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Problems and known errors

Recurring incidents get a cause, a known error with a workaround and a permanent fix through a change.

ITIL 4 practice · Problem management

Illustrative screenshot: Problems and known errors

What it does

  • Problems from recurring incidents, major incident reviews or post-change reviews
  • Root-cause analysis, workaround and a known error record
  • Incident resolvers see the known error and its workaround
  • A permanent fix through a change, closure only after verification

Measurable benefits

  1. Recurring incidentsnumber of incidents on the same item, and how it falls after the fix
  2. Known errors with a workaroundnumber of known errors resolvers see on new incidents
  3. Causes fixedshare of problems closed by a successful, verified change

The application calculates these indicators from your own data, so you can prove the improvement with numbers from the first month.

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