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IT service management Help Desk Operations: Best Practices
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IT service management Help Desk Operations: Best Practices

A practical guide to operations of an Incident response / request management help desk
Created byMark Grey
Last updated 7/2026
English
English [Auto],

What you'll learn

  • Understand the basics of a Service Desk
  • What academics says about Service Desk
  • Understanding logistics of a working Service Desk
  • Reporting and other considerations when setting up your service desk

Course content

5 sections11 lectures1h 37m total length
  • Introduction1:16

    An intro to help you understand what  this course covers

  • What does academics say about Service Desk5:53
  • What does academics say on Request Management6:23
  • Service Desk terminologies9:49

    Explore service desk terminology, acronyms, and priority definitions (p1–p4), and connect incident handling, slas, csat, kpis, and knowledge base to customer experience.

Requirements

  • None required

Description

Interested in a career on an IT Service / help desk?

Are you tasked with setting up a new IT Service / Help desk?

Or are you just looking for guidance on best practice as a manager?

Then this course is for you!

Service Desk is probably thee most important aspect of any IT service provider - it is the first part of a user journey where users will regularly interact with it whether its via an incident or an request.


To ensure your Service Desk is set up right to meet the needs of your end users , this course will take you through some fundamental areas to consider:


1. Scoping out your work - thinking about what will your service desk offer and reflecting that in the design of your service desk.


2. Academics and service desk - what academics say about Service Desk and what activities at a high level should they do?


3. Work streams - an analysis of typical work that a service desk will do.


4. Shift left strategy - how do you ensure your service desk remains efficient and your 1st line team is engaged and always learning new skills?


5. Team management - how do you measure performance?


and much more!

My main focus is always on practical application, less on theory. I feel this gives the learner a better experience as reality does not always meet theory in application.

I hope you enjoy the course, and I will always respond to any questions you may have as you embark on this course!

Who this course is for:

  • Anyone who is interested in setting up ITSM services
  • Contractors thinking of joining or setting up services
  • Those interested in BAU service desk operations