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KPIs

Don’t Use Other People’s KPIs

Some time ago I was involved in a discussion about whether First Call Resolution Rate (FCR) is a good KPI for incident management. After the conversation had died down I realized that the underlying issue is that you have to understand what you are trying to achieve before you can define KPIs. So What Exactly Is a […]

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Stop derailing your ITSM activities

Four Things That May Be Derailing Your ITSM Activities – Part 2

In part one of this blog I covered two possible causes of IT service management (ITSM) derailment: (1) the lack of executive support, [...]

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Stop derailing your ITSM activities

Four Things That May Be Derailing Your ITSM Activities – Part 1

Sometimes it is a good idea to stop for moment, to take stock of where you are and where you want, or need, to be. Especially when you [...]

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Bring Your Own Device

Why BYOD Is a “Result” for ITSM

Bring your own device (BYOD), or even BYOX appears to be an emerging norm in many organizations. It is a function of multiple factors: [...]

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Behind the scenes with IT basics

5 Behind-the-Scene Stages of Dealing with an Incident

I’ve been talking a lot about getting back to basics with incidents and all other things IT service management (ITSM) related – and [...]

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Feed your CSI register

Are You Feeding and Caring for Your CSI Register?

Well, it’s been almost a year since my last blog on continual service improvement (CSI), and I really do hope you’ve already passed the [...]

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Service Level Agreements: A Whistle Stop Tour

Service Level Agreements: A Whistle-Stop Tour

A service level agreement, commonly known as an SLA, is an agreement that outlines the expectations of both sides in a service [...]

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Incident Management Basics

Incident Management Basics Still Matter

IT service management (ITSM) is constantly evolving, and over the 20 or so years that the term has been in common use, the scope has [...]

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7 ITSM core capabilities

7 Capabilities an ITSM Practitioner Needs to Add Value

The heart of any IT service management (ITSM) program is the need to add value to business operations – to make the business more [...]

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Self Service in IT

15 Tips for Getting Started with Self-Service – Part 2

In my previous blog, I offered up eight tips for getting started with self-service. Here I offer another seven. 9. Plan Ahead for [...]

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Self Service in IT

15 Tips for Getting Started with Self-Service – Part 1

Self-service for IT is one of those things that’s relatively easy to “do” but not so easy to get right, i.e. to deliver a capability [...]

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You Say Tomato: Help Desk vs. Service Desk

You Say Tomato: Help Desk vs. Service Desk

Whether you ask for your pizza with extra “tom-mah-toe” or “toe-may-toe,” the end result is going to be the same – extra tomatoes on [...]

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Don't sink your service desk reporting

5 Metrics Mistakes Sinking Your Service Desk Reporting and What You Should Do About It

It’s that time of the week, month, year; your service desk report is due and you’re drowning in spreadsheets and graphs. Yes, you could [...]

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Joe

So in case you hadn't worked it out yet, I'm Joe! Hello there. I'm a native New Yorker and I love everything connected to IT service management (ITSM). I'm a passionate blogger and Twitter addict, and I'm also the resident IT guy at SysAid Technologies.