SDI & Generation Launch IT Support Bootcamp

NHS Forth Valley’s Digital and eHealth teams recently celebrated achieving Service Desk Certification at a proactive 2 star level, thanks to many months of hard work and commitment at a time when the whole NHS was under enormous strain from the COVID-19 pandemic. Kevin Edwards, Digital & eHealth Programme Delivery Manager at NHS Forth Valley

Who doesn’t love awards? They make us feel like we’re accomplishing great things and they validate our hard work. The last 18 months have been tough on the IT service industry so there is no better time to dust ourselves off, start thinking about all of the great things we have achieved in the face

Is your service desk knowledge strategy robust enough? With a plethora of tools and technologies to monitor and collect system and operational data from networks and infrastructures, IT departments now have the opportunity to know more about their organisations’ performance and productivity than ever before. As a key process for IT support functions, a robust

By Aprill Allen, Founder and Managing Director, Knowledge Bird It is surprisingly common for small teams to use a customer service platform and have no idea that there is a knowledge base attached. I see this with several of the customers that I work with –  business owners and customer service team leaders get into

SDI recently partnered with Freshworks to research what service management professionals are planning, anticipating and focusing on, to uncover what some of the key themes will be for our industry in 2021 and beyond. You can download the full report here, or take a look at some of the key take-aways in our handy infographic

Metrics and reporting can be a significant asset for the service desk, as well the business, by allowing the service desk to monitor performance and measure service improvements. However, there are multiple factors that can reduce the efficacy and value of producing metrics reports. This recent SDI report explores what organisations are actually reporting on