Tag Archives: service desk

The Art of Business Value

Posted on August 15, 2016 by

By Dick Stark Mark Schwartz, CIO at US Citizen and Immigration services (USCIS), is one of the leaders in the government’s move towards agile. Specifically, Mark is a proponent of continuous delivery as a way to shorten the software development … Continue reading →

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Knowledge Centered Support

Posted on August 23, 2014 by

By Dick Stark On Wednesday, RightStar and RightAnswers hosted a webinar, How Knowledge-Centered Support (KCS) Methodology Can Empower Your Service Organization. This “mini-class” described the methodology behind KCS and the value that good knowledge management (KM) provides. Most eye-opening was … Continue reading →

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The Martian

Posted on March 8, 2014 by

By Dick Stark When I kicked off our Apollo 13 simulation session last Friday, I mentioned that I was just finishing a new book by Andy Weir, The Martian, in which an Astronaut is accidently left behind on Mars to … Continue reading →

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Has ITIL Lost its Mojo?

Posted on March 10, 2013 by

By Dick Stark Last Thursday, I attended a panel discussion sponsored by the National Capital Area itSMF user group.  The topic: DOD IT Service Management Perspective. Kirk Holmes, itSMF founding member led the discussion with representatives from the US Navy, … Continue reading →

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Why Knowledge Management is Important to the Success of your Service Desk

Posted on March 5, 2013 by

By Dick Stark Last Thursday I hosted a joint webinar with RightAnswers.  The topic: “Knowledge is Power, IT Knowledge Management for your BMC Service Desk.”  Surprisingly, Knowledge Management (KM) gets less than expected mindshare with most of the service desks … Continue reading →

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Why I’m Bullish on Remedyforce

Posted on January 14, 2013 by

By Dick Stark On Tuesday, BMC held a webinar for its sales team and partners to announce that BMC had created a new division, headed by Matt Dircks, to focus solely on Remedyforce.  This is good news for RightStar as … Continue reading →

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Your Top 10 Priorities for 2013

Posted on December 11, 2012 by

By Dick Stark I’ve borrowed ten quotes from CIO Magazine’s President and CEO, Michael Friedenberg and applied them to the business service management and RightStar.  Let’s use them to think about your top ten priorities for 2013. 10. “The medium … Continue reading →

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