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May 26, 2021 • Features • Augmented Reality • Digital Transformation • Help Lightning
In this fourth feature from our series of excerpts from an exclusive Field Service News white paper published in partnership with Help Lightning, that is exploring the practical questions surrounding Augmented Reality we look at how its introduction improves multiple facets of field service operations...
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Revolution Retail Systems have been using the Help Lightning Augmented Reality tool for almost two years, having had the opportunity to observe it being used and instantly seeing an array of opportunities.
As Clay Barker, Director of Service and Support, recalled on the Field Service News Digital Symposium, “we could see how we could use the tool in a number of ways, to improve customer and technician interactions as well as the ability of our internal staff and level two support to troubleshoot and diagnose, to make sure we send the right part, one time – the opportunity we saw was endless.”
When we look at the metrics that are often sat at the top of the list in terms of critical KPIs for field service organisations, we can instantly see how AR can be aligned in improving such metrics.
As is the case for many field service organisations, for Barker and Revolution Retail Systems, one of the most important of these metrics is the first-time-fix.
“The idea that we can’t get resolution on our first attempt is a challenge and if we can eliminate a dispatch, it’s an even larger benefit to the customer, because we’ve reduced the amount of downtime required to for resolution by using the AR effectively,” Barker explains.
“I saw the opportunity that it was going to give my employees in communication with the customer. That is because what we’re asking the customer to do more often than not is look at the asset. We’re guiding them through this very technical, mechanical device, asking them to open access points, we’re asking them to turn knobs, we’re asking them to do lots of different things.
"As soon as I saw the tool, I listed off ten or fifteen ways in which that we could use the solution. It was so clear to me that that we could add value with this software..."
“We were trying to do that all via audio without a visual of what they could see and without being able to share visuals at our end that coudl guide them.
“When I saw that we could take a pin and point to an access point and say slide this over to the left and show them exactly what we wanted them to do. The idea of how easy that made what we were trying to do from a communication standpoint, it was a no brainer for me.”
The team at Revolution Retail Systems did attempt some trials with video using apps like FaceTime, but while an improvement on audio-only calls, the functionality remained lacking the levels of interaction that sets AR apart as the obvious vehicle for remote service.
“At the end of the day, you can’t reach into it, you can’t point, you can’t take a screenshot, you can’t capture a picture off of it,” Barker explains.
“There are just so many other layers to how we use Help Lightning that has improved our business, outside of just customer experience. For example, the ability to capture pictures which allows more accurate invoicing. If the customer’s damaged the unit somehow, we can capture an image of it when we’re using Help Lightning; we can use that for support on our invoicing - there are hundreds of thousands of dollars that are spent on out of scope charges. Using the AR tools in this way provides us with the ability to invoice with more confidence with clear documentation and evidence.
“As soon as I saw the tool, I listed off ten or fifteen ways in which that we could use the solution. It was so clear to me that that we could add value with this software. There were savings, layered in savings over and over again on it – the ROI on it just was too easy!”
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May 25, 2021 • Features • Digital Transformation
Kris Oldland, Editor-in-Chief, Field Service News welcomes Gary York, CEO and Evans Manolis, Senior Consultant Help Lightning as the group discuss the practical considerations of implementing Augmented Reality in Field Service.
Kris Oldland, Editor-in-Chief, Field Service News welcomes Gary York, CEO and Evans Manolis, Senior Consultant Help Lightning as the group discuss the practical considerations of implementing Augmented Reality in Field Service.
The discussion looks at whether Augmented Reality (AR) is set to become a key part of the field service toolkit, how the shift to remote services will change the role of the field service engineer, the importance of effortless when it comes to new technology, how AR can improve multiple facets of field service operations and how it can be implemented effectively within just a matter of months.
Here the Manolis outlines just how significantly the field service section has evolved in the last twelve months since the pandemic hit.
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May 21, 2021 • Features • Digital Transformation
Kris Oldland, Editor-in-Chief, Field Service News is joined on the Field Service News Digital Symposium by Clay Barker, Director of Service and Support, Revolution Retail Systems about their use of Augmented Reality within their field service...
Kris Oldland, Editor-in-Chief, Field Service News is joined on the Field Service News Digital Symposium by Clay Barker, Director of Service and Support, Revolution Retail Systems about their use of Augmented Reality within their field service operations.
During the discussion, Barker outlines how the tool has driven multiple benefits across their field service operation including improving customer satisfaction and increasing first-time fix rates as well as outlining how they achieved an effective roll-out which achieved excellent adoption rates in just three months of implementation.
In this excerpt from that discussion, the two discuss whether the introduction of Augmented Reality could mean we need to completely rethink the way we approach field service operations entirely.
