{"id":499547,"date":"2018-11-21T14:23:22","date_gmt":"2018-11-21T13:23:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.devoteam.com\/success-story\/msp-transforms-customer-service-and-it-business-management\/"},"modified":"2025-04-28T14:59:08","modified_gmt":"2025-04-28T12:59:08","slug":"msp-transforms-customer-service-and-it-business-management","status":"publish","type":"success-story","link":"https:\/\/devoteam.info\/en-pt\/success-story\/msp-transforms-customer-service-and-it-business-management\/","title":{"rendered":"MSP transforms customer service and IT business management"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Background<\/h2>\n<p>Formed in 2000, this UK managed service provider offers end-to-end managed technology solutions, spanning consultancy, support, enterprise business applications, cloud services and cybersecurity. With three offices on two continents the company employs a staff of over 500 to service more than 850 client organisations and tens of thousands of end users.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Main challenges<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Changing working practices to enable growth<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The company continues to enjoy significant growth. To support its scaling, the company decided to evaluate its position as a leading service provider with three objectives in mind:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Its vision for the <a href=\"https:\/\/devoteam.info\/en-pt\/expert-view\/the-impact-of-ai-on-customer-service\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">next leap in their customer service<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Recognition that the current Autotask solution could not provide a platform for scale<\/li>\n<li>Driving process automation into client contracts.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Greater automation would enable the company to serve its clients\u2019 customer requests more effectively through a more structured process. However, its business management tool, Autotask, had restrictions on workflow that made it unsuitable. A structured evaluation of processes and tools would have to address a number of crucial challenges:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Project management<\/strong> \u2013 the customer delivers complex client projects, not simply technology. The project module falls outside the core in the current system, making it impossible to link ITIL automatically to projects;<\/li>\n<li><strong>Resource management <\/strong>\u2013 the client needed to embed resource planning and forecasting with clear reports, integrations and portal access;<\/li>\n<li><strong>Asset and configuration management<\/strong> \u2013 a lack of information on asset and CI relationships and how to visualise them in real time has implications for changes which are not wholly understood;<\/li>\n<li><strong>Knowledge<\/strong><strong> management<\/strong> \u2013 currently outside the toolset, which hampers adoption along with a desire to build up, contribute and consume;<\/li>\n<li><strong>A new client portal<\/strong> \u2013 need to improve service between departments and optimise contact with external customers;<\/li>\n<li><strong>Security and auditing <\/strong>\u2013 the current solution lacks controls around asset management which means it cannot apply governance to best practice.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The managing director said: \u201cWe needed a step change in how this business is run, to manage more clients and to be more efficient.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>&#8220;We needed a step change in how this business is run, to manage more clients and to be more efficient.&#8221;\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Managing Director<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2><strong>What did we solve?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Transforming services to meet business goals<br \/>\n<\/strong><br \/>\nThe most important requirement for the company was to deliver service excellence so that it could make informed decisions. The chief operating officer said: \u201cWe have to change the way we work through having a single system which will provide information at our fingertips. Currently the performance degradation of our current solution inhibits the incorporation of true customer service within our workflow.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The company wanted to partner with a technology vendor that could demonstrate innovation to help it improve its strategic offer continuously through state-of-the-art technology. The director of business systems and process, added: \u201cInitial observations pointed to an over-reliance on email and multiple processes for the same thing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Following a formal RFP and proof of concept, the company engaged Devoteam to implement ServiceNow, the leading cloud-based service management solution, for its clear ability to fulfil quickly the company\u2019s requirements as well as strengths such as ease of use, comprehensive reporting, and a highly available performant SaaS platform.<\/p>\n<p>In three phases, Devoteam implemented the ServiceNow <strong>IT Service Management<\/strong> platform to support a wide variety of ITIL processes including incident, problem, change, release, configuration and knowledge management.<\/p>\n<p>In the next phase we installed ServiceNow\u2019s <strong>Customer Service Management, <\/strong>a new customer-facing portal offering a multi-channel experience for external and internal customers engaging with support analysts and other customer support teams.<\/p>\n<p>The final phase saw installation of ServiceNow\u2019s <strong>IT Business Management<\/strong> module for project and portfolio management, along with the ability to manage resources across both project and non-project activities.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Main benefits<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>A new benchmark for Service delivery<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The company has already seen a number of improvements that will transform its business to allow for growth:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Phase one of this project with complex integrations delivered on time and within budget;<\/li>\n<li>The ITSM transformation has improved resource management, asset &amp; configuration management, knowledge management, client portal &amp; multi-tenancy, security &amp; auditing, projects and scalability;<\/li>\n<li>Excellent feedback from the company Board has paved the way for further projects.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The company\u2019s COO concluded: \u201cServiceNow is fast becoming the benchmark of professional service delivery organisations.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>&#8220;ServiceNow is fast becoming the benchmark of professional service delivery organisations.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>COO<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>For more information on this case please contact us at\u00a0<strong>uk.info@devoteam.com<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Background Formed in 2000, this UK managed service provider offers end-to-end managed technology solutions, spanning consultancy, support, enterprise business applications, cloud services and cybersecurity. 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