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Ensure SLA Compliance in Customer Support

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Problem

Business Context

TechCorp provides a SaaS platform with a customer support team that operates under strict service level agreements (SLAs) promising responses to 90% of inquiries within 24 hours. Recently, the support team has reported a decline in SLA compliance from 92% to 85% over the last quarter, raising concerns from the VP of Customer Experience regarding customer satisfaction and retention.

Available Data

Data SourceDescriptionGranularity
support_ticketsTicket data including timestamps for creation and first response, priority level, and resolution statusPer ticket
agent_performanceAgent-specific metrics such as ticket resolution time, response times, and workloadPer agent
customer_feedbackCustomer satisfaction ratings and comments post-interactionPer ticket
escalation_logRecords of tickets escalated due to SLA breachesPer ticket

Task

  1. Define SLA compliance precisely — what counts as a compliant response?
  2. Decompose the SLA compliance metric to identify the primary drivers of the decline.
  3. Propose 3-4 hypotheses for the decline in compliance and outline how you would test each.
  4. Recommend 2-3 actionable interventions aimed at improving SLA compliance.
  5. Identify additional metrics to monitor post-implementation of changes.

Constraints

  • The analysis must be completed within one month to inform the upcoming management review.