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May 21, 2021 • News • Artificial intelligence • Digital Transformation • IoT • EMEA
Data management specialist Proact has signed a new partner agreement with LogicMonitor to enable Proact and its customers to better collect and consolidate critical performance and operational data on their IT infrastructure and cloud services.
Data management specialist Proact has signed a new partner agreement with LogicMonitor to enable Proact and its customers to better collect and consolidate critical performance and operational data on their IT infrastructure and cloud services.
The new partnership with LogicMonitor will enable Proact to provide its customers with enhanced monitoring services based on industry-leading AIOps (artificial intelligence for operations) toolsets. The functionalities to collect and consolidate critical performance and operational data insights will improve Proact's support offerings and provide even more proactive maintenance opportunities. Customers benefit as the insights can be used to prevent incidents from occurring, and to provide optimisation suggestions that lead to improved performance and efficiency.THE PARTNERSHIP WITH LOGICMONITOR WILL ENHANCE PROACT EXISTING MANAGEMENT CLOUD SERVICES
We are excited about this new partnership as we are seeing a strong market trend in movement towards AIOps. It’s a new mindset within IT operations where machine learning is applied to collected data, to predict what will happen within certain environments. This new partnership will benefit both customers that decide to operate our monitoring platforms themselves and those who use our Managed Cloud Services” says Per Sedihn, CTO and VP, Portfolio and Technology at Proact IT Group AB.
“LogicMonitor continues to evolve its partner strategy to focus not only on global expansion, but also on hyper-localisation. In the wake of the pandemic, many enterprises have turned to local organisations with market leading expertise to address their business needs,” says Sanjay Gupta, Global Vice President of Channels and Alliances at LogicMonitor. “We recognize the power in aligning with companies that not only have a global footprint but also established trust within their local markets. Partnering with Proact extends LogicMonitor’s availability via a trusted global IT managed services provider who has strong local ties within their key markets.”
The new partner agreement with LogicMonitor stretches across all countries in which Proact operates and will also act as a foundation for enhancing Proacts existing managed cloud services.
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May 19, 2021 • News • Augmented Reality • Digital Transformation • Help Lightning
In this third feature from a series of excerpts from an exclusive Field Service News white paper published in partnership with Help Lightning, that is exploring the practical questions surrounding Augmented Reality we explore the importance of...
In this third feature from a series of excerpts from an exclusive Field Service News white paper published in partnership with Help Lightning, that is exploring the practical questions surrounding Augmented Reality we explore the importance of effortlessness in any new technology we introduced into the complex machine of field service operations - especially one that can change our industry as dramatically as Augmented Reality...
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Any new technology’s true strength when introduced into a complex workflow such as field service is that it needs to just work. It needs to be seamless and effortless for both the customer and the technician or engineer.
In this sense, AR is no different. It has to fit comfortably within the workflow. It has to integrate with other applications crucial within the field service management technology stack to be easily adopted. In a world of APIs and increasingly open architecture, this, on the surface, would seem a relatively simple request. Yet, in a world of data security and mobile device management, introducing a sophisticated new technology is not always as easy as it might seem at first glance.
So has AR reached this tipping point from exciting potential to effortless implementation?
York believes it has, although as he explains, AR is not actually a single technology but instead a set of technologies that can be used to solve problems of a variety of sorts.
“The visual assistance and the merged reality that we offer really is one of the most natural but the simplest of the augmented reality technologies,” York explains.
“It doesn’t require a lot of upfront capital cost, and it can be rolled out very rapidly. It can be rolled out standalone, and we have many customers who’ve got a lot of value in doing so with benefits across costs, revenue and customer satisfaction. These benefits are often not only incredible but also very achievable.
"We believe it’s incredibly important to use the devices that are already available and allow somebody to interact without even having to download an app..."
“However, even when these technologies are used as a standalone, it is important to remove any friction associated with using new tools and to make doing so a seamless experience for the customer but also for the call centre and the field techs.
“That’s really been a big focus for us. We look at every point in which there is potential friction in the process, and we say can we take that friction out?
“A good example here would be the inclusion of smart glasses within the technology stack. Smart glasses are fantastic. We support smart glasses. We have several customers experimenting with smart glasses, and we also have users who are using smart glasses in production today to roll out equipment.
“We have one customer that sells large, complex equipment to an international customer base, and during the pandemic, their equipment was in high demand, but they couldn’t go and set it up and train the customer. They started sending a pair of smart glasses with the equipment, so when local technicians or the customers themselves would put the smart glasses on, they would call back home using Help Lightning, and they’d be guided through an installation process as well as the training process.
“They were able to get their customers up and running with the technology even though they never had a physical interaction – so in the last twelve months, such solutions have proven to be really valuable.
“However, most people don’t have smart glasses, but all of us have a smartphone in our pocket. We believe it’s incredibly important to use the devices that are already available and allow somebody to interact without even having to download an app. A user can literally join a Help Lightning call by simply clicking a link in an email.
