Task-based methods, systems and computer program products for evaluating performance of service technicians
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1. A computer-based method of evaluating performance of a service technician who performs multiple service dispatches, comprising:
- decomposing a service dispatch into a series of tasks;
determining planned times for tasks in the series;
comparing, in a computer system, a service technician'"'"'s actual times to perform the series of tasks to the planned times for the series of tasks; and
generating, in the computer system, an evaluation of the service technician'"'"'s performance based upon the comparing.
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Abstract
The performance of a service technician who performs multiple service dispatches is evaluated by comparing the service technician'"'"'s actual times to perform a series of tasks that make up a dispatch, to planned times for the series of tasks. Statistically derived planned times may be assigned to tasks that make up a dispatch, so that an objective work measurement and evaluation may be provided.
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1. A computer-based method of evaluating performance of a service technician who performs multiple service dispatches, comprising:
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decomposing a service dispatch into a series of tasks;
determining planned times for tasks in the series;
comparing, in a computer system, a service technician'"'"'s actual times to perform the series of tasks to the planned times for the series of tasks; and
generating, in the computer system, an evaluation of the service technician'"'"'s performance based upon the comparing. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A computer-based method of evaluating performance of a service technician who performs multiple service dispatches, comprising:
comparing, in a computer system, a service technician'"'"'s actual times to perform a series of tasks that comprise a dispatch, to planned times for the series of tasks. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A computer system for evaluating performance of a service technician who performs multiple service dispatches, comprising:
a module that is configured to compare a service technician'"'"'s actual times to perform a series of tasks that comprise a dispatch, to planned times for the series of tasks. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A computer program product that is configured to evaluate performance of a service technician who performs multiple service dispatches, the computer program product comprising a computer usable storage medium having computer-readable program code embodied in the medium, the computer-readable program code comprising:
computer-readable program code that is configured to compare a service technician'"'"'s actual times to perform a series of tasks that comprise a dispatch, to planned times for the series of tasks. - View Dependent Claims (30)
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