4.6 Inform the customer that the problem has
been resolved
When the service provider thinks the problem has been
resolved, they should ideally confirm with the end user
that they agree. Some of the self-help capabilities
discussed in section 3.2 can be used by the customer for
this purpose.
The effectiveness of this step is greatly enhanced if it
can be performed shortly after the ‘resolve problem’
activity, ideally by the same person. In this way, if the
customer does not agree that the problem has gone
away, further attempts can be made to resolve it, for
example before an engineer leaves the relevant
location.