Outreach Technical Support Offerings

Created by Joel Sandi, Modified on Mon, 9 Feb at 11:02 PM by Alsabana Sahubarali

Objective

Outreach Support provides tailored offerings to ensure your team has the support you need, when you need it. Learn all about them below.

Applies To

  • Outreach Users

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Support Plans

Whether you’ve been an Outreach user for years, or this is your first time with Outreach as part of your toolkit, everyone needs help from time to time. Our Technical Support team draws on our diverse backgrounds to meet you where you are. We listen carefully, provide customized support, and offer collaborative solutions that meet your needs.

 

(PREMIUM*)

Plus

(PREMIUM*)

Enterprise

 

Available to all Outreach customers.

Includes access to our vast self-service knowledge resources and web ticket submission via our Support Portal, as well as live chat support on demand. These support sessions can include screen share to help us troubleshoot issues together. You also have access to a pool of technical experts that can help fast track your ticket.

 

Recommended for global customers who require around the clock support.

Customers are connected with a team of support engineers that exclusively work with clients at this level.

Support is available via a ticket, live chat, or a phone call.

24/7 Resources

  • Availability Monitoring
  • Support Portal
  • Knowledge Base
  • Web Case Submission
  • Availability Monitoring
  • Support Portal
  • Knowledge Base
  • Web Case Submission

Contact a Support Engineer

  • Multi-Regional Support
    Monday - Friday
  • Live Chat
  • Screen Share Appointments
  • Language support: French,
    German, Spanish
  • Global Support
  • Live Chat
  • Screen Share Appointments
  • Language support: French,
    German, Spanish
  • Phone Case Submission
  • P1 Paging (24/7 on call support)
Upgraded Assistance
  • Fast Track Response Routing**
  • Fast Track Response Routing**
  • Enterprise Support Engineers
  • Proactive Monitoring
  • Health Check 2x/year
  • Technical Account Manager 
    ($100k Support minimum spend)
Availability Commitment Guaranteed Uptime
99.9%
Guaranteed Uptime
99.9%

*Talk to your AE to learn how to get Premium Support.
**See SLT Table below.

Service Level Targets1 (SLT): Initial Response2

Cases Opened with Technical Support by Customers

Priority Plus Enterprise Priority Definition

P1

Critical

1 hour

30 min

Production Down:
Outreach Services are not functioning, causing mission-critical business operations to be non-operational. No workaround available.

P2

High

3 hours

90 min

Production Impaired:
Issue in the Outreach Services causing severely degraded performance,
or critical functionality is unavailable. No workaround available.

P3+

Moderate

6 hours

3 hours

Minor issue:
Outreach features are not functioning in accordance with documentation but major features are working correctly; most business operations continue. Workaround is available.

1Service Level Targets are not Service Level Agreements — there will be no financial penalties if targets are not achieved. This target is combined across all channels available to customer (Online case submissions, phone, chat).
2Initial Response means support will look at the issue and send a forward progressing response that will affect resolution but may not fully resolve the customer issue.

Enterprise Technical Account Manager: Your Personalized Technical Support Resource

A Technical Account Manager (TAM) is a high-touch and designated Enterprise Technical Support resource focused on your organization. TAMs have deepened knowledge about the customer
environment in order to provide a personalized technical support experience. TAMs are responsible for the overall technical health of their assigned customers.

Technical Account Manager Offerings

  • Expert Case Reviews: Provide context about org instances and usage to frontline
    members of the Enterprise Technical Support team for an enhanced support experience.
  • Proactive Case Monitoring: Analyze trends and monitor open cases to identify and
    mitigate issues before they escalate.
  • Ownership of Support Requests: Resolve time-sensitive technical support issues in
    partnership with the Enterprise Technical Support team.
  • Documentation of Configurations: Ensure shared understanding of customer context.
  • Impact Assessments: Anticipate the impact of feature releases on existing use cases.
  • Feature Enhancement: Advocacy Understand customer problems and how features can
    create value. Share requirements and priorities with cross-functional teams.
  • Office Hours: Support end users by answering their technical troubleshooting questions.
  • Technical Issue Escalations: Raise and monitor large-scale issues that may affect
    business processes.
  • Ongoing Business & Service Reviews: Aggregate and report on key support metrics,
    trend analyses, and opportunities for optimization or improvement.
  • Ongoing Technical Health Reviews: Identify opportunities for enablement, including
    through Sync Analysis, Voice Analysis, and technical account deliverables.

Customer engagement: Working with a TAM

Note: Questions about contracts or licenses should be directed to your Customer Success Manager or Account Executive.

  • Meeting weekly to discuss open tickets and business needs. Scheduled by TAM.
  • Logging a P1/P2 support ticket in the customer portal. Include your TAM on your ticket.
  • Preparing for a feature update or launch. Email your TAM with questions.
  • Scheduling a business review. Request time with your TAM by email.
  • Providing additional go-live support for end users. Share requirements with your TAM.
  • Prioritizing escalated support tickets or feature requests. Coordinate with your TAM.

Support Contact Information and Hours

Self Service Resources

Support.Outreach.io

Use the Support Portal to submit support requests, review case status, and browse materials, including the Knowledge Base, best practice guides, and links to additional resources like the Outreach University, Success Center, and our Webinar Library.

In Outreach Application

Connect with Technical Resources via live chat or phone call (access based on Support Plan) directly from Outreach.

Support Observed Holidays

US

UK

CZ

New Year’s Day (January 1)

Martin Luther King Jr. Day (third Monday of January)

Memorial Day (last Monday in May)

Juneteenth (June 19)

Independence Day (July 4)

Labor Day (first Monday in September)

Thanksgiving (fourth Thursday in November)

Day after Thanksgiving (November)

Christmas Eve (December 24)

Christmas Day (December 25)

New Years Day (January 1)

Good Friday (Friday before Easter Sunday)

Easter Monday (Monday after Easter Sunday)

Early May Bank Holiday (first Monday in May)

Kings Coronation Bank Holiday (May 8)

Spring Bank Holiday (Last Monday in May)

Summer Bank Holiday (Last Monday in August)

Christmas Day (December 25)

Boxing Day (December 26)

New Years Day (January 1)

Good Friday (Friday before Easter Sunday)

Easter Monday (Monday after Easter Sunday)

Labour Day (May 1)

Victory Day (May 8)

St. Cyril and St. Methodius Day (July 5)

Jan Hus Day (July 6)

Day of Czech Statehood (September 28)

Czechoslovak independence Day (October 28)

Freedom and Democracy Day (Nov 17)

Christmas Eve (December 24)

Christmas Day (December 25)

2nd Day of Christmas (December 26)

Note: US and UK holidays may be observed on the preceding or subsequent business day if they happen to fall on a weekend in a given year.

Support Regions & Hours of Operation

Monday-Friday, excluding holidays.

Basic: Regional Support

Plus: Multi-Regional Support

Enterprise: Global Support

Americas Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA) ANZ & Asia
(APAC)

Mon-Fri

6 am-6 pm PT

Mon-Fri

7 am-7 pm GMT

Mon-Fri

10 am-10 pm Aus ET


 

Additional Information

Outreach Technical Support Offerings (PDF)

Support & Service Level Agreement (PDF)

Best Practices for Contacting Outreach Support

Outreach University


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