NS

Organization

Northstar Service Collective

Fictional sample organization
activeDocumented Process

Resolve a service breakdown

Purpose

Restore trust after a missed expectation while preserving what the organization learns from the breakdown.

Owner Role

Service Recovery Lead

The durable responsibility for this Process.

Current Role coverage

RK

Rowan Kim

Permanent coverage

People explicitly covering an active mandate for the Owner Role in this snapshot.

Connected context

3 systems · 1 exception · 2 process dependencies

What supports, alters, or connects to this work.

Responsibilities remain. People change. Lotura separates the accountable Role from the people currently covering it.

Before the sequence

Understand the connected context

Systems, legitimate alternate paths, and Process dependencies explain how this work actually operates—not just how its Steps read.

Supporting contextSystems usedTechnology, services, or records directly used by this Process.3 systems

Service Desk

External service

Tracks the incident, recovery commitment, updates, and closure evidence.

Relay CRM

Software

Preserves the client communication history and relationship context.

Workboard

Software

Connects the breakdown to delivery actions and operational follow-up.

Operational realityExceptionsLegitimate alternate paths when the usual Process does not apply.1 exception

Client requests written-only communication

Applies at: Stabilize the client experience · Owner Role: Service Recovery Lead

When
The client does not want a live recovery conversation.
Response
Acknowledge the preference, send a concise written recovery plan, and confirm a written checkpoint for acceptance or revision.
Operational definitionStepsThe documented sequence and the Role responsible at each point.3 steps
  1. 1

    Triage the breakdown

    Responsible Role: Service Recovery Lead

    Record what happened, the immediate client impact, urgency, and the roles and systems involved.

  2. 2

    Stabilize the client experience

    Responsible Role: Service Recovery Lead

    Acknowledge the issue, agree on the immediate recovery action, and set the next update time.

  3. 3

    Capture the operational learning

    Responsible Role: Service Recovery Lead

    Record the contributing process, exception, dependency, or system condition and route it for follow-up.