Support – Problem Report Workflow

DateVersionChanges
2025-10-17v1.2.0Moved to Confluence
2022-01-28v1.1.0Removed Urgency, Impact and Priority from this workflow as it is more suitable in the Incident Response Workflow.
2022-01-20v1.0.0

This workflow describes how to handle problem reports. Support issues that fall under problem reports are

  • Malfunctioning functionality
  • Bugs
  • Cosmetic defects

Please see other workflows for service request and change requests. 

Key Performance Indicators

  • Time lapsed in Waiting
  • Time lapsed to Completed
  • Proportion of Resolved Issues
  • Time in Working

The Workflow

Problem Report Workflow focuses on simplicity while maintaining a high amount of Flow.

These are the statuses.

StatusDescriptionTransitions
RegisteredIssue has been created by reporter.Triage
OpenIssue has been triaged and is waiting to be handled.Start, Close
In ProgressA technician is using the Playbook to try to resolve the issue.Plan, Resolve
In BacklogThe issue requires development and has been added to the backlog.Commit
ImplementingThe issue is in development.Resolve
ResolvedThe issue has been resolved.
ClosedThe issue has been closed.

These are the transitions

TransitionDescriptionFields
TriageVerify that the issue has required information and a clear description. Verify that the issue doesn’t belong to another workflow.Title, Steps to Reproduce, Expected Result, Actual Result
StartAssign the issue to a person and start working on the resolution.Assigned To
PlanAdding issue to the development backlog.Backlog Issue ID
CommitStarting development of the issue and set a due date.Due Date
ResolveThe issue is solved. A resolution is posted back to the reporter, and fix version if the issue resolution required development.Resolution, Fix Version
CloseThe issue is being closed. The reasons posted back to the reporter.Reason