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Help Desk Manager (HDM) Certification

Course Description
This three-day course is designed to provide you with the knowledge necessary to successfully master strategic and tactical aspects of support center management. Upon completion of the course, attendees will be prepared to pass HDI's HDM certification test.

Support centers are the key connection between customers and other corporate departments, which means that successful managers must effectively manage relationships throughout their organization. This course discusses, in detail, people and relationship management in a support center setting. It helps help desk managers survive and even thrive in the midst of constant crisis and challenge.

Who Should Attend
HDI's Help Desk Manager (HDM) Certification is for experienced help desk supervisors, managers, and project managers with at least three to five years of experience in the support industry. It is designed specifically for managers who are responsible for day-to-day operations.


An HDI-certified Help Desk Manager will:

  • Manage service levels with customers and secondary support personnel
  • Conduct team building exercises
  • Exhibit excellent financial skills
  • Develop productive relationships with employees and the organization
  • Professionally develop employees
  • Build and maintain high-performance teams

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What You'll Learn
  • The importance and benefits of measuring the delivery of customer support
  • Tips and techniques to assist you in hiring, training, motivating, and retaining top-notch employees
  • How to recognize the relationship between organizational design and staffing issues
  • Effective use of automation and support technology
  • How to successfully build service level agreements
  • Techniques for managing relationships across the enterprise to ensure support, cooperation, and buy-in from other business units
  • How to plan and manage enhancements to the help desk organization
  • Assertiveness training and conflict resolution/management skills
  • Methods for building and maintaining high-performance teams for bothdaily operations and special projects
  • How to think strategically and operate tactically
  • Valuable tips from discussions on real-life experiences HDI Certification is the only open, internationally recognized, standards-based certification in the support industry.
HDI Certification is the only open, internationally recognized, standards-based certification in the support industry.

To Register
For more information or to register by phone, contact IHS at (800) 673-2241; or email us at info@ihssupport.com. To register online, click on the “Register Now” hyperlink on the training schedule.