Employee Experience from the Business Perspective

What is it and how does it work? Robotic Process Automation (RPA) is undeniably becoming a significant asset in IT Service Management (ITSM). Alongside self-service and other elements of service automation, the ability to automate basic and repetitive processes, such as data entry and batch processing, has become a popular tool optimization capability for service

We saw lots of new and familiar faces at the SITS Show this year! It was brilliant as ever to meet you all at SITS19 and have our visitors contribute to the ‘Top Tips for a Brilliant Service Desk’ blackboard! So many brilliant and innovative ideas were jotted down that we’ve decided to share them

The latest Global Best Practice Standard for Service Desk (version 8) was launched in March this year. At #SDI19 some of the lead contributors took part in a live Q&A panel about the latest changes to the Best Practice Standard. One of the key topics that came up was Managing the Customer Experience, which is

The Role of the Service Desk In The Value Chain According to ITIL4, the image above represents a heatmap of the contribution of the service desk to value chain activities. It shows the steps an organisation undertakes in the creation of value, with each activity transforming inputs into outputs. You will notice that the ‘Engage’

Keeping up with growing customer demand requires maximum efficiency through multiple communication channels. Self-service as a communication channel is rapidly becoming an industry must-have, as it provides customers with the facilities to manage their own service desk interactions and to find answers to common issues. The purpose of a self-service portal is to reduce the cost

Attention to service improvement has certainly increased in the last year. Competition among service desks from many industries in both public and private sectors is fierce! In the latest ‘view from the frontline’ survey, results demonstrate that 36% of service desks expect to see a greater focus on continual improvement in the industry, and 66%