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Support Model

Assign support roles, escalation paths, decision authority, stop/rollback authority, service expectations, and support gaps.

ES-111 Support Accountability

Template purpose

Use this template to define the support and decision model for operation.

Project

<Project name>

Document control

Field Value
Artifact owner <owner>
Primary reviewers <reviewers>
Status <draft / in review / accepted / revised>
Last updated <YYYY-MM-DD>
Related Engineering Stage ES-111 — Operational Readiness
Project workspace target docs/project-workspace/operations/support_model.md

Support roles

Role Owner Responsibility Contact / Channel
<role> <owner> <responsibility> <channel>

Support coverage

Area Coverage / Expectation Notes
Response hours <hours> <notes>
First response expectation <expectation> <notes>
User support channel <channel> <notes>
Technical support channel <channel> <notes>
Escalation channel <channel> <notes>

Escalation path

Trigger First Response Escalation Owner Expected Action
<trigger> <role> <owner> <action>

Decision authority

Decision Authority Evidence Required
<decision> <authority> <evidence>

Stop / rollback authority

Scenario Authority Required Evidence
<scenario> <authority> <evidence>

AI or automation support responsibility

Area Owner Responsibility
<AI/automation area or not applicable> <owner> <responsibility>

Support gaps

Gap Impact Action
<gap> <impact> <action>

Review checklist

  • [ ] Support roles are assigned.
  • [ ] Escalation path is defined.
  • [ ] Decision authority is explicit.
  • [ ] Stop/rollback authority is explicit.
  • [ ] Support gaps are visible.

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