The 2013 HDI Support Center Practices & Salary Report Now Available

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., Oct. 7, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- HDI, the leading professional association and certification body for technical service and support professionals, today announces the release of the 2013 HDI Support Center Practices & Salary Report.

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This annual research report provides managers with information they can use to validate existing practices, present new ideas for improving current methods and procedures, and justify their organizations' staffing and budgeting needs. It also gives managers the ability to benchmark their support centers and compare salaries across positions and regions, and it provides them with the knowledge they need to make research-based decisions.

This report focuses on trends in technical support center practices, performance, and salaries and is based on data collected from nearly 800 support organizations between April and July 2013. Some report highlights:

• Twenty-four percent of the industry is using chat to support customers.
• One in five tickets is submitted by customers through web request.
• Level 1 support spends seventy-eight percent of their day working on customer tickets.
• Fifty-six percent of support centers use SharePoint to share knowledge.
• Average time to resolve incidents is four to eight hours.
• Forty-three percent of organizations report that over ninety percent of tickets meet SLA/OLA targets.
• Customer service skills are the most sought-after skills for frontline and desktop support staff.
• Eighty-seven percent of customers are satisfied with support center services.

Learn more about HDI resources and get access to the report by visiting www.ThinkHDI.com/Research today!

ABOUT HDI | HDI is the worldwide professional association and certification body for the technical service and support industry. Facilitating collaboration and networking, HDI hosts acclaimed conferences and events, produces renowned publications and research, and certifies and trains thousands of professionals each year.

HDI also connects solution providers with practitioners through industry partnerships and marketing services. Guided by an international panel of industry experts and practitioners, HDI is the premier resource for best practices and emerging trends.

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