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Round-robin unassigned tickets assignation

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  • October 11, 2024
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My suggestion is to update the round-robin assignment method to better manage ticket/conversation assignments. Specifically, it should be able to reassign tickets that were moved to 'unassigned' back to agents who were set to 'away' or had their status changed to 'reassigned'. It should also allow for tickets to be manually moved to the 'unassigned' queue.

While the balanced method works well, it can be demotivating, particularly in small teams. In such teams, those who work harder end up receiving more assignments, which creates an imbalance.

For example, we work based on ticket statuses rather than conversation statuses. As it stands, the person who solves the most tickets also ends up receiving more new ones. This becomes even more problematic in a team of four when one agent is out of the office for a week. During their absence, their colleagues resolve a significant number of tickets, but once that person returns, all pending conversations are reassigned to them, which can be overwhelming.

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Jennifer K
Intercom Team
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  • Intercom Team
  • October 15, 2024

Hi @Darjus Sakson 

Jennifer here from Intercom

Thanks for this feedback 🙌

Whenever we do release new features, we announce them on the Product Changes page, so I would recommend keeping an eye there. 


Jennifer K
Intercom Team
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  • Intercom Team
  • October 15, 2024
NewDiscussion ongoing

Trevor
Innovator ✨
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  • December 3, 2025

Couldn’t agree more that this needs to be a thing!

Balanced Assignment is not a good method for my team in this season, and causes issues. Round Robin is a perfect assignment method, and having these conversations stuck is a massive pain point!