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SQL for Operational KPIs
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SQL for Operational KPIs

MediumSQL · PostgreSQL

Problem

Write a SQL query to calculate daily operational KPIs by team, including volume, average handle time, and SLA attainment, from a table of work items and a table of team assignments. Use created_at as the operational date. Average handle time applies to completed items with timestamps, and SLA attainment is the percentage of completed items finished by sla_due_at.

Output

  1. One row per operational date and team, with kpi_date, team_name, volume, avg_handle_time_minutes, and sla_attainment_pct.
  2. Exclude work items without a team assignment and assignments without a matching work item.
  3. Order by kpi_date, then team_name.

Output details

  • Sort by kpi_date ascending, then team_name ascending.
  • Round avg_handle_time_minutes and sla_attainment_pct to two decimal places.
  • Calculate average handle time only when both started_at and completed_at are non-NULL; return NULL when no qualifying items exist.
  • Calculate SLA attainment among completed items only, treat completed_at <= sla_due_at as attained, and return NULL when no items are completed.
  • Retain every matching assignment row without deduplication, so duplicate assignments contribute separately to the KPIs.

Schema

work_items
ColumnTypeDescription
work_item_idPKINTUnique identifier for the work item
created_atTIMESTAMPTimestamp when the work item was created
started_atTIMESTAMPTimestamp when work began
completed_atTIMESTAMPTimestamp when work was completed
sla_due_atTIMESTAMPSLA deadline for completing the work item
team_assignments
ColumnTypeDescription
assignment_idPKINTUnique identifier for the assignment
work_item_idINTIdentifier of the assigned work item
team_nameVARCHAR(100)Operational team responsible for the work item
Tableswork_itemsteam_assignments
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