Using the no-code, drag-and-drop intent builder, UND has built more than 150 intents and scenarios for the chatbot, including an integration with BeyondTrust and the automation of support ticket creation for technicians.
UND says the chatbot, which is available 24/7, is the fastest way to get support, has improved resolution times and has reduced ticket volume. In the future, UND is looking to expand the use of the chatbot beyond IT.
If the chatbot can’t resolve a request, it automatically hands the user off to a live support technician using an integration with BeyondTrust, and automatically generates a support ticket pre-populated with relevant information.
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Adding a conversational AI chatbot to your IT service catalog might seem daunting, but it doesn’t have to be. Just ask Logan Tong, User Support Specialist at the University of North Dakota (UND).
Although Tong comes from a non-developer background, he was able to integrate the TeamDynamix conversational AI chatbot into the university’s IT service catalog without trouble.
The conversational AI chatbot works within the ITSM/ESM platform. As a no-code solution, TeamDynamix offers the ability to build intents and utterances using a simple, drag-and-drop interface. You can also integrate the chatbot with underlying systems for a personalized conversation and then build out custom workflows – all with a visual flow builder.
Since implementing conversational AI, Tong has created several use cases for the chatbot that deflect support requests from IT staff, while providing better (and faster) service for students and employees. Those use cases include:
“The support technician can see what the user has already been talking to the bot about, which saves a lot of clicks and repeat questions for users,” Tong said.
Tong has built over 150 intents and scenarios into UND’s chatbot, proving that even IT employees without any special coding knowledge, but a technical mindset, can pick up this tool and run with it to add value to their organization.
“These are all things I was able to do with no coding experience,” Tong said.
UND was already using the TeamDynamix platform to manage IT service for its 15,000 students and 2,700 faculty and staff. As part of their overarching tech strategy, the IT leadership team at UND is looking to leverage the power of automation and AI to reduce IT team staff constraints while driving a stellar end-user experience.
“We were looking to explore ways that AI could help us do our jobs better,” Tong says.
Choosing TeamDynamix for this service “allowed us to tie into the work we’ve already done in building a knowledge base and service catalog,” Tong explained, with the full suite of products working together to synchronize the experience for both IT staff and end users.
“Currently, the bot is the fastest way to get a support ticket to us. It’s really amazing how fast it works. And because the bot is available 24-7, we’ve got assurance that users can get the help they need immediately, whenever they might have questions.”
Integrating conversational AI chat is reducing the number of requests that support staff must field for themselves, while also expediting service for end users, Tong said.
“Currently, the bot is the fastest way to get a support ticket to us,” he explained. “It’s really amazing how fast it works. And because the bot is available 24-7, we’ve got assurance that users can get the help they need immediately, whenever they might have questions.
User feedback has been very positive so far. “When people click ‘yes’ when we ask them whether the session was helpful or not, that’s a good feeling,” Tong said. Still, he reads through each day’s interactions, looking for ways to improve the bot’s responses.
Reading these conversations also generates ideas for additional use cases with the bot.
For instance, the university’s High-Performance Computing Center is interested in using the AI chatbot to automate the fulfillment of certain user requests, such as allocating supercomputing resources, increasing storage capacity or scheduling access to research clusters.
“Our hope is to find a bot capable of addressing not only tech support inquiries but also a wide range of questions related to our community needs during their time at UND. ” Tong said. Students could use the bot to ask what their current grades are, for example, or how much they owe for the semester.
“It’s a fun tool to use,” Tong said of the TeamDynamix chatbot. “Once you realize how much potential it has, your brain starts sparking with ideas.”
