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Find Drivers of Backlog Growth

HardSQL · PostgreSQL

Problem

You are given a backlog snapshot table and asked to identify the top drivers of backlog growth over time. Write a PostgreSQL query that measures month-over-month backlog change for each queue, ranks queues within each month by their contribution to growth, and returns the ranked results in chronological order.

Schema

backlog_snapshots
ColumnTypeDescription
snapshot_dateDATEDate the backlog snapshot was recorded
queue_nameVARCHAR(100)Queue or workstream name
backlog_countINTOpen backlog items at the snapshot date
regionVARCHAR(50)Region associated with the queue
Tablesbacklog_snapshots
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