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Process · Incident response

Incident response

A disruption needs a named owner and a visible sequence of response. The Service Manager opens the incident against a service and asset, chooses a priority and assigns a person. The Service Technician records the action they take and adds status notes as the investigation develops. The manager reviews the evidence before closing the work.

Step by step

  1. Open incident Service Manager

    Record the summary, priority, service, affected asset, assigned person and opening time. The incident starts Open.

    • Establish affected context and ownership
    • Updates Incidents, Services, Assets, People
  2. Acknowledge Service Manager

    The assigned Service Technician accepts the work and adds an acknowledgment event. The Service Manager records the acknowledgment time on the incident and moves it to Acknowledged.

    • Record acceptance and timing
    • Updates Incidents, Response events
  3. Investigate Service Manager

    The Service Technician records meaningful actions and updates while the team identifies the cause and effect. The Service Manager moves the incident to Investigating.

    • Preserve response work and notes
    • Updates Incidents, Response events, Incident updates
  4. Resolve Service Manager

    The Service Technician records a resolve event after recovery. The Service Manager confirms the outcome, records the resolution time and moves the incident to Resolved.

    • Record recovery and time
    • Updates Incidents, Response events
  5. Close incident Service Manager

    The Service Manager reviews the linked response history and moves the incident to Closed.

    • Complete manager review
    • Updates Incidents
Service Manager
Coordinates and closes the incident.
Service Technician
Records response actions and updates.

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