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Case Study 4: Helpdesk Performance

Case Study Illustrating A Helpdesk Situation

The help desk must achieve 100% success in attaining all of the following:

Ticket Type

Resolution Time

Priority 1

1 hour

Priority 2

2 hours

Priority 3

4 hours

Suggested modeling, solution A:

Metric

Resolution time for priority 1

Target

100

Tracking period

1 month

Unit of measurement

% of success

Contract parameter

Resolution time matrix

Service

Helpdesk

Service Domain

Helpdesk performance

Domain Category

Ticket resolution time

Timeslot

Always

The above matrix applies to three Metrics. For each priority, a separate Metric is defined with all of the priorities within the same categories.

Suggested modeling, solution B:

The Metric definition remains the same as shown in solution A.

Option 1:

Service

Helpdesk

Service Domain

Ticket management priority 3

Domain Category

Ticket resolution time

Domain Category

Ticket response time

Timeslot

Always

Option 2:

Service

Helpdesk

Service Domain

Ticket management

Domain Category

Priority 3 ticket resolution time

Domain Category

Ticket response time

Timeslot

Always