I was recently afforded the opportunity to speak with
Nancy Van Elsacker, President TOPdesk USA.
Tell
me about your service management journey which got you to TOPdesk
Nancy has a Human Resources background and in 2007 joined
TOPdesk to establish the Belgium office until this year when she made her way
to the sunny shores of Florida to perform the same activity in the American
market space.
A
little background on TOPdesk
Currently TOPdesk is looking to expand into the Americas.
Since its beginnings in 1992 in the Netherlands this company has grown into a
global provider of ITSM software. Currently 4000 organizations use TOPdesk with
over 5000 implementations worldwide with offices in UK, USA, the Netherlands, Belgium, Denmark, Germany,
Brazil and Hungary.
While their location is
close to the university, one of their strategies in all the offices it to work
closely with graduates and to collaborate with them.
Tell
me a bit about the application itself
Service management software tool originally for IT to
manage core processes however as a need for use external to IT had become
apparent they started looking at shared service management capabilities
including, but not limited to, Facilities and Human Resources. Nance had
indicated that while many companies who are using the tool for IT bridge into
other departments but there are also clients who are using this from shared
services as a beginning.
Some of the key functionality for non IT departments are
similar to IT in that service is provided and can be easily handled by the
application.
From
a client perspective what sized company is optimal for TOPdesk
While there is a diversity of clients, the mid-market encompasses the majority of the clients
which TOPdesk supports. They believe this is largely due to their corporate
vision around standard software as well as their slogan which is “service
management simplified”.
The
Corporate Vision
At TOPdesk their vision is all about keeping things
simple to enhance the customer experience. This centers around being standard
and simple. That they engage their suppliers as well and focusing on shared
Service Management
The key is to ensure that not only the user experience is
good for people who are interfacing with IT but also the operators who are
providing support using TOPdesk
Is
there a prime client space?
While there are clients in all verticals, Higher Education,
Government, Retail and Healthcare are some of the prime client spaces as well
many others
What
is the differentiator for this product vs. its competitors?
The thing that Nancy says that sets them apart is that
they have a collaborative model of being partners with their clients. They also
have a high focus on customer experience
What’s
in the works for TOPdesk in the next year?
TOPdesk currently has two releases per year which focuses
on integration points and flexibility within the software.
Aside from establishing the office in Florida this year
the plan is to look at other geographic regions within the US and Canada
You can find TOPdesk at all the major ITSM events coming
up including Pink, HDI, itSMF and Fusion as well as the following online and
social media platforms:
Do you have an ITSM application, would you like to be
reviewed?
Labels: ITIL, ITSM, Service Management, TOPdesk
