Five dimensions, weighted equally. The score judges your notes, not your troubleshooting — an excellent fix written up badly still bounces back from L2.
Problem clarity
01
Is the specific issue defined? Error messages, symptoms, affected users, when it started.
Troubleshooting evidence
02
Not "checked the network" but "ran traceroute, no packet loss". Steps paired with what they showed.
Business impact
03
Who's blocked, what they can't do, what deadline is bearing down. The part techs skip most.
Next action
04
Not "please help" but "need L2 to check the SonicWall config for X". An explicit ask.
Billing defensibility
05
Would this note justify the billed time if the client questioned the invoice? For MSPs, this one pays rent.
Score low?
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