Value Stream Mapping for the Service Desk – An Overview

SITS is celebrating its 25th birthday at ExCeL London this May The countdown for SITS – The Service Desk & IT Support Show has officially kicked off. Europe’s largest event for IT Service Management (ITSM) and Support Professionals will be taking place at a new venue (ExCeL London) on a new date (1-2 May) for

By Jamie Bell, Service Desk Specialist at SDI. Here at the Service Desk Institute, we are responsible for the development, upkeep and integrity of The Global Best Practice Standard for Service Desk (Best Practice Standard). The Best Practice Standard is a set of criteria that provide a clear and measurable benchmark for service desk operations.

Neil Mullarkey, Author, Comedian and Coach will be joining us as a keynote at #SDI19. As well as hosting his session ‘7 Steps To Improve Your People Skills’ he will also be joining us for the Wednesday morning conference energiser… After an evening of sparkles and celebration at the SDI Awards, Day 2 of the

The Great Recruitment Challenge by Jamie Bell, Service Desk Specialist at SDI   A common frustration I often hear about is companies struggling to attract talented individuals to join their organisation. The calibre of candidates applying is not good enough or they simply do not get any applications at all. I’ve previously written about retaining great

How to rid your organisation of politics and create a massively high performing team   Imagine every one of your employees goes to work excited and energised by what they do. Bringing their ‘A’ game, solving problems, hitting deadlines, going the extra mile.  How would that change your organisation? Or better still imagine a world where

by Jamie Bell, Service Desk Specialist, SDI   The aim of this blog is to provide some insight into how a Service Desk Analyst may be able to add extra value to an organisation by utilising the knowledge, relationships, and experiences they have established. My background includes over a decade within Managed Service Providers, so