Measuring IT Help Desk Escalations-Trends Report
Escalations occur when a case is not handled within the times you set for response or resolution according to your Service Level Agreements. The goal is to minimize escalations. This is particularly important for high severity level service requests. This customer service report allows you to monitor individuals, service groups, or customer locations for escalation performance. This report can also help you to monitor all situations and intervene proactively to minimize escalations.
Escalations do occur for various reasons, but it is the trend over time that is more important to measure because it reflects underlying problems.
If the request requires advanced-level technical assistance, or technical assistance from another group to resolve the issue, the Help Desk Analyst will escalate the ticket to the Help Desk Supervisor or an advanced-level support team member. Help Desk Team Members are responsible for notifying the requestor when an issue has been escalated.
The Help Desk Supervisor or advanced-level support team member will determine if a resolution can be reached, or whether the ticket needs to be further escalated. If the issue can be resolved without further escalation, the Help Desk Supervisor will assign the ticket to a member of their team, noting the assignment (change of ownership) in the ticket. The Assignee will update the customer according to the response-time commitment grid until resolution can be achieved, resolve the matter, document the resolution, close the ticket, and notify the requestor of the resolution. If the issue cannot be resolved, the Help Desk Supervisor or an advanced-level support team member will update the tracking system with relevant comments, escalate the ticket to the proper support team, and notify the end-user that the issue has been escalated. The advanced-level support team will update the customer according to the response-time commitment grid until resolution can be achieved, resolve the matter, document the resolution, close the ticket, and notify the requestor of the resolution.
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