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Help Desk Software and Today’s Business Environment
Posted by Steve Davidson on Sun, Jan 17, 2010 @ 09:35 PM
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Executive Summary

The environment of Help Desk and Customer Support is changing rapidly today. Instead of merely responding to an unhappy caller with a problem, then solving the problem, or worse, taking down the information to find a resolution to the problem,  Help Desk Software  and Customer Support organizations have to become a solution for the solution instantly, and be able to deliver multiple solutions to the  user so they can either solve the problem, or in best case scenarios, the vendor can offer potential solutions before the issue arises.
These “proactive” resources to solving problems have to come with a measureable monetary return so that management can measure the cost of the Help Desk  and apply a line item figure to the pressure applied to the overhead of the organization. As well, many times the organization may actually realize additional income/profits as a result of the  Help Desk Software  offering money-saving ideas to the client which result in larger sales to the organization that it is servicing.
The Balancing Act of the CSO
The environment of Help Desk  and Customer Support is in a state of change – change that is driven by the pressures of the market and a change that will make them smart and flexible. Customer Support and Help Desk managers find themselves walking a fine line to accomplish the change from necessary cost center to valuable profit generator.
The Help Desk or customer support center no longer consists of one person or a few people using a phone to respond to the problems of disgruntled callers. Customers are impatient with a representative who must take down their information and then seek a resolution to the problem and, hopefully, respond with ideas for a resolution. In many cases, the Customer Support department has not grown in numbers, but now those people, with very limited financial and time resources, are asked by management to contribute to company growth, customer loyalty, and company recognition.
This small number of Help Desk representatives must support a large number of customers in a wide variety of countries using an even greater number of languages. To further complicate the situation, companies are now diversified which means they are selling an array of products and/or services which must be supported. As companies continue to struggle to make profits, the budget constraints on every department including Customer Support become more stringent.
The Customer Support Organization (CSO) representatives are often the only emissaries of the company that have personal or frequent contact directly with the customer. Therefore, smart CSOs need to become a resource for instant solutions to a myriad of problems. In today’s environment, it is critical for each company to elevate their service level to their customers as a way to differentiate themselves from their competitors. Satisfied customers become repeat customers and refer their associates. Happy customers are reflected by the various indicators of customer satisfaction, for which project management software and the CSO is accountable.