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Service Order Dashboard : User Story (WX03US03)

1. Problem Statement

User Role: O&M Manager

Pain Points:

  • Lack of real-time visibility into service order performance metrics and operational bottlenecks
  • Inability to track SLA compliance across different service order types and priorities
  • Limited insight into cost trends and budget variance for service operations
  • Challenges in proactive decision-making due to scattered data across multiple systems

Core Problem

Service organizations struggle with effectively monitoring, managing, and optimizing their service order operations due to fragmented data visibility, resulting in declining SLA performance, increased customer dissatisfaction, and suboptimal resource utilization.

2. Who Are the Users Facing the Problem?

O&M Manager: Responsible for overseeing operations and maintenance activities, ensuring SLA compliance, managing resource allocation, and optimizing operational efficiency across service delivery teams.

3. Jobs To Be Done

For O&M Manager: When I need to monitor and optimize service order operations across my organization, But I lack real-time visibility into performance metrics, SLA compliance and operational bottlenecks scattered across multiple systems, Help me access a comprehensive dashboard that consolidates all critical service order metrics with real-time updates and actionable insights, So that I can make data-driven decisions to improve SLA performance, optimize resource allocation, and enhance overall operational efficiency.

4. Solution

Comprehensive Service Order Dashboard with Real-time Performance Monitoring

4.1 Performance Metrics Overview

  • Real-time KPI tracking with visual indicators for critical metrics (1,247 orders, 45 overdue, 4.2 hrs average resolution, $284,750 cost)
  • Trend analysis with percentage changes and visual status indicators

4.2 Service Order Management

  • Multi-status tracking (created, Overdue, In Progress, Completed) with color-coded status indicators
  • Quick action buttons for common operations

4.3 SLA Performance Analytics

  • Real-time SLA compliance tracking with percentage metrics
  • Historical trend visualization with monthly/quarterly comparisons
  • Breach analysis

4.4 Service Order Source Analysis

  • Multi-channel tracking with volume metrics
  • Source-wise performance comparison and efficiency analysis

4.5 Cost Management and Trends

  • Monthly service order cost tracking with budget variance analysis
  • Cost per order (month ) metrics with trend visualization

4.6 Recent Activity Monitoring

  • Real-time service order listing with status, customer, technician, and completion tracking
  • Priority-based color coding and urgency indicators
  • Quick access to detailed order information

4.7 Quick Actions and Workflow Management

  • Direct access to create new service orders, schedule maintenance, assign urgent tasks

5. Major Steps Involved

For O&M Manager:

5.1 Dashboard Access and Overview

  1. Log into SMART360 system and navigate to Service Order Dashboard
  2. Review high-level KPI metrics in the top summary cards
  3. Assess overall operational health through color-coded status indicators
  4. Identify immediate attention items through red/orange alerts

5.2 Performance Analysis

  1. Navigate to Service Orders section to review status distribution ( month wise )
  2. Click on specific status categories to drill down into detailed order lists ( through recent service orders )
  3. Analyze SLA Performance metrics to identify compliance issues
  4. Review trend charts to understand performance patterns over time

5.3 Operational Monitoring

  1. Examine Service Orders by Source to understand workload distribution
  2. Review Monthly Service Order Cost trends for budget management
  3. Analyze Recent Service Orders for real-time operational status

5.4 Decision Making and Actions

  1. Identify bottlenecks through overdue orders and SLA violations
  2. Access Quick Actions panel for immediate interventions

6. Flow Diagram

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7. Business Rules

7.1 Dashboard Data and Calculations

KPI Summary Cards:

  • Total Orders (1,247): Real-time count of all service orders ( month )
  • Overdue Orders (45): Count of orders where current_date > creation_date AND status ≠ 'Completed', displayed with red indicator
  • Average Resolution Time (4.2 hrs): Calculated as SUM(completion_date - creation_date) / COUNT(completed_orders) for completed orders in time period
  • Total Cost ($284,750): SUM(labor_cost + material_cost + equipment_cost) for all orders in selected period ( month )

Service Orders Status Distribution:

  • created: COUNT of orders created
  • Overdue: COUNT of orders overdue
  • Assigned: COUNT of orders WHERE status = 'In Progress' OR status = 'Assigned'
  • Completed: COUNT of orders WHERE status = 'Completed'

SLA Performance Metrics:

  • SLA Orders (754): COUNT of orders with defined SLA requirements complted within time period
  • SLA Violations (155): COUNT of orders WHERE (completion_date - creation_date) > sla_target_time OR current_date > sla_due_date
  • SLA Compliance (82.3%): Calculated as ((SLA Orders - SLA Violations) / Total SLA Orders) × 100
  • Monthly SLA Trend: Monthly aggregation of SLA compliance percentage with green/red trend indicators

Service Orders by Source:

  • Total order : total number of service orders recivied from other - meter, consumer , asset.
  • from 3 sources (84%) : how much these 3 sources take from the total service orders that have been created in disptacher

Monthly Service Order Cost:

  • Current Month ($46K): SUM of all order costs for current month
  • Previous Month ($45.5K): SUM of all order costs for previous month
  • Trend Line: Monthly cost aggregation over 6-month period with trend visualization
  • Variance Calculation: ((Current Month - Previous Month) / Previous Month) × 100

Status Color Coding Rules:

  • Completed: Green background
  • In Progress: Blue background
  • Pending: Orange background
  • Overdue: Red background (when current_date > planned_completion_date)

8. Sample Data

KPI Summary Sample Data

Total Orders: 1,247 (↑ 12% from last period)
Overdue Orders: 45 (↑ 8% - Red indicator)
Average Resolution Time: 4.2 hours (↓ 0.3 hrs improvement)
Total Cost: $284,750 (↑ 15% from budget)

Service Orders Status Sample Data

Last 7 Days: 156 orders
Overdue: 45 orders (Red status)
In Progress: 89 orders (Blue status)
Completed: 1,113 orders (Green status)

SLA Performance Sample Data

Total Orders with SLA: 754
SLA Violations: 155
SLA Compliance: 82.3%
Target SLA: 95%
Monthly Trend: [85%, 81%, 82%, 84%, 82.3%]

Recent Service Orders Sample Data

Order ID | Customer | Type | Technician | Status | Scheduled
WO-2024-001 | City Water Dept | Installation | John Smith | Completed | 2024-06-01
WO-2024-002 | ABC Manufacturing | Repair | Sarah Johnson | In Progress | 2024-06-01  
WO-2024-003 | Metro Hospital | Emergency | Mike Wilson | Pending | 2024-06-01
WO-2024-004 | Local School | Maintenance | David Brown | Overdue | 2024-05-30

Cost Trend Sample Data

Monthly Costs (Last 6 months):
January: $42,500
February: $38,750
March: $41,200
April: $44,100
May: $45,500
June: $46,000 (Current)

9. Acceptance Criteria

  1. The system must display real-time KPI summary cards showing total orders, overdue orders, average resolution time, and total cost with percentage change indicators.
  2. add filters of - 30 days, 60 days and 90 days in the cards.
  3. The system must provide color-coded status indicators for all KPI metrics (green for good, orange for warning, red for critical).
  4. The system must show service order distribution across four categories: created, Overdue, assigned, and Completed
  5. The system must display SLA performance metrics including total orders, breached sla, and compliance percentage with visual trend indicators.
  6. The system must provide a horizontal bar chart showing service orders by source with counts and percentages.
  7. The system must display monthly service order cost trends with current vs. previous month comparison and percentage variance.
  8. The system must show a real-time table of recent service orders with So ID, so name, status, piority, and Scheduled date.
  9. The system must provide quick action buttons for Create Service Order,create sop,view fielld technincian,bulk assign
  10. The system must apply appropriate color coding to order statuses (Green for Completed, Blue for In Progress, Orange for Pending, Red for Overdue).
  11. The system must calculate average resolution time only for completed orders within the selected time period.
  12. The system must aggregate costs from labor, material, and equipment cost components for total cost calculation.
  13. The system must calculate SLA compliance as percentage of orders meeting their SLA targets within the time period.
  14. The system must detailed order lists.