“We’ve looked at every point in which there potentially could be friction; from the customer to the call centre all the way to the domain experts and the field techs. You can remove friction at each of those points through integrations. These are essential steps that allow the technology to work seamlessly and make it easier to improve those efficiencies by reducing the complexity often associated with using new technology.
“We have we have a lot of tools that allow us to integrate with Field Service Management solutions, Customer Relationship Management solutions and with Call Centre platforms. We even have integration with mobile apps. For example, we have a customer who has a mobile app that they use for service and in their mobile app, they have a call Help Lightning button built in. If the user clicks that button, it calls a group of technicians who are able to help with that product, at that location with that particular asset ID, at that exact time. Those kinds of integrations can be incredibly powerful for the customer.”
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May 18, 2021 • Features • Artificial intelligence • White Paper • Digital Transformation • IFS • Covid-19
In this final article of a series of excerpts from a recent e-book published by IFS, we discuss how to achieve the full benefits of digital transformation with less risk, lower cost and in a fraction of the time.
In this final article of a series of excerpts from a recent e-book published by IFS, we discuss how to achieve the full benefits of digital transformation with less risk, lower cost and in a fraction of the time.
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Harness the Power of Integrated Data
The Challenge
In order to create more value for customers annd deliver a seamless, branded experience, organizations need to harness data and intelligence to not only meet, but also anticipate, their customer's future needs.
This type of outcomes-based innovation requires huge cultural and organizational changes, breaking down data silos and coordinating processes across your entire enterprise. By enabling every employee to have a 360-degree view of the customer, teams can deliver a thoughtful, personalized experience at every customer touchpoint.
The Solution
While many businesses today are utilizing technology that helps them manage their customers, people and assets, only forward-thinking innovators can join the dots between these systems so that they can deliver amazing outcomes-based customer experiences.
In order to do that, you need to have solutions that are optimized specifically for your customers, your people and your assets. IFS Cloud will be the single home for IFS's entire portfolio across manufacturing, project management and service, delivering Enterprise Resource Planning, Enterprise Asset Management and Field Service Management capabilities under one platform - breaking down category silos and giving a single-point of truth for information.
"You need to give customers a consistent level of service no matter where you operate, and this platform allows us to do that"
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The Full Benefits of Digital Transformation
The Challenge
The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated digital transformation in a variety of industries. Yet to achieve the full value of digital transformation, your business must be able to integrate one data source with pmultiple other data streams and software systems.
You also need innovations that can provide scalable, agile solutions that are designed for utilizing complex sets of data this way.
The Solution
Companies struggle to make meaningful use out of their data because it's siloed in different departments and systems. IFS Cloud helps solve that problem. It is built on a common data model and is designed to be completely open to your business and IT landscape. This gives businesses a consistent way to connect its people, assets, products to IFS Cloud and easily integrate with other systems.
A key trend in enterprise software is the concept of the Composable business, which enables organizations to adopt and scale the technology capabilties they need, when they need them. This type of technology also allows you to grow without haveing to constantly introduce and integrate new platforms and data silos. IFS Cloud is built as a containerized environment, on a common platform made up of compostable units. This means you can select the technology capabilties you need with industy best practices built-in, allowing you to implement them in a fraction of the time to support your changing business needs.
Lastly, having innovations embedded in our solution removes complexity and reduces cost and risk for businesses. It also enables you to harness and scale new capabilities across your entire organization, such as IOT, Digital Twins, Ai, machine learning and process automation. You get to choose the exact combination of dunctionality and innovation and the right kind of deployment model that works for your business - all combined with the in-depth industry focus and expertise that you need. With IFS Cloud, there are no bolt-on integrations or expensive proof of concepts. Our embedded, natively builtinnovations mean you achieve value from your technology investment faster.
"By 2023, Gartner predicts that organizations that have adopted a compostable approach will outpace competition by 80% in the speed of new feature implementation..."
Deliver Amazing Moments of Service
Customers today don't want to buy products, they buy experiences. These experiences can be made delightful if you adopt digital business models and orchestrate your entire value chain to achieve, not only a great Moment of Service, but also the full benefits of digital transformation for your organization.
Discover how IFS can help your organization embrace the service delivery models of the future and the softwate that will meet your ambitions. Download the IFS Service Managers' Buyer's Guide that explains exactly how to align your service workflow uniquely to the technologies that will help deliver growth.
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May 17, 2021 • Features • Digital Transformation
Kris Oldland, Editor-in-Chief, Field Service News welcomes Gary York, CEO and Evans Manolis, Senior Consultant Help Lightning as the group discuss the practical considerations of implementing Augmented Reality in Field Service.
Kris Oldland, Editor-in-Chief, Field Service News welcomes Gary York, CEO and Evans Manolis, Senior Consultant Help Lightning as the group discuss the practical considerations of implementing Augmented Reality in Field Service.
