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Help Desk Telephone System

August 27, 2018 Wayne 0

Customers have many different channels to request support from your company’s Help Desk. These contact channel methods include chat, telephone, email, social media, in person, and many other channels. Therefore a Help Desk telephone system is still the mainstay of all Help Desk support channels and will be for the foreseeable future. Help Desk Telephone System Benefits Person to person communication – Nothing will improve customer satisfaction like a positive interaction with your customer support […]

Help Desk Management

August 18, 2018 Wayne 0

Getting Help Desk Management right is a rewarding journey. At BuildaHelpDesk.com, we are promoting solid Help Desk management best practices on how to set up a help desk. These best practices are based on industry-standard IT service management processes, which are critical for an efficient, well-performing, and customer-focused Help Desk. Because of that, your challenge as a Help Desk Manager is to identify those industry standards, such as ITIL, and learn how to introduce them […]

Help Desk Classification Drive Incident Priority

August 5, 2018 Wayne 0

Help Desk classification is a primary method for Help Desk Agents to set correct incident priority levels. High priority incident tickets can be quickly identified by updating ticket categories by business services. When the Help Desk Agent applies a ticket classification to an incident ticket which is associated with a mission-critical service, the ticket priority can be raised to a higher incident priority. Raising the incident priority can be accomplished manually by noting ticket categories […]

Ticket Classification Benefits Help Desk management

March 24, 2018 Wayne 0

Ticket classification benefits Help Desk by improving efficiency and will also lead to achieving higher customer satisfaction results. A Help Desk needs a ticket classification scheme to properly handle the customer’s issues when they contact the Help Desk for support. Applying proper ticket classification immediately when a Help Desk ticket is created, enables the Help Desk Agent to leverage more advanced resolution enabling tools. Below are some of the major resolution tools that can be […]

Help Desk Ticket Categories

August 5, 2017 Wayne 0

Most Help Desk and Call Center Managers understand that Help Desk ticket categories are a powerful organization tool. However, not all managers understand that Help Desk ticket categories are a prerequisite for many of the processes and tools the Help Desk relies on. It’s not enough to have Help Desk ticket categories they must be updated, revised, and accurate. So what processes and tools are assisted by Help Desk ticket categories? Help Desk ticket categories […]

Help Desk job description

April 29, 2017 Wayne 0

Help Desk Job Descriptions To understand the current expectations of your Help Desk staff, you need to review their Help Desk job descriptions including role and responsibilities. A well-defined Help Desk job description is critical to define the primary functions and duties for the positions at the Help Desk. So what should be reviewed from the Help Desk job descriptions? You first should determine if there is one general Help Desk job description or are […]

Help Desk Marketing – Management Strategies

March 19, 2017 Wayne 0

The services offered by your help desk have value only if they are being consumed. Consider Help Desk marketing so the customers of your help desk need to know what services are available and how to request them. These services include computer system repair, application support, and access request management to controlled resources. Even though help desk services are usually considered an expense, many successful help desk managers will advertise their services with Help Desk […]

Customer Service Resources

March 12, 2017 Wayne 0

Customer service is a lifelong development skill. Everyday you improve your customer service skills. This is learned by interacting with your customer and working with mentors to provide coaching. However if you talk to anyone with exceptional customer service skills they will tell up how important it is to read skill development books. Below are a few good resources you may want to check out to keep developing your customer service skills.

Help Desk Certifications: What you should know

March 11, 2017 Wayne 0

In the world of Information Technology, there are many help desk certifications that can be obtained. Many technology companies offer help desk certifications for their systems and applications. These help desk certifications focus on server administration, programming, security, ITIL, networking, customer service, and many other areas. A certification will recognize an employee’s accumulated training and experience in a subject area that meets a standard proficiency. While certifications can be important, certifications should not be the […]

Trump knows Customer Engagement Works

January 21, 2017 Wayne 0

Customer engagement for small business owners starts with being accessible to their customers. Many owners and managers let their front-line staff handle customer engagement by face to face interaction. While delegation is important, without direct customer interaction leaders lose the pulse of their customers. This leads to failing to make the correct critical business decisions by not understanding what is important to your customers. To become a successful leader of your small business, you show […]

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