This YouTube tutorial (by Patrick Biddiscombe) explains why and how to set Service Level Agreements (SLAs) in HubSpot's Service Hub to improve ticket prioritization and customer transparency. It covers SLA benefits (clear goals, customer expectations, timely help), availability in Service Hub Professional+, configurable working hours, SLA properties (time to first response/reply and time to close), applying SLAs by ticket priority, using ticket filters and reports for oversight, and building workflows/alerts to warn reps before breaches.
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If your support reps have trouble prioritizing tickets or your customers wonder when they'll hear from you next, you may be a good candidate for setting SLAs. A service level agreement is designed to create alignment between you and your customers. Setting SLAs will help you set clear goals and benchmarks for your team. With SLAs which are available with Service Hub, Professional and above, you Establish working hours set SLAs based on two properties, time to first response and time to close. Report on SLA performance Build custom workflows based on SLAs. This means you can alert your reps before a breach so they can act quickly to resolve the issue. To set up your SLAs navigate to your inbox settings. Here you'll be able to set your working hours as well as your SLA as it relates to time to first reply and or time to close. Keep in mind you can also apply SLAs based on ticket priority since time to first reply and time to close SLAs are properties. Set ticket filters to get a holistic view of all the tickets that need to be prioritized as well as how much time is left to meet the SLAs. SLAs ensure you're not only meeting but exceeding your customers expectations by providing transparency and timely help for your customers.