Proposed events
Six events a future assignment record could measure.
Each measure has its own clock, eligible population, outcome, and reporting rule so that one strong result cannot conceal another weak handoff.
01Request acknowledgement
Elapsed time from the first recorded arrival of a legitimate request through an accepted intake channel to a recorded acknowledgement returned to the requester.
Reporting rule: Duplicate, test, and spam submissions are excluded and counted separately. An acknowledgement confirms receipt; it is not a coverage confirmation.
02Coverage-confirmation time
Elapsed time from receipt of the minimum complete assignment brief and authority to begin placement to either written professional confirmation or a documented unable-to-cover result.
Reporting rule: A client hold or missing essential information pauses the clock only when the pause and restart are recorded. Results should show the eligible count, median, 90th percentile, and unable-to-cover share.
03Signer-contact confirmation
The share of eligible confirmed assignments with a documented successful signer contact before the scheduled appointment, when signer contact is required and permitted by the client.
Reporting rule: Successful contact, attempted contact, client-directed no contact, and unavailable contact information remain separate outcomes.
04Appointment outcomes
Every appointment due in the reporting window receives a mutually exclusive outcome rather than disappearing from the denominator.
Reporting rule: Categories include completed as instructed, completed with a documented variance, rescheduled, client or signer cancellation, professional cancellation, no-show, unable to complete, and still open.
05Scanback & closeout
For assignments that require scanbacks, shipping details, delivery evidence, or another closeout item, elapsed time is measured from the recorded appointment outcome to receipt of the required item.
Reporting rule: Assignments without that requirement are not placed in the denominator. A received item and a client-approved item remain distinct when approval is part of the brief.
06Issue resolution
Elapsed time from the moment an assignment issue is recorded to a documented resolution, terminal outcome, or client-authorized recovery decision.
Reporting rule: Identity, document, scheduling, professional, signer, technology, and delivery issues are categorized separately so one source of delay does not mask another.