT and other intranet stakeholders to measure intranet ROI. Proving a strong return on investment will help convince budget-holders to devote the resources needed to keep your intranet in tip-top shape — or replace it with a stronger solution.

Mastering Employee Monitoring: An All-encompassing Guide to Tools, Techniques, and Best Practices

Employee monitoring has long been an argumentative issue in the workplace, but the numbers don’t lie: Organizations that track their team’s internet use through employee monitoring see a 33% increase in productivity in just one month. Did you know that many of us lose nearly a whole day each week to activities that aren’t work-related? Studies reveal this amounts to about 8 hours weekly, not counting lunch breaks or other necessary pauses.

What Should Experts Do for Full-Time Equivalent Employee Hours Calculation?

FTE is essential for understanding employee hours and resource allocation. It plays a key role in budgeting, benefits administration, and legal compliance. Full-time equivalent helps forecast workforce needs, ensures legal compliance, and may even impact tax credits. It delves into the complexities of employee workload assessment and its impact on organizational efficiency.This blog is a comprehensive guide to Full-Time Equivalent (FTE), a vital metric in workforce management.

Why is real-time reporting so important for Customer Support teams?

As a Customer Support leader you know that reporting on your team's KPIs is a crucial part of maintaining excellent standards in customer service. For many Support teams, reporting usually takes the form of a weekly or monthly update, which helps you reflect on what is and isn't working, so you can focus your efforts in the future. But should your reporting go one step further? Should you also be utilizing the power of real-time data?

Improving Trace Data For Azure Virtual Desktop

The Microsoft infrastructure makes collecting network traces more complicated. Network traces (tracert) inside and out of the Azure Virtual Desktop virtual machine are valuable when diagnosing support issues or when an end-user calls up complaining of poor Azure Virtual Desktop performance. The following information should help improve the collection of network traces and trace data, which will aid in diagnosing Virtual Desktop Infrastructure connectivity.

9 ways agencies can reduce churn and strengthen client retention

Is your customer churn rate stopping you from growing your agency? In an industry where most agencies have a relatively small number of customers, loyalty is incredibly important. Unfortunately, there are all sorts of ways that customer experience and satisfaction can suffer. Potential causes of customer churn include poor customer service, inattention to customer needs, and a weak onboarding process.

The role of the cost breakdown structure (CBS) in effective project planning

Projects have lots of moving parts that can make it difficult for agencies to create an accurate budget. But while that’s true, not having an accurate budget can result in negative consequences, like not having enough money allocated or being too optimistic and ending up missing deadlines — which can significantly impact client satisfaction.