Decent tool for helpdesk use
September 10, 2019

Decent tool for helpdesk use

Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with BMC FootPrints

In our current configuration, BMC FootPrints is being used by the IT department. FootPrints allows our end-users to submit trouble tickets for issues for their computers, phones, prints, or network issues. The IT department also uses FootPrints to document and track internal projects and tasks. Other areas in the organization are also looking to implement FootPrints in their areas for namely the same reasons of tracking and documentation.
  • Documentation. We try to reduce the amount of paperwork needed for staff to do their job, so by automating certain tasks, we are able to speed up the resolution process for trouble tickets.
  • Reporting. We'll use the reporting tool to get the number of tickets opened, response times and can go into granular reports.
  • Surveys. When tickets are closed, we automatically send out surveys to end users to get valuable feedback on how we did and what we can improve.
  • I would like to see the reporting tool refined. It currently has too many options to be efficient.
  • For what we use FootPrints for, we've been able to place priority and categorization on issues throughout our organization.
We have not evaluated any other software up against BMC FootPrints.
I am not involved with supporting BMC FootPrints, but based on the feedback of others I have heard that migrations and updates have gone without many hiccups.

Do you think BMC FootPrints delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with BMC FootPrints's feature set?

Yes

Did BMC FootPrints live up to sales and marketing promises?

I wasn't involved with the selection/purchase process

Did implementation of BMC FootPrints go as expected?

I wasn't involved with the implementation phase

Would you buy BMC FootPrints again?

Yes

Cisco Webex Teams (formerly Cisco Spark), Cisco Unified Communications Manager (Call Manager), OpenVoice
BMC FootPrints does helpdesk ticketing very well for us in our IT department. In general, any scenario that requires some way to enter in, track and report on issues for enterprise users is the best fit. We've been doing this for more than 10 years on different versions of FootPrints. Where I would not see this as a good fit is probably is for smaller deployments of less than 50 users.

BMC FootPrints Feature Ratings

Organize and prioritize service tickets
9
Expert directory
9
Service restoration
8
Self-service tools
7
Subscription-based notifications
8
ITSM collaboration and documentation
8
ITSM reports and dashboards
8
Configuration mangement
7
Asset management dashboard
7
Policy and contract enforcement
7
Change requests repository
Not Rated
Change calendar
Not Rated
Service-level management
Not Rated