The Help Desk Toolkit offers the definitive guide to setting up and running a successful Help Desk-now updated and expanded to include the latest Web-based technologies. This Help Desk Toolkit is for you if you are: * A business manager charged with researching, planning, and setting up a Help Desk in your organization * An IT manager who wants to improve the level of technical support and communication within your organization with the latest support technologies * A Help Desk manager looking for guidance on how to upgrade traditional Help Desk functions with Internet- or intranet-related processes. The thoroughly revised, updated, and expanded Edition of the critically acclaimed, first-ever guide to running an effective Help Desk, this toolkit tells you everything you need to know to plan, budget, staff, implement, track, upgrade, and even outsource your organization s Help Desk. * Guides you step-by-step through every phase of setting up traditional and Web-related Help Desks for the Internet and an intranet * Provides a wealth of practical advice on all technical, management, and human-factor aspects of running an effective Help Desk * Supplies ready-to-use templates in both Word and HTML formats for an array of Help Desk projects.