In February, we released the findings of a Pulse Report focused on the top IT service management (ITSM) strategies and initiatives for 2019. The report found that 62 percent of IT leaders were at the consideration point or beyond when it came to implementing AI in the form of chatbots for ITSM. I wasn’t surprised…
Year: 2019
Our vision at Espressive is a world where employees get help without friction. We do that by automating resolution of employee reported issues and requests with exceptional employee experiences. Our core belief is that if the experience isn’t exceptional, employees will not adopt self-help solutions. It is great to see the level of engagement that…
Research proves that apps better be fast, or they won’t make the cut with your employees. Here are a couple of stats to consider when building out your chatbot: 80% of users delete apps due to poor performance1 53% of mobile users abandon sites that take over 3 seconds to load2 This is particularly true…
Cool happens to be one of my favorite words – I’m told I say it often. Now that Espressive has been named a “Cool Vendor 2019” by Gartner, I have to admit I like it even more. So, it makes sense to write a blog about what’s cool about being in the recent Gartner report,…
A flurry of startups have tried to address low adoption of intranets and service portals with the use of chatbots to automate employee self-help. These startups are integrating chatbots into collaboration tools such as Slack and Teams since these are tools employees are already using. While employees get to interact with a chatbot, to them…
A paradigm shift is defined as an important change that happens when the usual way of thinking about or doing something is replaced by a new and different way—because the original way wasn’t working. However, people and systems resist change, so paradigm shifts can take a very long time . . . unless the change…
Microsoft Office has long been the standard application suite used by enterprises. We are all familiar with the suite’s core products including Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and others. These products have become ubiquitous and people are simply expected to know how to use them. So, what happens when the applications we all know and love…
A recent Pulse Report revealed that 62% of IT service management (ITSM) leaders are considering or actively pursuing AI projects to help reduce help desk call volume so they can divert CIO budget to strategic initiatives. That sounds great, but will they succeed? Not if they choose technology that is repackaging the same solution employees…
According to recent Gartner research, the number of enterprises deploying artificial intelligence (AI) has tripled in the past year. The same report revealed that chatbots have displaced fraud detection as the top use of AI in 2019. While Gartner looked at CIOs overall, we sponsored a survey that focused specifically on IT service management (ITSM)….