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Has a human fall-back been prepared to backup the service's utilization ?

Advice 

Uses

A People

C Planet

A Prosperity

Difficulty

N/A

Priority

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Récurrence

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Tests

After how many unsuccessful attempts is the user put in touch with a human operator?

Precisions

The task of user assistance is most often delegated to a PLC, in order to provide quick answers and avoid waiting times for frequently asked answers. Dealing with a PLC can be frustrating , therefore humain contact assitance must be avaliable, without neglegting the Sustainable IT criteria.

Additional elements

Rule for assessing the level of compliance of the criterion

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Life cycle

Utilisation

7 other criteria related to the recommendation: Make the digital service available and accessible to the greatest number of users

Recommendation Essential

Methodology

Is a policy for compatibility with obsolete terminals and software versions established ?

Advice

Methodology

Are the obstacles to the use of digital technology (accessibility, technical, territorial) taken into account ?

Recommendation

Methodology

What solutions have been deployed to fight against electronicism and simplify uses and services ?

Recommendation

Methodology

Are the technological, social, physical and temporal criteria that allow your users to reach their aim and limit the digital gap taken into account ?

Recommendation

Methodology

Does the service work with weak connections ?

Recommendation

Methodology

Are the assistance service access mechanisms available and suitable for all audiences ?

Advice

Technology

In the definition of personae, have the target versions of devices, OS and browsers been taken into account ?