Optimizing your help desk and processes is key to maximizing the satisfaction of customers. Help desk management should be a complementary process between your help desk software and your team. On one hand, your help desk should provide you with the optimal features to improve your processes. On the other hand, you should define your workflows and ensure best practices are followed. With that said, here are 10 best practices for managing your help desk and improving your support.

Creative project managers need to oversee multiple projects simultaneously. Juggling tight deadlines while keeping the creativity flowing is no easy task. A design project management software can help managers and teams manage requests, plan projects, and meet deadlines. Streamlining the project management side of things allows design teams to focus on creativity and client relationships.

A common question we receive is how to structure and organize your work in OneDesk. OneDesk allows for tremendous versatility in how you work, and every business will have their own workflows. The first step in determining how to organize your work is to get an understanding of the structure of OneDesk. We want to help you make the most of your options and organize your work logically. In this article I’ll go over some best practices and common configurations.

An invoice for hourly work is a payment request based on the number of hours an organization spends working for their client. Invoicing for hours worked is common in various industries, such as consultants, designers, developers, and freelancers of all kinds. The process for billing involves accurately tracking hours and tasks done for the client. When it is time to bill, typically monthly, the work is compiled, calculated, and entered onto the invoice document.

One of the great aspects of OneDesk is the level of customization it supports. With OneDesk, you can configure unique statuses, forms, workflows, and much more. Regardless of what industry you work in, OneDesk can be configured in a variety of ways to fit your needs. In today’s blog I’m going to talk about one useful feature you can use to configure your account.

Gathering your team’s timesheets, compiling spreadsheets, and calculating the time for each client is a method that can take hours or even the whole day. A tool that combines time tracking and invoicing allows you to simplify the process.

The newest release of OneDesk is live! This month we have some great and highly anticipated features and enhancements.

On-premise refers to a self-installed and self-hosted version of a help desk solution. The on-premise help desk solution typically includes similar features for managing your tickets, assignments, and workflows as the cloud version. The main difference between a cloud and on-premise solution is that on-premise requires infrastructure to install, host, and manage the software.

Is your support inbox becoming difficult to manage? As your company expands, you get more and more requests. With a traditional support email inbox, management involves manual moving emails around, implementing confusing color coding systems, emails being forgotten, constant back and forth, confusion over responsibilities… It’s a lot to handle! All these problems are compounded when you start having multiple inboxes or different departments working in the same shared inbox.

For healthcare providers, a help desk is an important tool for elevating your client and customer support. With many solutions on the market, it is hard to know what to look for in a solution. In this blog we’ll cover some of the top considerations for selecting a HIPAA help desk.