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Highest (Urgent/Critical) - Disruption/restriction of service affecting the whole organisation

  • Inability to login in (failed login for entire operations)
  • Blocking of a key business process with no alternative back-up process in place affecting entire operations. E.g. all shop managers unable to record installations/ repossession/ technical swaps, all call operators unable to make outgoing calls
  • System Failure/Server Down (ERP not working)
  • Cron/Que job failing. Cron/Que jobs run automated activities such as sending SMSs and linking payment transactions to customer applications.

High- Department or a large group of people being affected to perform a major task at work

  • Blocking of a key business process with an alternative back-up process in place affecting a team or large group of users E.g. Sales Agent unable to submit leads but can save details to draft and resubmit at a later stage
  • Single or localised problem (1-10) still affecting a key business process for users to do the main task
  • Slow system performance e.g. ERP is loading slow

Medium - Group of users with an issue but still able to continue with work

  • Single or localised problem (1-10) still affecting a particular business process for users to do a subtask but can still continue with their main tasks eg. The accountant doing Petty Cash, Call Centre unable view their workload
  • Access requests/account creation
  • Creation of mailing/ distribution groups

Low - Individual user with minor or no issue but still able to continue with work

  • Data change requests or requests for data files/reports
  • Feature requests from users to enhance their working activities but no current issue with performing their daily system tasks. Feature requests if accepted by the development team this request will be turned into a project.