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Level 2 Support
Level 2 support is designed to handle
intricate and escalated support issues from level 1. Support
engineers with extensive product knowledge and training are deployed
in level 2 support teams. These engineers using their product
expertise and the knowledge base to debug and resolve the issues.
Process
Level 2
engineers review the steps taken by level 1 support. This
indicates the various checks performed and configuration at
the end user system. Level 2
engineers then communicate with the customer to get
technical information such as system logs, run advanced tests and
advanced configuration checks. Using their expert knowledge of
the product the support engineer resolve most issues
If the problem cannot be solved due
to a product defect or a problem that needs further escalation, the
support engineer escalates it to client support level. Our Level 2
engineers are in constant communication with the technical experts
in our client organizations.
The level 2
engineers are responsible in documenting the communication and steps
taken in detail within the support request ticketing system. All
frequently reported issue and their resolutions are documented into
knowledge base updates. These updated are created by level 2
engineers and reviewed by client support team.
To do knowledge
transfer and track escalated calls a weekly review meeting is conducted
between the client and Suma Soft team.
Team
Level 2
support team
consists of experienced, highly qualified and trained support
engineers who
understand the technology and product extensively. These engineers
are typically certified in their area of specialty. Based on the
requirements of the project we deploy Oracle certified data base
administrators,
Microsoft certified administrators, Linux administrators, Sun
certified administrators and other specific technology.
Training
Level 2
support team members join the team and undergo the training provided
to level 1 support. They then work as level 1 support engineer
for a time period to understand the kind of support requests
received at level 1.
Their
performance is monitored weekly by peers. After successfully
completing the level 1 support period, the new level 2 support engineer works with
a mentor for level 2 tickets. This period may range from a few
days to a few weeks based on the product. After completion of this
period the support engineer is assigned independent responsibility
to handle level 2 tickets.
For clients
whose products are constantly updated and enhanced, Suma Soft sends
one level 2 support engineer to work at client facility to be part of
client support level. This ensures that level 2 support engineers
are
trained on upcoming product features and effectively gain knowledge
first hand.
Metrics
Suma Soft has
implemented extensive measurement metrics to track the operations of
tech support operations. These metrics include level 1 productivity,
level 2 productivity, product defect by functionality. These
reports help monitor the operations and act as effective tools to
identify product improvements.
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