Support Centre Director | HDI - Leading IT Service & Support

Skills-Building and Certification Training

Strategically lead the service and support organisation and increase business value

Gaining senior management support and effectively communicating the pivotal role of the support centre is crucial to any support operation’s success. For this reason, the support centre director must serve as a support leader and strategically align the support centre to the organisation

 

HDI Support Centre Director training focuses on the development and execution of strategic plans that will take the organization to the next level. Participants discover how to realise greater return on investment, develop and maintain formal procedures for increased productivity and consistency, and manage customer perceptions.


What You Will Learn

Assessment strategies for support centre maturity
How to quantify your support centre’s value, and maximize Return on Investment (ROI)
Proven process and decision matrix for selecting technologies and vendors
The requirements of an effective service catalogue
How to align support strategies with business goals and objectives
Knowledge management processes that can save you time and money
Strategies for workforce management, coaching, team building, and succession planning
How to justify a service improvement project with a business case
Valuable reporting tools: balanced scorecard, morning report, and executive brief
Selecting the right leading and lagging indicators

 

Who should attend?

— Seasoned technical service and support leaders who are responsible for an organization’s overall service delivery and provide strategic direction, financial accountability and performance reporting
— Individuals who are preparing for the HDI Support Centre Director certification

Certification

The certification exam is included with the purchase of this course. Instructions for scheduling the exam are provided upon course completion.

 


 

 

“I’ve been in IT for 21 years – leading the support organization for two. The peer interaction in this course was fantastic. The tools and templates were great takeaways, and the strategic framework was very helpful.”
Caroline Hanrahan, Healthways


"This course is ideal for developing leadership skills. Many managers and directors are put into a position of leadership but not given the tools to succeed. This course cuts through the fluff to help support center senior management. I would recommend it for both new and seasoned directors.”
Mark Fitzgerald, Boise State University