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Why a knowledge base is the most important tool to reduce IT support issue time-to-resolution
Time to resolution is the measure of the average of the amount of time it takes for an IT helpdesk to resolve a client service issue, case, or ticket once it’s been opened. Sometimes called mean time to resolution (MTTR), its a very strong indicator of the effectiveness of your…
Top 3 FAQs of employees during the COVID-19 Era
In March 2020, the largest work-from-home experiment ever began as millions of employees stopped working at their offices and set up their desk at home amid the chaos of home-schooled children and 10-person Zoom calls. Some might be wondering, “What is going on in the minds of our team?”, or…
Remote Work Series – Part 1: Help people help themselves
In light of the recent dramatic changes to working arrangements, we at Obie.ai decided to publish a four-part series aiding companies who are being pushed into unfamiliar territory, with some pro tools, tips and hacks that we have seen our customers and other growing enterprises use to accelerate their remote…
Accessing a company knowledge base while working remotely
The COVID-19 Coronavirus outbreak has pushed companies from around the globe into a sudden and unexpected remote-working experiment in an attempt to contain the spread of the virus. Remote work requires employees to be armed with a full stack of tools that enables them to meet their daily work goals…
Pros and Cons of using Confluence to power your Knowledge Base
When building a knowledge base, often one of the first considerations is where to store your information. Depending on your use-case, you might have considered a number of options that may have been influenced by historical choices in your organization or compatibility with other technologies. A popular choice, that we…
3 tips to improve SLA resolution time for your JSD powered service desk
Jira Service Desk (JSD) is a very popular solution for IT service desks across many industries. Service desks that love it often echo some of the following comments: Dead simple service ticket creation Convenient people tagging Seamless integration with Confluence (and other Atlassian suite products, for that matter), which is…
How to leverage AI to decrease frequently asked questions and enable help desk automation in Slack
For scaling enterprises that have internal support (IT) or client facing (Sales & Customer Support) teams that live in Slack, it’s almost certain that you’ve identified a problem with Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)—causing reduced productivity and a backlog for your service team. Most likely, you have enacted a number of…
Designing your support desk to maximize ticket deflection
Ticket deflection is when a customer service or IT helpdesk ticket is avoided by way of a self-serve help mechanism. This means that an employee will be able to solve their own issue without requiring the intervention of a support professional or a service ticket being created. By allowing your…
New Year’s Resolutions for IT, Customer Success and People-Ops Managers
Many of us use the changing of the calendar to make positive adjustments in lifestyle. Whether it’s getting more exercise, quitting smoking or making an effort to live life to the fullest, a new year’s resolution is an opportunity to make a change to be the best version of yourself.…