10. Process Changes

Current Process

New Process

From:

Manual compilation of service order reports from multiple systems taking 2-3 hours daily

To:

Real-time dashboard with automated KPI calculation and refresh

Impact:

85% reduction in manual reporting time, enabling focus on analysis and decision-making

From:

Weekly SLA performance reviews based on exported data

To:

Real-time SLA monitoring with automatic alerts for violations

Impact:

50% improvement in SLA compliance through proactive issue identification

From:

Reactive resource allocation based on phone calls and emails

To:

Proactive resource management using real-time workload distribution analytics

Impact:

30% improvement in technician utilization and 25% reduction in emergency overtime

From:

Monthly cost analysis from accounting reports

To:

Real-time cost tracking with budget variance monitoring

Impact:

40% faster budget variance identification enabling prompt corrective actions

From:

Manual escalation of overdue orders through supervisor notifications

To:

Automated overdue order identification with priority-based highlighting

Impact:

60% reduction in overdue order resolution time through immediate visibility

From:

Quarterly operational reviews using historical data

To:

Continuous performance monitoring with trend analysis

Impact:

70% improvement in operational decision speed and accuracy

From:

Separate access to different systems for order management

To:

Unified dashboard with integrated quick actions

Impact:

45% reduction in system navigation time and improved operational efficiency

11. Impact from Solving This Problem

Metric Category

Improvement Description

Operational Efficiency

35% reduction in time spent on manual data compilation and reporting tasks

SLA Performance

25% improvement in SLA compliance through proactive monitoring and faster issue resolution

Resource Utilization

30% better technician allocation and 20% reduction in idle time through real-time workload visibility

Cost Management

15% reduction in operational costs through better budget monitoring and variance control

Response Time

40% faster identification and resolution of overdue orders and critical issues

Decision Making

50% improvement in data-driven decision speed through consolidated real-time insights

Customer Satisfaction

20% improvement in customer satisfaction due to better service delivery and reduced delays

Reporting Efficiency

85% reduction in manual reporting efforts with automated dashboard generation

Compliance Monitoring

60% improvement in regulatory compliance tracking and documentation

Predictive Planning

45% better forecasting accuracy through historical trend analysis and pattern recognition

12. User Behavior Tracking

For O&M Manager

Event Name

Properties Tracked

Metrics/Insights

dashboard_view

timestamp, user_id, session_duration, widgets_viewed

Questions Answered:

How frequently is the dashboard accessed? Which widgets receive most attention? What's the average session duration?

kpi_card_click

kpi_type, current_value, timestamp, drill_down_action

Questions Answered:

Which KPIs are most important to users? How often do users drill down for details?

filter_applied

filter_type, filter_value, timestamp, results_count

Questions Answered:

What filtering patterns do managers use? Which time periods are most commonly analyzed?

quick_action_used

action_type, timestamp, success_status, order_created

Questions Answered:

Which quick actions are most valuable? What's the success rate of dashboard-initiated actions?

alert_interaction

alert_type, severity, response_time, action_taken

Questions Answered:

How quickly do managers respond to alerts? Which alert types drive immediate action?

export_generated

export_format, data_range, timestamp, file_size

Questions Answered:

What reporting needs exist beyond the dashboard? How is data being shared with stakeholders?

sla_violation_viewed

violation_count, order_types, response_action, timestamp

Questions Answered:

How do managers respond to SLA issues? Which violation types require immediate attention?

cost_trend_analyzed

trend_period, variance_percentage, drill_down_performed

Questions Answered:

How often are cost trends reviewed? What variance levels trigger deeper analysis?

Key Questions Being Answered:

  1. Usage Patterns: How effectively is the dashboard being used for operational management?
  2. Performance Impact: Are users able to identify and resolve issues faster with the dashboard?
  3. Feature Adoption: Which dashboard features provide the most value to operational managers?
  4. Decision Effectiveness: How does dashboard usage correlate with improved operational outcomes?
  5. Training Needs: Where do users struggle or spend excessive time, indicating need for additional training?
  6. System Optimization: Which features should be enhanced or repositioned based on usage patterns?

wireframe - https://preview--service-flow-insight-hub.lovable.app/