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Key performance indicators for Incident Management

The Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) in the following table are useful for evaluating your Incident Management processes. To visualize trend information, it is useful to graph KPI data periodically. In addition to the data provided by Service Manager, you may need additional tools to report on all of your KPI requirements.

Key Performance Indicators for Incident Management

Title

Description

% of incidents closed within SLA target time

The number of incidents closed within the SLA target time, relative to the number of all incidents closed, in a given time period.

Backlog of incidents

The number of incidents that are not yet closed, in a given time period.

Total number of incidents

Total number of new reported incidents, in a given time period.

For completeness, the ITIL 2011 and COBIT 4.1 KPIs are included below.