Assistance Chat coverage, the client workbook

What the two tabs now say, and the eleven things that changed to get there. Every figure is computed from the interaction log at build time.

197
Items, Jul 22 to 28
169
By coaches off at noon or 1
26
Answered after 4 PM
24
Of those, by morning coaches
0
Answered after 5 PM
8/16
Absences, no backup

01The two tabs

Task Calendar. The client's own rotation and absence record, reorganised so it reads top to bottom: the Assistance Chat windows first, then July absences, then scheduled August absences, then the current, upcoming and completed duty rotations, then the IKB monthly rotation. Every assignment, backup note and working note is carried over unchanged.

Assistance Chat coverage. What the calendar does not record, the per-coach evidence for July 22 to July 28, the 4:00 PM hour, the July 22 partial day, and the proposed coverage rule.

02What changed

ItemWasNowWhy
Reporting periodFigures below cover July 20 to July 24Figures cover 5 working days, July 22 to July 28, and 197 logged itemsTracking begins July 22. The rows dated July 20 and July 21 are pre-tracking.
Question split46 questions, against 76 work requestsRemoved. The tab leads with item countsThe split depends on an unstated classifier and does not reproduce from the log. The item counts carry the argument on their own.
July 22 departure timeA coach scheduled to 5:00 PM left at 3:42 PMHis last answer was 3:51 PMThe log shows him answering at 3:51 PM, after the stated 3:42 PM departure.
July 22 item count18 items after he left15 items came in after that18 counts items handled after 3:51 PM, three of which arrived earlier. 15 is the work that actually arrived with nobody assigned to it.
Who absorbed July 22Margarita Rosa Del Valle, and Raushanah MuroMargarita Rosa Del Valle (12); Raushanah Muro (3)Named without counts, so the load split was invisible.
Numeric columnsA column headed "Figure" holding prose, such as "All from coaches whose window ends at noon"Real numeric columns: items answered, first answer, last answer, after 1:00 PM, after 4:00 PMA client cannot sort, filter or total a column of sentences.
Dates2026-07-01 00:00:00Tue, Jul 1Raw timestamps are unreadable at a glance.
Empty backup cellsBlankNone recordedA blank cell gives no information. The point is that no backup was written down.
Absence groupingOne list mixing July and AugustAbsences recorded, July and Absences scheduled, AugustThe client's own calendar keeps them apart, and past and scheduled absences answer different questions.
Coverage windowsBuried at the bottom as People referenceFirst section on the tabA reader needs to know who works which window before any other row makes sense.
Excel structureNo named tables11 named tables across the two tabsNamed tables give the client sort, filter and formula references.

02bYour review changes

ItemWasNowWhy
Initials columnInitials used on this calendarRemovedIt carried no information a reader needed.
Note columnNoteNotes and issuesThe column needs to carry the issue itself.
Backup columnBackup recordedBackup assignedAssignment is the thing being proposed.
Window columnTheir windowTheir scheduled window, plus their actual window and how far past the scheduled end they are loggedThe scheduled window alone hides the over-coverage. Toveta is logged 3h 49m past hers, Margarita 4h 53m.
Section headingsAbsences recorded, JulyJuly absencesShorter and cleaner for a client sheet.
Daniela RestrepoToveta's backupAnswers Assistance Chat today, proposed backup for TovetaStated as a proposal rather than an existing fact.
MargaritaAlso rotates as helpAlso rotates on assistance chats, proposed backup for TovetaYour wording.
Jonathan's July weekHelper agent covered this weekHelper agent covered this week (agent functioning as coach). Not available after 4:00 PM, causing issuesThe 4:00 PM limit is the issue, so it belongs in the row.
The benchMissingJorge Mario Gomez, Luis R. and Yovani added, with DanielaThey help with the chats and were not on the sheet at all.
Existing dutiesNot shown against coverageNew table: every coach's duty rotations and the countMargarita, Fabian and Jonathan are each on six. That has to be checked before assigning.
Rotation wordingAlso rotates on assistance chatsAlso covers the Assistance Chat on rotation, and Jonathan carries it tooCleaner English, and Jonathan is on the same six rotations as the other two.
Daniela RestrepoAnswers Assistance Chat today, proposed backup for TovetaHelped with the chats previously, confirm if available to help with chatsThe claim about today was out of date. Her proposed backup role moved to the August absence rows, where the assignment actually gets made.
Rotation sourceNo source givenFrom the Task Calendar. These assignments are already in place.A reader could not tell whether the rotations were existing or proposed.
Rotation headingsWeekly duty rotation, completedCompleted weekly duty rotationSentence case.
August absence notesAssigned backup onlyToveta's rows carry a proposed second backup, Daniela RestrepoHer note says one backup is not enough to cover her absences, so the sheet has to show the second one.
Questions answeredOnly on the second tabA column on both the coverage table and the duty load tableFabian is on six rotations and answered 16. Jonathan is on six and answered 12. The duty load and the coverage load belong side by side.

03Scheduled against actual, and the duty load

Shaded rows are coaches logged past the end of their own scheduled window.

