Time to Resolution (TTR)

What is Time to Resolution?

Time to Resolution (TTR) is a customer support and IT service metric that measures the average time taken to fully resolve an issue, ticket, or customer query from the moment it is created until it is marked as resolved. It reflects the efficiency, responsiveness, and effectiveness of support or service teams.

How to calculate Time to Resolution?

You can calculate TTR by measuring the time gap between ticket creation (or issue reporting) and ticket resolution (closure) for all resolved cases, then finding the average.

Steps to calculate Time to Resolution

  • Step 1:
  • Extract timestamps for when each issue was created and when it was resolved.

  • Step 2:
  • Calculate resolution time per ticket by subtracting creation time from resolution time.

  • Resolution Time per Ticket:
  • Resolution Timestamp − Creation Timestamp

  • Step 3:
  • Add up the resolution times for all tickets.

  • Step 4:
  • Divide the total resolution time by the number of tickets resolved.

Formula to calculate Time to Resolution

TTR=Total Resolution Time ÷ Number of Resolved Tickets

Benchmark for Time to Resolution

In consideration to Time to Resolution < 24 hours is considered best practice.

Related Metrics for Time to Resolution

  • First Response Time (FRT)
  • First Contact Resolution (FCR)
  • Average Handle Time (AHT)
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FAQ's

It depends on your SLA. Many organizations measure in business hours to account for working schedules.

Complexity of issues, team size, agent skill levels, ticket prioritization, and automation workflows.

Implement ticket triaging, use knowledge bases/self-service, automate routine tasks, and track agent performance.