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Prioritising Incidents by Impact and Urgency

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Priority should reflect business impact and time sensitivity through agreed rules, not status, seniority or pressure alone.

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Incident management protects consumers by restoring service quickly, maintaining ownership and communicating clearly. Causal learning is preserved for problem management once stability returns. In this case, the practical intent is clear: priority should reflect business impact and time sensitivity through agreed rules, not status, seniority or pressure alone.

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