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DATA-VISUALIZATION5 MIN READ

When The Average Hides The Ticket Tail

Select a distribution chart over a KPI average when tail risk is the decision.

Realistic editorial photograph of a support operations pod near closing time, a team lead and two analysts looking at a large blank wall monitor with a dashboard layout implied by simple colored rectangles, clean modern office with white walls and dark desks, open area on the monitor for overlays, no text, words, letters, numerals, logos. A support lead needs to brief whether open tickets contain a dangerous old tail. The current average looks acceptable, but some tickets are much older than the SLA. The best move is to show ticket age as a distribution with the SLA threshold marked, not…

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