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The ABC of Process Improvement

No matter just how well things are going, there is always room for improvement. This applies to your organization as well as to just about everything in life. Process improvement is the practice of identifying and enhancing business processes in order to fight redundancies, optimize performance and productivity, increase profits, and create better user experiences.

An Introduction to Business Process Improvement

No matter just how well things are going, there is always room for improvement. This applies to your organization as well as to just about everything in life. Process improvement is the practice of identifying and enhancing business processes in order to fight redundancies, optimize performance and productivity, increase profits, and create better user experiences.

Automatic Ticket Assignment: 3 Examples to Streamline your Service Desk

Automatic ticket assignment is one of the simplest yet crucial features of help desk software. It allows the workflow to keep moving, and at the same time assures an equal distribution of work - turning this into a great way to contribute to your agents’ mental health! As for service desk managers, the only steps to implement this are to consider the needs of the service desk, and the capabilities of the software.

The Most Important Features to Look For in Workflow Tools

In our never-ending quest to improve everything about service delivery and workflows, one word rings out louder than others: automation. And that’s because workflow management, in particular, offers plenty of rewards that you can start reaping right away. Gone are the days of having to handle every little menial task manually, wasting valuable time and money.

5 Most Important Factors to Ensure a Secure Service Desk

The service desk is one of the most crucial elements of IT service delivery in an organization. If employees or customers face any difficulty, they’re the first point of contact to resolve the issue. An efficient service desk is a must-have for enhanced user experience. But if left unsecured, they can also present the biggest weakness to your organization’s cybersecurity.

How to Ensure Your Project Planning is Successful

Being at the helm of a project is both exciting and scary! If you jump straight into it without a good plan you run the risk of your voyage ending in a shipwreck. You don’t want that, nobody wants that to happen. The best solution for this is what is called a project plan. Yes, as a project manager, it sounds tempting to just go with the flow and wing it, but the dangers of not sticking to a project plan are many.

Knowledge Base Definition: Tips, Tricks, & Best Practices

You’ve heard it before: knowledge is power. For organizations, the collective knowledge of employees and stakeholders about a products, customers, and internal business processes is one of their most essential assets. But where is that knowledge stored, and how can it be accessed? Depending on the organization, that knowledge might be documented in a number of places and formats. As a business, it’s crucial that this knowledge is readily available for whoever needs it.

Top 5 CMDB Best Practices (And Worst CMDB Mistakes)

A robust IT asset management solution is key to the efficient delivery of IT services to an organization. It’s important to keep track of the organization’s assets, both hardware and software, to ensure continued service delivery. Without this, these assets may fail or stop functioning as intended and can cause inconvenient service disruption.

When SLAs Aren't Enough: Introducing User Experience into the Equation

In what almost seems like a bygone era, Service Level Agreements (SLAs) used to carry considerably more weight with both customers and service providers. Over the years, the use of SLAs as accurate barometers of service has fallen dramatically, as they don’t necessarily reflect the lived experience of customers. This represents a shift in the perception of what used to be one of the key metrics by how service, and thus the user experience, used to be measured.

Rae Ann Bruno on Introducing User Experience Into Service

In what almost seems like a bygone era, Service Level Agreements (SLAs) used to carry considerably more weight with both customers and service providers. Over the years, the use of SLAs as accurate barometers of service has fallen dramatically, as they don’t necessarily reflect the lived experience of customers. This represents a shift in the perception of what used to be one of the key metrics by how service, and thus the user experience, used to be measured.