In customer support and service, efficiency and clarity in case management are crucial. Salesforce is no exception to this rule. However, service teams across various industries face a common, yet significant challenge: accurately tracking and reporting the status duration of customer cases. This problem is particularly pronounced when cases undergo multiple status changes, such as being opened, closed, reopened, and closed again. Such complexities have long hindered the ability of service teams to precisely measure and report on the time spent resolving each case.
At the core of this issue lies the nature of case management within the Salesforce platform (SFDC). Many SFDC customers utilize the case object for external purposes, primarily to maintain and support their customer base. While tracking the current status of a case is straightforward, gauging the duration of each status accurately—especially amidst frequent status changes—remains a challenge.
Service teams have diverse Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), yet they share a common stumbling block: effectively reporting on the actual time dedicated to each case. This challenge is compounded by various factors, such as cases being placed on hold or reopened, which render standard reporting measures for total resolution time inaccurate. Furthermore, the establishment of Service Level Agreements (SLAs) based on response and total resolution time necessitates precise and reliable reporting.
We have addressed this issue and introduced a system where each change in a case's status generates a time log. This feature offers several key advantages:
This solution is designed with a broad audience in mind, including:
Designed for customers and users, this solution will transform Salesforce case management, making it more insightful and efficient. It simplifies case tracking and improves service team performance.