Monday, April 20, 2020

How AI is helping the help desk

Listening to and reading AI (AI) always seems to be related to big, culture-changing ideas - autonomous cars, personal helper robots, and apocalyptic military scenarios dominate the headlines.

Although this world is interesting (and/or terrifying), it is far from our current reality. However, there are many smaller applications of "intelligent" technology right on the horizon.

Take your service table, for example. It was traditionally reactive. The user searches or sends an email in a request or opens a ticket. The technician sees, collects all additional information from the user, gives priority, guides and is finally processed. From time to time, the organization can run a report to determine how effective their response is. This process involves many administrative steps, so it is not exactly productive.

Artificial intelligence, machine learning, and automation are changing this process for the benefit of all.

One of the biggest benefits of AI for Help Desk service and general IT support functionality is that it can "manage the overheads associated with low-volume, high-volume service activities," says Stephen Mann ITSM. tools, Head and Director of content company analyst. "In many ways, repetitive tasks that allow employees to focus on higher-value activities are like family computer automation."

Create an incident and service request

Sometimes your users need help but are not sure how to classify their problems. They may not be tech-savvy, but their problems are important and they know they need something. This confusion can lead to time-consuming processes for technicians who need to collect data, classify and redirect these tickets and requirements. Simple AI technology can only provide a basic amount of request information to use categories and subcategories, which significantly improves the way this ticket or request processes the remaining path.

The self-service portal is another function that already eliminates part of this lost time. Instead of an email or phone call to send tickets or requests, users can visit the portal, where they can access an information database to try to solve simple problems themselves. This is useful at both ends. Technicians don't have many easy problems (like resetting passwords or monitoring connections), and users don't have to wait for a solution (especially outside of working hours).

As AI functions evolve, you should connect a chatbot to a service management solution. Your users can now ask the chatbot a question on any device to access an information database. Imagine that a seller takes two hours to make an appointment, no longer receives emails, but can use the chat bot's voice command to explain the problem.

The bot, who then has access to all relevant information tickets and articles in the database, can suggest a solution or create a properly classified ticket. These are all opportunities because we use the power of artificial intelligence and machine learning.

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