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Thursday, November 21, 2024

Mistake 6: IT KPIs - 6 Costly Mistakes When Rolling Out Google Workspace — and How to Avoid Them

Mistake:  IT KPIs: Traditional IT Help Desk Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) create, rather than solve problems:    Problem:  No matter how similar workflow consultations might be to IT Help Desk tickets, measuring them by using the traditional KPIs of how fast a ticket is closed will create the wrong perception in users that IT does not cater to users' needs. This will lead to dissatisfaction with IT.    How to avoid:  Workflow and process consultations can be measured by such questions as:   Do the users feel that they have an ally to help them find the right workflows?   How easy is it to access the consultations?   Do the consultants immerse themselves in the work and think with the users/teams to work through options?   Do they advocate for closure of IT tool gaps?

When it comes to measuring your IT Help Desk's effectiveness, we believe that we need to look at it 2 ways:

🛠️ Fixing issues

⚙️ Thinking through workflows

Traditionally, metrics only look at the first.

For the former, the more traditional metrics work well: how fast was the person able to solve a technical issue, how many times a user had to contact the Help Desk.

For the latter, a simple fix-it-quickly approach is not going to work: there, you need your consultant to be able to put themselves in the user's shoes, really understand what they are trying to accomplish, and be their problem-solving ally. This requires a very different type of skill set. It requires an operations expert. And it cannot be measured with the traditional Help Desk KPIs.


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