This documentation supports the 22.1 version of BMC Helix ITSM: Change Management.To view an earlier version, select the version from the Product version menu.

Change Management KPI flashboards


The following table describes the key performance indicators (KPIs) for Change Management.

KPI title

Description of graph content

Frequency of data collection

Unit of measurement

Successful changes

This graph displays the number of closed change requests with the value of the Status Reason field set to Successful, compared to the total number of closed change requests.

Monthly

Number of changes

Standard changes

This graph displays the number of completed change requests with the Standard class, compared to the total number of completed change requests.

Monthly

Number of changes

Emergency changes

This graph displays the number of completed changes with the value of the Timing field set to Emergency.

Monthly

Number of changes

Time to plan

This graph displays the average time taken for the value of the Status field to be set to Scheduled for Review from the moment a change is registered.

Monthly

Number of work hours

Time to Approve

This graph displays the average time taken for the value of the Status field to be set to Scheduled from Scheduled for Approval.

Monthly

Number of work hours

Backlog of Changes

This graph displays the number of change requests with the value of the Change Type field set to Change for which the value of the Status field is not yet set to Completed.

Daily

Number of changes


Change Management KPI flashboard variables

KPI flashboards use variables to fetch the data that is used to create the flashboard graphs for the selected company. In most cases, you can control what data appears in the graph by choosing to hide or display one or more of the active variables. For information about how to hide or display variables, see Viewing KPI and ROI indicators in flashboards .

The following table lists the Change Management KPI graph types, the active variable names, and the meaning of the information provided. This information will help you to understand the effects of choosing to hide or display a specific variable.

Graph type

Variable name

Data displayed by the variable

Successful Changes

Historical

 

CHG:CHG:SuccessfulChangesHistory

Changes that were closed successfully for the last year (if the data exists) for the selected company.

CHG:CHG:SuccessfulChangesHistoryC0

Total number of changes that were closed for the last year (if the data exists) for the selected company.

Real time

 

CHG:CHG:SuccessfulChanges

Changes that were closed successfully in the month.

CHG:CHG:SuccessfulChanges_C0

Changes that were closed unsuccessfully in the month.

Standard Changes

Historical

 

CHG:CHG:StandardChangesHistory

Changes that were completed successfully with Standard class for the last year (if the data exists) for the selected company.

CHG:CHG:StandardChangesHistoryC0

Total number of changes that were completed in the last year (if the data exists) for the selected company.

Real time

 

CHG:CHG:StandardChanges

Changes that were completed successfully with Standard class in the month.

CHG:CHG:StandardChanges_C0

Changes that were completed successfully with class not equal to Standard in the month.

Emergency Changes

Historical

CHG:CHG:EmergencyChangesHistory

Completed emergency changes for the past year (if data exists) for the selected company.

Real time

CHG:CHG:EmergencyChanges

Completed emergency changes for the current month for the selected company.

Time to approve

Historical

CHG:CHG:TimetoapproveHistory

Time taken to approve the changes during the past year (if data exists) for the selected company.

Real time

CHG:CHG:Timetoapprove

Time taken to approve the changes for the current month for the selected company.

Time to plan

Historical

CHG:CHG:TimetoplanHistory

Time taken to plan the changes for the past year (if data exists) for the selected company.

Real time

CHG:CHG:Timetoplan

Time taken to plan the changes for the current month for the selected company.

Backlog of Changes

Historical

CHG:CHG:BacklogofchangesHistory

Completed change requests for the past year (if data exists) for the selected company.

Real time

CHG:CHG:Backlogofchanges

Completed change requests for the current month for the selected company.

 

Tip: For faster searching, add an asterisk to the end of your partial query. Example: cert*