The discussion looks at whether Augmented Reality (AR) is set to become a key part of the field service toolkit, how the shift to remote services will change the role of the field service engineer, the importance of effortless when it comes to new technology, how AR can improve multiple facets of field service operations and how it can be implemented effectively within just a matter of months.
In this excerpt from the full discussion, the group discuss how while the pandemic shone the spotlight on the important role AR can play in the field service sector, the tools that are available have been slowly evolving for a number of years now and are more mature than many may think.
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May 14, 2021 • Features • Augmented Reality • Digital Transformation • Help Lightning
Kris Oldland, Editor-in-Chief, Field Service News welcomes Gary York, CEO and Evans Manolis, Senior Consultant Help Lightning as the group discuss the practical considerations of implementing Augmented Reality in Field Service.
Kris Oldland, Editor-in-Chief, Field Service News welcomes Gary York, CEO and Evans Manolis, Senior Consultant Help Lightning as the group discuss the practical considerations of implementing Augmented Reality in Field Service.
The discussion looks at whether Augmented Reality (AR) is set to become a key part of the field service toolkit, how the shift to remote services will change the role of the field service engineer, the importance of effortless when it comes to new technology, how AR can improve multiple facets of field service operations and how it can be implemented effectively within just a matter of months.
In this excerpt from that full hour long interview the conversation turns to discuss whether we have finally reached a tipping point in terms of the use of AR in field service and if its incorporation into field service operations has now become seamless.
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May 12, 2021 • News • Digital Transformation
In this second feature in a series of excerpts from an exclusive Field Service News white paper published in partnership with Help Lightning, that is exploring the practical questions surrounding Augmented Reality in field service operations we...
In this second feature in a series of excerpts from an exclusive Field Service News white paper published in partnership with Help Lightning, that is exploring the practical questions surrounding Augmented Reality in field service operations we discuss how as we see remote service becoming more sophisticated the role of the engineer is destined to evolve...
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As we touched on in the previous segment, AR’s adoption will not just improve existing workflows as technologies such as mobile and cloud have done in our industry previously. It will completely change the way we think about service delivery entirely.
There are many benefits to moving towards a remote as a default approach, including significant benefits for the customer and service provider. However, there remain many benefits for both parties in the service relationship in having an engineer or technician on-site.
The reality is that the answer will almost certainly lie in a hybrid model that blends the benefits of both service delivery mechanisms, but is there an optimum balance between remote and on-site that is emerging amongst those companies that have pioneered the use of AR in remote service delivery?
Having been directly involved with helping a significant number of these early adopters achieve success through the use of AR, Evans Manolis, Senior Consultant, Help Lightning, is perhaps one of the most experienced people in the field to offer insight into this complex equation.
“We’re seeing the transformation of the traditional field service engineer,” Manolis explained when he appeared on the Field Service News Digital Symposium.
"I think the future of the field service engineer will never go away; they will always be needed at some point to go out and physically fix a piece of equipment that can’t be fixed remotely..."
“When you think of the traditional field service engineer, you think of someone who’s coming in under cover of darkness, going through the piece of equipment, fixing the piece of equipment and getting out under cover of darkness. In a nutshell, that was field service several years ago. However, what we’re seeing now is the transformation where the field service engineer is becoming the trusted adviser and acting in a more consultative manner than ever before.
“With this in mind, I think the future of the field service engineer will never go away; they will always be needed at some point to go out and physically fix a piece of equipment that can’t be fixed remotely. However, I think on top of that, you’re going to see a field service engineer that comes in and talks to the customer about the marketplace that speaks to them about the value of service and the value of the service they’re providing.
“For the customer, having the ear of that subject matter expert is incredibly valuable. For the service provider, of course, that position of trusted advisor allows the engineer or technician to talk to the customer about that potential up-sell and cross-sell opportunities in a manner in which the customer is not threatened and doesn’t feel like they’re being sold to.
“With regards to a hybrid model that brings out the best of remote and on-site service delivery, what we’re seeing amongst many of our customers, is a move to remote service first.
“This means the traditional process of having a call coming into technical support, undertaking some initial triage potentially escalating the call to level two and then automatically dispatching an engineer, that’s now going away.
“We have a number of our customers that have adopted the rule within their service process that they will not dispatch until they have their technicians eyes on the problem. Until they start a remote visual assistance call, they will not dispatch.
“This approach has two key benefits, firstly, it leads to more remote fixes.
“Secondly, if you are going to dispatch you know the nature of the problem clearly, you see what parts may or may not be needed and you have a better understanding for the field engineer that when they get on site. They know exactly what you’re going to see because it has already been seen it in technical support.
“That’s the essence of remote service first, and we’ve seen a big push in the industry going that way.”
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