The industry leader in appraisal and tax software provides exceptional client support with TeamSupport.
Since 1975, Harris Govern has provided integrated assessment and tax collection software suites for hundreds of local government agencies in the U.S. and Canada. Its systems help agencies such as county appraisal districts, tax offices, cities, and school districts increase revenue and efficiencies through workflow automation, GIS integration, and document management.
Harris Govern became part of the Harris family in 2012 and one of three business units located in three different cities—Allen, Texas; Ft. Collins, Colorado; and Montreal, Canada. To add complexity to the mix, some of the staff worked in each of the three offices while some worked remote. The three different help / support systems were built in three different software languages, making accessing data and compiling reports cumbersome, time consuming, and troublesome.
And when it came to serving its customers the company had a very difficult time even keeping track of customer issues, much less achieving resolutions in a timely, efficient manner.
The Business Challenge
At the time that Harris Govern—formerly True Automation—was acquired by Harris Computer, two other business units were acquired as well. All at once, one company was operating with three different help systems and various disconnected workflows. When it came time to create reports, it was an arduous process of creating queries and manually pulling data from three different sources, building a spreadsheet, and compiling the information in a cohesive manner. It was an all-day process every week.
Another source of frustration was the inability to search tickets and history via customer number, ticket number, or keyword. To make matters worse, when Angela Keeton, Vice President Client Services for Harris Govern, asked her then help desk solution provider for a search feature, she was nickle-and-dimed, being sold new products when all she needed was a simple solution to her problem.
TeamSupport User Since 2016
Industry
Appraisal and tax accounting software, government sector
Dallas, Texas metropolitan area
313 customers in local government agencies
We discovered early on that TeamSupport was so customizable, we could make it do anything we wanted! We found new ways to automate and were able to stop using our old disjointed systems entirely.
The TeamSupport Solution
Since implementing TeamSupport, Harris Govern B2B customer support teams have experienced these benefits and more:
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When I was searching for the right B2B customer support software provider, I developed an extensive matrix to determine exactly what we needed. Other providers had similar product features but didn’t seem to care about our business. I liked the feeling I got from TeamSupport—like they valued us as a customer. And they provided advice and best practices and how to get the most out of the TeamSupport system.
Words of Advice from Harris Govern
“When you are investigating customer support software providers, make sure they are focused on B2B. Many are more appropriate for B2C (business-to-consumer) and don’t give you the ability to manage the more complex nature of a business customer—or in our case government agency—as a true B2B customer support software solution like TeamSupport.
“If you have more than one business unit or decentralized teams to convert, focus on collaboration and bringing them all together before implementation and onboarding. Gain buy-in from the support team leaders about increasing efficiencies and driving change. And don’t forget about product development! Engage them from the beginning to offer technical insight during the discovery process and through implementation and onboarding.
“Continue learning. You are not done after implementation. Keep in touch with your dedicated TeamSupport CSM to discover other uses for TeamSupport and attend the monthly TeamSupport Universities for tips, tricks, and ongoing training to make the most out of the platform.”
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