Step 1: Do your workforce metrics meet best practice?

Rate your employee survey on a scale of 1 to 10:
     
Ad Hoc
Construction

DESIGN

Research Based Construction
Collection of ad hoc scales
No psychometric properties
No norms

Based on a research validated model
Rigorous psychometric properties
Developed norms

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Low Stakeholder Buy-in

STAKEHOLDERS

High Stakeholder Buy-in
Management ignore survey findings
Not linked to management performance
Poor participation raetes (<70%)

Data quality impacts management
Basis for management KPI
High participation rates (>85%)

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High HR Workload

ADMINISTRATION

Low HR Workload
"Paper and Pencil" survey admin
Cumbersome and disruptive
Inflexible administration process

Online 15 minute survey admin
Minimal work disruption
Flexible administration options

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Limited Report Outputs

REPORT

Multiple Levels of Reporting
No individual participant outputs
1 type of organisational report
Reporting on general workforce
Reports take weeks to compile

Choice to produce individual reports
2 types of organisational report
Reporting by segment and job level
Rapid report turnaround

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Single-purpose Application

APPLICATIONS

Multi-purpose Applications
Organisational "health"

Retention - Alignment - Career Development
Performance enhancement
Organisational Development

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Unclear Outcomes

OUTCOMES

Predictable Outcomes
No cause and effect relationships
Right interventions are unclear
Uncertain outcomes from interventions

Validated diagnostic capability
Targeted interventions
Predictable intervention outcomes
Key measures relate directly to bottom line

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TOTAL RATING:

       
Total: Likely Outcomes of Survey: Recommendation:
55 to 60 Highly effective, significant benefits Preserve best practice
50 to 55 Effective, a number of benefits Consider upgrading survey
40 to 50 Marginal, unlikely to make a difference Upgrade existing survey
Below 40 Ineffective, a waste of resources Abandon/upgrade existing survey
  

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