Harness The Power Series: Leadership

By John Noctor, Associate and Lead Auditor Service Desk Institute At the SDI we have just released a brand new 1-day workshop  “Working with ITIL4 and SDI’s Service Desk Certification” So what’s this all about and how can it benefit me? -I hear you say! Well read on…..   With the release of ITIL 4

Harnessing The Power of The Service Desk Assessment   Harness the Power is a blog series written by ITSM experts and authors. The series will focus on the 9 concepts of best practice within a top performing IT service operation and explain how the Service Desk Assessment in particular, as a powerful transformation enabler will

About Essentra Essentra are a manufacturing organisation with a global footprint. The company, an SDI Corporate Member, operates internationally from headquarters in Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index. The Essentra Challenge Just over three years ago, the decision was made to

…Wales ! A growing number of organisations across Wales are developing, updating and improving their IT service offering through Service Desk Certification (SDC).  There are currently a large number of organisations based in Wales enhancing their service delivery through the SDC programme. Suggesting this small but mighty part of the world truly recognises the benefits of

By Scarlett Bayes, Senior Research Analyst, SDI You’re the superhero, and your customers are the civilians you’re working to save from peril! But instead of saving them from an actual, life-threatening villain, you’re saving them from bad experiences. Customer Satisfaction (CSAT) has long been an important metric for service desks, and we are definitely seeing

By Scarlett Bayes, Senior Research Analyst, SDI What do Marvel Superheroes, like DareDevil and Captain America have in common? ….Dare-DevOps! Consider the Avengers: The first things that spring to mind are teamwork, unique skillsets, and supportive culture. Well, that and Thor’s impeccably chiseled godly body. However, by Captain America: Civil War, the team are clashing