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Troubleshooting 101:Effective Information
Gathering
Martha Lundgren
Texas Association of School Boards
Copyright 2005, Texas Association of School Boards
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Troubleshooting
“. . . the process of replacing probability with certainty.”
Robert F. MagerTroubleshooting the Troubleshooting Course
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Effective Information Gathering:
The Three Step Process
1. Collect information
2. Develop the problem statement
3. Prioritize the problem
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Collect Information – 5 Key Questions
• Who?
• What?
• When?
• Where?
• How?
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Collect Information – Who?
• Identify the user – name, organization, phone number, e-mail address
• Is the user an intermediary?
• One or many experiencing the problem?
• Technically savvy user?
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Collect Information – What?
• Record the details in incident management system.
• Get specific.
• What version of what program?
• Machine type, o/s, etc.
• What function is the user trying to perform?
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Collect Information – What?
• What is happening? – How long does it take?
• What is on the screen?– Is there an error message?
• What isn’t happening?
• Can the user perform similar tasks in other programs?
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Collect Information – What?
• “How do I . . .?” questions vs. “It’s not working . . .” issues
• What is the question behind the question?
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Collect Information – When?
• When did it start?• When does it happen?• Is there a pattern to its occurrences?• What changed?
– New/different computer?– New software installed?– New o/s?– Changes to your network?
• When do you need this by?
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Collect Information – Where?
• “Any machine no matter who’s logged on.”
• “Only my machine no matter who’s logged on.”
• “On any machine but only when I log on.”
• “Only my machine and only when I’m logged on.”
• “At the office but not when I work at home.”
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Collect Information – How?
• Can the user make it happen again?• Can you reproduce the problem in
the support center?• Document the steps to recreate the
problem.– Is the user following proper procedure?
• Reproducible vs. Intermittent problems
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Sometimes it’s not what you ask but how you ask it
Avoiding defensiveness
• Don’t rush it
• Open vs closed questions
• The “why” word
• Is an apology in order?
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Develop Problem Statement
• State the problem as you understand it.
• Does user agree the problem statement is accurate?
• Does user add new, relevant or clarifying details?
• Restate the problem.
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Prioritize the Problem
• Determine impact and severity.– Does it affect one person or many?– Is a high-value transaction at stake?– Is a high-value account at stake?
• How does it compare with other open incidents?
• Do you and the user agree on timeframe to resolve or follow up?
• When do you need this by?
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Case Study
• Who?
• What?
• When?
• Where?
• How?
• Restate the problem
• Prioritize the problem
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