Resolution rate

First contact resolution is the share of issues fully resolved during a customer’s first interaction, with no follow-up contact about the same problem. It correlates strongly with satisfaction and cost, but only when measured over a defined reopen window rather than at ticket close.

Zero-touch resolution is an issue resolved end to end with no human involvement and no follow-up contact from the customer. It is a stricter measure than containment, because it requires the customer not to return, and it is the cleanest available proof that automation genuinely worked.

A ticket is the record of a single customer issue and everything done about it, including messages, internal notes, actions taken, and final disposition. The ticket is the unit most support reporting counts, which is why inconsistent ticket creation quietly distorts every downstream volume metric.

A disposition code is the label an agent or AI applies to a closed contact to describe what actually happened. Disposition data drives volume reporting and root-cause analysis, so inconsistent or overly broad codes quietly destroy a support team’s ability to explain why contacts arrive at all.