Why does my company need a Service Desk?

• First Level of Support : This role represents the first point of contact with the user. The first level of support is made up of personnel in charge of solving simple and / or procedural requests by phone, based on procedures previously reviewed for first instance resolutions.
• Second Level of Support:  This role corresponds to the groups of technicians responsible for solving requests that require a higher degree of specialty. The second level of support is made up of more specialized personnel and they act on the basis of predetermined procedures according to the respective specialty of each one.
• Supervision:  With the purpose of administering the service, the figure of the Supervisor is understood as the one that will be in charge of overseeing and controlling compliance with the predefined solution time standards for all calls received, as well as monitoring and control. the correct compliance with the solution time standards for all problem reports, as well as the commitments assumed by the resolving units regarding the solution deadlines for these reports. The Supervisor will then act as the first escalation level for cases not resolved in the specified time.

Analysis unit:

The function of an Administrator or Analyst of the Help Desk Software, will consist of carrying out a monthly analysis of Indexes and Data, whose objective is to evaluate the behavior over time of all the Indexes defined in advance in the detail of procedures, according to agreements of service, timely warning of deviations that may occur, and generating proposals for corrective actions. In addition, it must have a user survey service according to its sector, which includes conducting semi-annual surveys of all users associated with the Help Desk service, in order to identify weaknesses in care and establish continuous improvement. The survey format can be developed in conjunction with the client.

Reports:

It is part of the service of a Help Desk, the delivery of periodic Reports, which reflect the historical activities and the level of compliance with them. Likewise, these reports allow viewing situations to be improved for both the Client and the Help Desk and make the necessary changes. The report identifies the requirements according to their scope, type of report, type of service and statistical graphics, as well as a list of the reports most frequently generated in the month. As attached data, the various analysis of results regarding the periodic management provided by the Failure Registration Administration system must be included in these reports.

Implementation:

In each implementation of a service of these dimensions, the following activities are carried out:

- Induction of technical support personnel in the culture, objectives and business processes of the client.
- Periodic training of human resources provided by the Help Desk.
- Analysis and implementation of the Help Desk Administration system, procedures, methodology and controls, as well as feedback or feedback from the client for the continuous improvement of said Administration system.
- System definitions: Problem categorizations, Adequate and efficient allocation rules, Impact Levels, Prioritization of cases according to criticality, Adequate Escalation Policies so that the requirements are reassigned according to their complexity in combination with minimum waiting times for the end user, Notifications and alarms of active servers and equipment, Documentation of Solutions to apply to future resolutions (knowledge base).