KMonnington The feedback has been shared with the team, here are some practical steps that can be used to cut down on it happening:
- Reduce complexity of categories
• Fewer options: The more granular categories you have, the more likely users will guess wrong. Keep the top-level categories broad and use subcategories (or internal tagging) for triage if needed.
• Plain language: Avoid IT jargon. Use terms that match how your users naturally describe their issues.
• Examples next to each category: For example:
Email (e.g. Outlook not loading, cannot send mail)
Hardware (e.g. laptop won’t turn on, broken keyboard)
• Tooltips or short descriptions can reduce confusion dramatically.
- Smart defaults and prediction
• Default to most common category: If 70% of tickets are about “Email,” preselect that. Users can still change it if needed.