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Testimonial: I have found that the new HDAA Knowledge Base reduces the time it takes me to research industry stats & reliable information for the ITSM sector. It’s easy to use search functionality encompassing KCS principles, helps to filter & tailor my searches more accurately & there are numerous new services now available through the website. Every time I return to the site there is new information published. Very impressive. Chris Powderly, Support & Services Manager, Allens
ITIL is the most widely adopted approach for IT Service Management in the world. ITIL provides a practical, no-nonsense framework for identifying, planning, delivering and supporting IT services to the business. more >>
Calculating the running costs of the Service Desk and the cost per incident to the organisation can be like Pandora's Box depending on the level of detail required and what it is you are trying to justify or prove. Below are some calculators to assist.
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HDAA’s online Membership Knowledge Base provides subscribers access to information on contemporary Service and Support issues across the IT industry. more >>
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DevOps is a term for a group of concepts that, while not all new, have catalyzed into a movement and are rapidly spreading throughout the technical community. Like any new and popular term, people have somewhat confused and sometimes contradictory impressions of what it is...
What is DevOps (youtube video) Other useful DevOps Links DevOps Training DevOps Institute Why DevOps Should Matter to Executives DevOps does not negate ITIL or ITSM
These templates provide you with a starting point for your own policies, processes and procedure documentation for your organisation - why reinvent the wheel? These templates are based on best practice frameworks, principles and methods used in the Service and Support Profession. more >>
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HDAA is Australasia's leading resource for service and support centre training, emerging trends and best practices. Our training courses, in ITIL, DevOps and HDI Service and Support Centre Certifications, are established by an international panel of industry experts and practitioners. more >> 2017 Training Calendar
HDAA provides public training courses in Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne and Canberra as well as onsite and online training courses.
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HDAA provides a number of benchmarking reports for the Australian and New Zealand Service and Support industry. If you are a Silver Level Member or above you also have access to HDI’s reports. more>>
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The Consortium is a non-profit alliance of organizations focused on innovation for the support industry. Members create innovative ideas through a process of collective thinking and experience. further KCS Resources >>
Knowledge Management ROI Calculator - Click here Introducing to KCS v6 video - Click here Introduction to KCS video - Click here
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Use our vendor directory and obtain information about possible vendors and their products.
Please note that HDAA remains neutral to its members, the industry and vendors and does not have any affiliation with or endorse any particular product.
Looking for a New Vendor/Supplier?
Held in HDAA's Knowledge Base is a variety of information to assist you with the vendor selection process that every service desk has to go through. Here are a few samples for your review:
HDAA Workshop topics are chosen for their relevance to the industry as well as from our members. Whether revitalising a topic due to industry evolution or bringing you something totally new, HDAA. more >> To view a demonstration video on how to register, click here
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Metric of the Month: Net Promoter Score... by HDI Support World Magazine Wed 11 April 2018 Each month, I highlight one Key Performance Indicator (KPI) for service and support. I define the KPI, provide recent benchmarking data for the metric, and discuss key correlations... Read More Login or register to post comments
IT Asset Management for Cybersecurity... by HDI Support World Magazine Tue 10 April 2018 Current trends in information security see things like security information and event management (SIEM), machine learning, and advanced threat protection (ATP) becoming buzz-words.... Read More Login or register to post comments
Understand the Customer Experience Journey... by HDI Support World Magazine Thu 05 April 2018 Imagine a support center with a competent level 1 support team. A level 1.5 team receives warmly transferred calls and chats. Shift-left activities combined with a Knowledge Center... Read More Login or register to post comments
Silent Suffering: Why Your Customers Don’t Contact You... by HDI Support World Magazine Wed 04 April 2018 Recently, an HDI member who is a senior IT manager asked a troubling question: Why do end users or customers ignore issues and continue to suffer, rather than contact support and g... Read More Login or register to post comments
Measuring Service Quality as Part of Performance Management... by HDI Support World Magazine Tue 03 April 2018 The goal of service management is to monitor and optimize the use of people, process, and tools to perform services that deliver the designed value. This goal is based on a working... Read More Login or register to post comments
The Journey to Team Excellence: Optum... by HDI Support World Magazine Wed 28 March 2018 Optum is a division of UnitedHealth Group, Inc., located in Eden Prairie, Minnesota. It is one of two major UnitedHealth Group businesses. UnitedHealthcare is focused on health ben... Read More Login or register to post comments
Why KCS?... by HDI Support World Magazine Wed 21 March 2018 A Western Kentucky University Success Story In August 2013, Western Kentucky University (WKU) adopted a new ticketing software solution across the IT division. We went from a sy... Read More Login or register to post comments
Metric of the Month: Tickets per User per Month... by HDI Support World Magazine Tue 20 March 2018 Each month, I highlight one Key Performance Indicator (KPI) for service and support. I define the KPI, provide recent benchmarking data for the metric, and discuss key correlations... Read More Login or register to post comments
Why the ”Why” Matters to Team Success... by HDI Support World Magazine Thu 15 March 2018 In today’s millennial workplace, team members seek a sense of purpose. Team metrics play a big role in improving how well a work team performs, from improving employee hab... Read More Login or register to post comments
Improve Your Service Desk with Right-Sized Metrics... by HDI Support World Magazine Wed 14 March 2018 Ask any service delivery professional if they want to make lasting improvements and they will all say, “Yes, of course!” The challenge is making valuable la... Read More Login or register to post comments
Creating and Keeping a Strong KCS Culture... by HDI Support World Magazine Tue 13 March 2018 Rolling out Knowledge Centered Service (KCS) is easy. KCS is a well thought out process, it doesn’t require difficult skills to participate, anyone in your organization can d... Read More Login or register to post comments
What Works in Professional Development: To Certify or Not? That Is the... by HDI Support World Magazine Wed 07 March 2018 Alright, it’s time to answer the big technical support question! To certify or not to certify? The answer is…there is no one-size-fits-all answer. I know, I know&helli... Read More Login or register to post comments
Do You Need to Elevate Your SLAs?... by HDI Support World Magazine Thu 01 March 2018 Does your IT organization have documented and signed Service Level Agreements (SLAs) with key managers and stakeholders in your company? If so, are your SLAs providing any value to... Read More Login or register to post comments
What Works in Professional Development: Make a 2018 Training Game Plan... by HDI Support World Magazine Tue 12 December 2017 It’s that time of year again…time to reflect upon the achievements of the current year and strategize goals for next year. For those with direct reports, this includes... Read More Login or register to post comments
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HDAA (formerly Help Desk Association Australasia) is a Gold Partner of HDI (formerly Help Desk Institute) and with HDAA Silver Level membership and above Members can access all the research from HDI, such as: more >>
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When HDAA receives a Member Request (MR) for advice from a member, we manage and coordinate its definition, distribution, collation, analysis and response. These become published 'MR Outcomes' which are distributed to all members as a major source of collective information, knowledge and experience. more >>
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BITPodium is a new netcast focussed on the Business Living with IT. It continues the tradition of the global ITSM podcasts started by Chris Dancy.
For 2 years, the ITSM Antipodean Podcasts recorded monthly and has over 40,000 listeners, this has the insight into hot topical issues for the Service and Support Industry for Australia and New Zealand. more >>
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