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Knowledge 2021: Industry spotlight

Every executive follows trends in their industry to keep tabs on competitors. There’s often equal value in applying insights from innovators in other sectors. Knowledge 2021 attendees can do both. Presentations from companies in five major industries—manufacturing, financial services, healthcare, telecom, and government—will show digital transformation trends in each sector.

3 Key Features Every Service Desk Needs

Modern enterprises must work to ensure their organization is focused on making employees feel heard and valued, and a key way to do this is through strong IT service management. We’ve said it before, but it bears repeating—today’s employees expect a similar service experience in the workplace that they encounter in their daily lives.

Alloy Software Wins Gold In 2021 American Business Awards

Bloomfield, NJ – May 4th, 2021 — Alloy Software, a leading provider of IT Service Management and Asset Management solutions, announced today that it was named the winner of a Gold Stevie® Award in the IT Service Management category in the 19th Annual American Business Awards® today. All judges praised Alloy Software for its achievements and highest customer satisfaction ratings.

Shared Services Teams For Great Customer Experiences

Have you ever considered integrating shared services teams into your organization’s existing operation? If you are committed to driving efficiency across your organization, there has never been a better time to explore the utilization of shared services teams for improved customer experiences. In this guide, we will break down the potential benefits of shared services teams. There is an undeniable link between customer satisfaction and organizational structure.

5 fixes for the customer experience quandary

Customers expect products and services to work. When they don’t, customers want fast, permanent solutions. But delivering against that expectation is easier said than done. Multiple barriers stand in the way of your organization delivering the seamless experiences customers expect. Let’s explore five ways to improve customer service.

Free ITIL v4 training from ITIL 4 co-author Barclay Rae | ITIL4 implementation in non-IT areas | ESM

Learn about #ITIL4 and #enterpriseservicemanagement from one of the ITIL 4 architects and co-author on how to extend the scope of ITIL 4 beyond IT and best practices to benefit your organization. With the developments in ITIL 4 in recent years, organizations are now appreciating the real meaning of value “co-creation,” and the need for collaboration across organizations. So there is a lot of development and collaborative work taking place to synthesize and integrate work, tasks, and value streams across departments, teams, and functional groups—all well beyond IT.

How To Improve Workflow Productivity And Operational Efficiency?

Did you know that an average worker spends approximately 3 hours per 8 hour workday in personal or unproductive work? A significant amount of time is lost in repetitive or administrative tasks, which do not aid in increasing project productivity. Instead, they adversely impact employee satisfaction and efficiency by robbing substantial project time. As such, improving workflow productivity and efficiency has become a key challenge for organizations today.

The Application Blame Game - New Survey Reveals Troubling Trends in IT

Studies consistently show that a positive UX (user experience) drives revenue growth, repeat business and brand loyalty. Here’s a good example: in Robert Pressman’s book Software Engineering: A Practitioner’s Approach, he writes “For every dollar spent to resolve a problem during product design, $10 would be spent on the same problem during development, and multiply to $100 or more if the problem had to be solved after the product’s release.”

The Case for Cost Containment With Professional Services and Staff Augmentation

At the start of our enterprise cost containment series, Leon examined what cost containment is and why IT pros should care. Basically, you should care how your projects and work affect the business’s bottom line and should understand enough about it that you can communicate effectively with management. Even though you may not think about the business in this way most of the time, it directly affects your job.

Covea Insurance drives customer service innovation with ServiceNow

The insurance sector is incredibly competitive and tightly regulated, so being able to provide great customer service is vital to success. And having the right technology is imperative to delivering quality service. At Covéa Insurance, the UK arm of France’s top mutual insurance group, we provide commercial, motor, high-net worth, property, pet, and protection insurance to more than 2 million customers.