How AI is Reshaping IT Jobs: Three Key Changes A recent article by Freshworks explored the transformative impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on IT roles. According to Freshworks’ 2024 AI Workplace report, 85% of IT departments use AI weekly, with nearly half of 7,000 surveyed employees noting improvements in productivity and work quality. AI doesn’t only represent a newContinue reading “How AI is Reshaping IT Jobs: Three Key Changes”
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Questions to Ask Before (and After) Implementing an IT Self-Service Portal
If we look at the relationship between customer support teams and their end-users, the end-user experience relies on how that support team function, right? When today’s end-users try to solve an issue, they usually want two things. First, they want their questions answered. Secondly, they don’t want to wait on the convenience of the support team to provide answers. Often, that meansContinue reading “Questions to Ask Before (and After) Implementing an IT Self-Service Portal”
IT Staff Management: Balancing Time, Resources, and Wellbeing
IT staff management has changed significantly over the last few years. Many organisations face new challenges today, such as increased workloads and budget constraints, rising cybersecurity concerns, and leadership struggles with maintaining staffing levels. Managers are feeling the strain, too. They’re often overwhelmed, struggling to balance strategic tasks with daily responsibilities. Employee engagement also suffers due to the complexities ofContinue reading “IT Staff Management: Balancing Time, Resources, and Wellbeing”
Service Desk Benchmarking Report v.10
Benchmark Your Service Desk Performance Want to know how your service desk compares to the rest of the industry? SDI’s latest 2024 Service Desk Benchmarking Report is here to provide the insights you need. For nearly two decades, we have been tracking the performance of service desks worldwide, and this tenth edition brings you the most comprehensive look at theContinue reading “Service Desk Benchmarking Report v.10”
Webinar: Affordable Benchmarks for Service Desks, with Jeff Rumburg
Creating Affordable Benchmarks for Service Desks Personalised Benchmarks cost too much. That’s right… they’re simply too expensive! That’s why SDI and MetricNet have joined forces. Together, SDI and MetricNet believe that benchmarks are an indispensable tool that should be affordable to all managers. In this webinar we spoke with Jeff Rumburg, Managing Partner at MetricNet, to talk about what youContinue reading “Webinar: Affordable Benchmarks for Service Desks, with Jeff Rumburg”
How to Use Feedback to Improve Employee Experience
Gathering employee feedback is one step towards creating a positive feedback culture and a more diverse and inclusive workplace. By engaging in open dialogue with employees, you can identify and address their concerns and implement solutions to enhance their overall experience, satisfaction, and productivity. But gathering feedback alone is not enough! It’s important to truly understand what is being saidContinue reading “How to Use Feedback to Improve Employee Experience”
What Does a Happy Service Desk Look Like In 2024?
Creating and maintaining a positive work environment is crucial for organisations pursuing long-term success. But when it comes to achieving a happy service desk, it’s about more than just resolving technical issues. It’s about building content and a motivated service desk team. But the big question is, how do we create a service desk that is both efficient and happy? Creating aContinue reading “What Does a Happy Service Desk Look Like In 2024?”
An Introduction To Change Management
What is change management? 💡 Change management is a necessary part of any IT support function, as over time, aspects of infrastructure and technologies require updating or replacing, and IT needs to introduce new solutions to meet business demands. With the development of industry-disrupting technologies, organisations are transforming at an increasing pace. Furthermore, with the influence of DevOps, agile, andContinue reading “An Introduction To Change Management”