Deskside Support Cost Benchmark

Put a number on the deskside support cost you cannot currently see

A twelve question benchmark, under three minutes, answerable from memory by whoever runs the function. You get your score on screen, and a costed breakdown of your own estate by email.

What this covers
  • Device handovers

    Engineer time absorbed per build, swap and handover.

  • Loaner turnaround

    How long people wait for a replacement machine.

  • Leaver recovery

    Hardware that comes back when someone leaves, and what doesn't.

  • Site coverage

    Support load at locations with no permanent IT presence.

  • Platform readiness

    Which service management modules already run in ServiceNow: incident, request, asset and CMDB.

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Twelve questions. Under three minutes. Answerable from memory.

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What it measures

The workflow is automated. The execution is not.

Most large enterprises have ticket workflows well in hand. The physical work behind those tickets rarely sits on the same footing.

Handovers, loaners, leaver recovery, and cover for sites with no permanent IT presence still run on manual effort. That effort carries real cost, and it is usually the one line nobody reports as its own number.

This benchmark surfaces that missing line.

Handover drag

Every new starter, swap, and break-fix consumes engineer time on the build and handover. Multiply it across a year and the true cost of a single device event becomes visible.

Wait cost

When a loaner or replacement laptop takes days to reach someone, the cost lands on the business, not the IT budget. It stays invisible because nobody is metering the wait.

Recovery leakage

The proportion of hardware that actually returns when someone leaves is rarely tracked. What doesn't come back is quiet, recurring write-off.

Site reach

Workload sitting at locations with no permanent IT presence carries travel, delay, and coordination cost that is difficult to attribute and easy to underestimate.

What you get

A specific, modelled view of your deskside cost

Not a grade or a maturity label. A benchmark score and five category breakdowns on screen, then a modelled annual cost for your own environment by email.

01 Benchmark score

Where you sit

A single score placing your deskside operation across Low, Medium, and High control, so you know whether this area is under grip or leaking cost.

02 Category breakdowns

Five clear views

Handover drag, Wait cost, Recovery leakage, Site reach, and Platform readiness, each scored so you can see exactly where the cost is being absorbed.

03 MODELLED ANNUAL COST, BY EMAIL

A number to work with, sent to you

A modelled annual cost for the physical side of support in your environment, broken down line by line and emailed to you within minutes: the figure you can take into a planning conversation.

Start the benchmark

Twelve questions. Under three minutes. Answerable from memory.