Case study · ITSM
March 2019

How CBTS Increased Self-Service Portal Adoption with VividCharts

With VividCharts, CBTS was able to increase their portal adoption rates — embedding live customer insights directly in a ServiceNow Service Portal.

The results
120%
Increase in self-service adoption
First 3 mo
Time to measurable impact
Fortune 500
& Global 2000 clients served

The challenge

CBTS, a leading technology provider serving dozens of Fortune 500 and Global 2000 companies, wasn't leveraging a customer-facing portal — and the result was too many calls to its Service Desk.

  • High Service Desk call volume from customers chasing status updates
  • No easy, modern way for customers to self-serve the information they needed
  • Significant time spent manually pulling customer-specific metrics on request

The solution

CBTS built a ServiceNow Service Portal with data accessibility as the top priority, embedding VividCharts to surface customer insights without leaving the portal experience.

  • High-level customer insights on the portal landing page, matching its look and feel
  • Detailed report pages for customers who wanted to explore deeper
  • Delivered with VividCharts expertise from implementation partner CloudPires

The results

Within months of launch, the portal changed how customers engaged with CBTS — and freed the team from manual reporting.

  • 120% increase in self-service adoption in the first three months
  • Fewer Service Desk requests for routine status updates
  • Sustained daily portal activity with no rise in ticket volume
  • Time reclaimed from manual, customer-by-customer reporting

"Since implementing VividCharts we have seen a steady growth in customer self-service. VividCharts has reduced requests to the Service Desk for status updates, decreasing unsanctioned effort." — Keith Talbot, Director of Service Management, CBTS

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