Have you ever come across the word “omphaloskepsis” before? It means “contemplation of one’s navel”. Yep, navel gazing. Excessive contemplation of oneself at the expense of a wider view.
IT support teams can be a bit guilty of that. Over-contemplating processes and tools. You want to improve service so you look at your processes and use ITIL as a source of inspiration. And you look at your ITSM software and use its capabilities as a source of inspiration.
But if you want to improve service – in any way that’s meaningful to your customers – you have to look outward too. You have to understand what your customers think of the service you provide. Where do they need you to improve? Getting feedback from customers is critical to improving service.