CoachScheduled windowActual window, Jul 22 to 28 Past scheduled endQuestions answeredDuty rotations
Tami Bales7:00 AM - 12:00 PM7:10 AM - 3:15 PM3h 15m334
Toveta Jenkins7:30 AM - 12:00 PM7:30 AM - 3:49 PM3h 49m564
Margarita Rosa Del Valle7:00 AM - 12:00 PM8:12 AM - 4:53 PM4h 53m456
Raushanah Muro8:30 AM - 1:00 PM9:09 AM - 4:56 PM3h 56m354
Fabian Andres Sierra12:00 PM - 5:00 PM9:14 AM - 3:56 PMWithin window166
Jonathan Mosquera12:00 PM - 5:00 PM8:38 AM - 4:35 PMWithin window126

Nobody is dispatch only. Margarita, Fabian and Jonathan are each on six duty rotations: Dispatch, IKB, UPH File, Multi's, ATA escalations and External escalations. Tami, Toveta and Raushanah are on four and are never on Dispatch. Neither Margarita nor Fabian is full time assistance. In practice Margarita works closest to it, at 45 items for the week against Fabian's 16.

Additional help, not on the Task Calendar

NameWindowNotes and issues
Daniela Restrepo8:00 AM - 5:00 PMHelped with the chats previously, confirm if available to help with chats
Jorge Mario GomezNot scheduledHelps with the chats, confirm if available to help with chats
Luis R.Not scheduledUsed at times, confirm if available to help with chats
YovaniNot scheduledHelped previously, now an auditor, confirm if available to help with chats

04Who answered, July 22 to July 28

Shaded rows are the coaches whose Assistance Chat window ends at noon or 1:00 PM.

CoachWindowItemsFirst answerLast answer After 1 PMAfter 4 PM
Toveta Jenkins7:30 AM - 12:00 PM567:30 AM3:49 PM140
Margarita Rosa Del Valle7:00 AM - 12:00 PM458:12 AM4:53 PM3117
Raushanah Muro8:30 AM - 1:00 PM359:09 AM4:56 PM157
Tami Bales7:00 AM - 12:00 PM337:10 AM3:15 PM50
Fabian Andres Sierra12:00 PM - 5:00 PM169:14 AM3:56 PM100
Jonathan Mosquera12:00 PM - 5:00 PM128:38 AM4:35 PM22

The four coaches whose window ends at noon or 1:00 PM answered 169 of the 197 items, and all four are logged well past the end of their window. The two scheduled 12:00 PM to 5:00 PM answered 28, and both are logged answering from the morning onward.

05The 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM hour

CoachWindowItems answered 4 to 5 PM
Margarita Rosa Del Valle7:00 AM - 12:00 PM17
Raushanah Muro8:30 AM - 1:00 PM7
Jonathan Mosquera12:00 PM - 5:00 PM2

24 of the 26 items in that hour were answered by coaches scheduled to finish at noon or 1:00 PM. Nothing is answered after 5:00 PM on any day: the latest answer anywhere in the period is 4:56 PM.

06July 22, a partial day

Fabian Andres Sierra was recorded out with Margarita as backup. His last answer was 3:51 PM. 15 items came in after that, absorbed by Margarita Rosa Del Valle (12); Raushanah Muro (3). 13 of them arrived after 4:00 PM, with no helper available.

07Previous plan against proposed plan

The plan we have been runningProposed
Trigger for helpFull-day absence onlyAny uncovered window, including partial days and early departures
Choosing the coachWhoever is aroundChecked against their existing duty rotations first
4:00 to 5:00 hourFalls to whoever is still onlineIts own named assignment
Helper agent coverageNot written downRecorded on the calendar
Who assignsNot ownedOne named person each morning
Duty loadCoverage comes out of the coach's own hoursReduced for whoever is covering the chat
OSHA question volumeAnswered one at a time in chatFAQ and job aid built from the logged questions

We add a helper coach only when a coach is off for a full day, so partial days and early departures go to nobody. That worked at lower volume. The OSHA zero dollar and OSHA $500 claim questions take longer to review, so the help is needed more often now.

08The proposed rule

  1. Assign a named Assistance Coach for every uncovered time window. That includes partial days and early departures, which today go to nobody.
  2. Consider Dispatch, validations, audits and other scheduled duties before making that assignment.
  3. Treat 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM as its own named assignment, because helpers finish at 4:00 PM.
  4. Record the coverage on this calendar even when a helper agent takes it.
  5. Name one person to review the schedule each morning and make that assignment.
  6. Reduce the duty load on the coaches who are also covering the Assistance Chat, so the coverage assignment stops coming out of their scheduled hours.
  7. Build an FAQ and a job aid for the most common OSHA zero dollar and OSHA $500 claim questions. These are already being logged and they are what drives the extra chat volume.

Method. Tracking begins July 22, so rows dated July 20 and July 21 are excluded. Coach activity is the time the coach answered. On July 22, the items counted are those that arrived after his last answer, which is the work that came in with nobody assigned to it. Times are Central.

Sources. QuestionAudit_PowerBI_TIMED_ONLY_2026-07-28.xlsx and the Task Calendar original 1.xlsx.

Workbook. /Users/drwu/Projects/_outputs/assistance-coverage/Assistance_Chat_Coverage_2026-07-29.xlsx

Rebuild. python3 build_client_workbook.py regenerates the workbook and this page from the sources.