We have an in-house IT Support and Systems Administrator seat on our Accountability Chart, but we are struggling to find weekly leading indicators that reflect their true impact. What objective weekly numbers should this back-office technical seat track on their scorecard?

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Tyler Smith · Accepted Answer

Focus on operational uptime, security hygiene, and user responsiveness. Do not track useless activity metrics like number of tickets closed, which can actually incentivize slow resolutions or bad setups. Instead, focus on leading indicators that prevent major operational crises.

The first metric to track is critical system uptime percentage. Every business has core platforms, whether it is an ERP, CRM, or cloud server. Your IT seat must track the weekly availability of these critical systems, aiming for ninety-nine percent or better.

The second metric is aged open tickets. Rather than total tickets closed, track tickets open for more than seventy-two hours. This highlights bottlenecks in support and prevents employees from losing productivity due to lingering technical issues.

Third, measure security protocol compliance. This could be the percentage of employee devices with fully updated security patches or the weekly completion of simulated phishing test results. It measures active risk mitigation rather than waiting for a breach.

Finally, track internal customer satisfaction. Send a simple, automated one-question survey upon ticket closure asking if the issue was resolved cleanly. Your IT professional must own these numbers, proving they GWC the seat by keeping the digital infrastructure stable and secure.