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Dramatic shifts in how we approach and conceptualize work are always met with an initial tidal wave of skepticism and detractors. This is a good thing, even if those initial detractors may turn out to be wrong. Thinking critically about the tools we deploy and how we manage our workforce is paramount.

Self-service portals have become a staple in many businesses, as they provide a way for users to resolve common issues without contacting support. However, designing a self-service portal is crucial for its adoption. In a nutshell, portals allow users to manage their accounts without interacting with a customer service representative and solve tasks such as resetting passwords, changing account settings, and more. However, none of this will be possible if it’s designed poorly.

A larger part of an agent’s job is ensuring things work as they should. Thus, the most common help desk tickets usually relate to employees’ daily tasks. Of course, the definition of “common” varies depending on the organization. However, there are some issues transversal to any IT department. And we’re about to see how to solve them efficiently – and how InvGate Service Desk’s features can contribute to it!

When we talk about Experience Management, we mean using data collected from customer interactions to understand their experiences with your business comprehensively. However, we tend to associate customers with an organization's end-users, leaving out another company touchpoint that should be cared for: employee experience (EX).

Thinking about the impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on the job market, are you on the apocalyptic or utopian side? Maybe something in between? In any case, one point is certain: artificial intelligence is becoming more and more developed. And the question still is, will AI replace jobs? The launch of ChatGPT has sparked several discussions, including the effect AI will have on employment. In some careers, it can improve efficiency.

Self-service is nothing new. We've all become accustomed to being able to serve ourselves in a variety of situations, such as when we're shopping or banking. And when it comes to IT, self-service is not only desirable but expected. To solve this need, all you need is a self-service portal, and the rest will come.

One of the most important factors of customer satisfaction is the quality of the interaction between service desk agents and users. At InvGate, we know this is key, and we’re developing new AI-powered response suggestions to empower agents’ capabilities further. Users expect empathic-written responses that solve their requests in the shortest period. Meanwhile, agents are required to solve hundreds of tickets every day, following defined best practices and according to SLAs.

Natural language processing (NLP) has come a long way over the past few years. With the development of powerful new models such as GPT-3 and BERT, it's now possible to create sophisticated applications that can understand and interact with human language. However, what went viral as a disruptive chatbot with ChatGPT, suddenly became a contest of language models to power AI content. So, we decided to oppose GPT-3 vs.

Everyone in the digital and tech space is hysterical about ChatGPT. It has recently been integrated into Microsoft Teams, media such as Buzzfeed is using OpenAI to partially create content, and Intercom is employing it to enhance products. We've already seen how ChatGPT can be a tool for IT support, and now we're about to discover how to use ChatGPT for customer service. If you want to take your clients' experience to the next level, using it to help employees out can be the smart thing to do.

If you're currently in any management position rather than project manager (PM), you might be tempted to think that you have nothing to do with it, that it's someone else's problem. However, PM skills are more necessary than you might think. But don't worry about having to read lots of books to acquire them; we're about to hand out a guide on project management for non-project managers! Solid management can help you meet your project goals and stay efficient and organized.