
The IT Support Challenge
The majority of Tier 1 support tickets are not technical problems. They are how-to questions that repeat across every onboarding cohort, every update, and every process change.
- One in three CIOs report that IT ticket volumes are rising faster than teams can scale
- 35% of employees say they are disappointed by the IT support they receive
- Waiting – the employee stuck until someone responds, the support agent pulled from strategic work
- Compounding – every new application or update generates another wave of the same questions
How Userlane
Improves IT Support
Deflect repeat questions
People resolve their own how-to questions inside the application instead of filing a ticket. An in-app help hub surfaces answers, guides, and knowledge base content without leaving the workflow.
Most tickets start because the answer lives in a separate portal, a PDF, or a colleague's memory. Putting the answer inside the application stops the ticket before it starts.
- Answer how-to questions instantly inside any browser-based application
- Connect to existing knowledge bases (SharePoint, Confluence, ServiceNow) and surface relevant content in context
- Escalate to human support only when self-service cannot resolve the issue
Prevent errors at the source
Guided workflows walk people through processes correctly the first time, eliminating the errors that generate tickets.
Preventing a support ticket costs less than resolving one. Field-level validation and step-by-step guidance reduce errors at the source, not in the queue.
- Guide people through complex workflows to prevent input errors
- Validate data at the field level before submission
- Surface alerts for common mistakes before they create downstream issues
Proven Impact
- 24/7 support, no added headcount.
An international supply chain company supports users around the clock without adding staff. - Visibility before action.
A global automotive supplier gained full visibility into how people use software, replacing assumptions with real data to target support where it matters.
48%
Fewer support tickets - global engineering firm
60%
Lower training costs - global engineering firm
10,000+
Users supported 24/7 - international supply chain
40%
Higher application usage - international supply chain
