HaloITSM can do far more than most instances use. The symptoms are usually the same, whoever did the implementation:
- The portal is bypassed. Users still email or call the service desk, so tickets arrive without category, priority or the right form.
- SLAs drift. Timers start late, pause at the wrong status or escalate nobody, and the SLA report no longer matches what users feel.
- Routing is manual. A dispatcher reads every ticket and assigns it by hand, because categories are too many, too vague or out of date.
- The CMDB and Halo AI sit unused. They are included in the price you already pay, but nobody has set them up.
- Nobody reads the reports. Dashboards exist, but they measure activity rather than the outcomes management cares about.
The fix is rarely a new tool. It is a clearer process, a simpler configuration and a few targeted automations. For a service desk on another platform, see service desk optimisation.
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