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A Guide to Service Quality Programs
A Service Strategies research guide to selecting a quality program that strengthens technology service delivery, customer loyalty, and continuous improvement.
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The Role of Service Professionals in an AI-Driven World
Why the human touch, relationship building, and evolving skills matter more than ever as AI transforms technology service delivery.

The Power of Strategic Planning in Customer Support
Strategic planning is like a roadmap for your organization's immediate and long-term future

AI in Technology Services: What Service Executives Are Planning
Insights from a Service Strategies benchmark study on how service executives view AI adoption, its impact on service delivery, and where AI will matter most

Strategies for Effective Service Partner Management
Five practices for selecting, onboarding, and measuring external service delivery partners.
Forescout Achieves Service Capability & Performance (SCP) Certification for Second Consecutive Year
Company surpasses SCP standards benchmark with outstanding global Professional Services Operations audit score

Wind River Achieves Certification Under Prestigious Service Capability & Performance Standards
Wind River has achieved certification under the prestigious Service Capability & Performance (SCP) Standards

Service Industry Outlook – Research Report
2024 research from more than 35 technology companies on service revenue, investment priorities, workforce strategy, remote work, and AI.

Building a Foundation of Service Excellence
The twelve pillars of service excellence, from customer focus and reliability to continuous improvement and personalization.

Verint Earns Certification Under the Prestigious Service Capability & Performance (SCP) Standards
Support and eService Operations Recognized for Service Excellence

Improving Complaint Management
Five steps to turn complaint management into a source of customer satisfaction and process improvement.

Business Continuity: Plan Now or Pay Later
How to build a service-focused business continuity plan that keeps customers informed during disruptions.

Tying Performance to Customer Satisfaction Results
How to connect customer satisfaction results to support team performance, from data collection to measurable goals.

Is Your Service Check Engine Light On?
When service KPIs turn red, treat them like a check engine light: run a full service health check of planning, processes, metrics, and people.

10 Listening Tips for Effective Leadership
Listening is not the absence of talking, but the presence of attention. Ten practical tips to strengthen the listening skills leadership requires.

Six Ways to Create a Motivating Environment
Long-term motivation comes from a work environment that consistently lets employees satisfy their basic human needs. Six techniques managers can apply.
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