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topic: self-service-findability-failure
Topic:
self-service-findability-failure
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self-service-findability-failure
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Rules (1)
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R5 — Self-service most often fails on findability; deliver self-service via structured, queryable records, not un-queryable documents
Reference entries (3)
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Gartner / Eric Keller — single most common self-service failure mode is inability to find relevant content; appears in >43% of cases
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Gartner (Aug 2024) — only 14% of customer service and support issues are fully resolved in self-service; only 36% for "very simple" issues
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Research brief: the searchable, structured catalogue as a working tool — when records-not-prose pays off (June 2026)