Internal Surveys

At SurveyMethods, we often promote the idea that surveys can be used for any type of data collection, beyond traditional research. Surveys are a low cost, potentially anonymous tool that makes it possible to gather data quickly and easily, and this provides your company with numerous uses beyond customer satisfaction research and product strategy. Another example of such a use is in something like supplies. Large companies need to purchase supplies often in order to meet the demands of the business, and with internal surveys, you can see what your employees need and get those items more quickly.

Internal surveys are a great tool to easily find what basic supplies are needed. Things like pens, paper, and staplers – if you poll your employees and see what they feel they lack, chances are you'll find out more about their needs than simply monitoring the supply closet. Once you get the data you can quickly purchase the items and the employees are set with their materials.

It's also not uncommon for there to be tools that employees can use in order to do their job more efficiently, or current tools that are inadequate for their tasks. Employees may occasionally mention that these tools are needed to a manager, but often these requests are forgotten or poorly organized, and the product doesn't get purchased. But with a survey, you have a method of collecting data that keeps all of the information in one place, and makes it possible for you to easily organize what materials are needed, why, and what could possibly be used to improve efficiency. Depending on the questions you ask in your survey, you may even discover an item that your company could use that your employees do not even know exists, filling a need and helping improve the efficiency of your organization.

This represents yet another example of how survey tools can be used for purposes other than traditional research. When you sign up for an account with SurveyMethods , you have the option of using as many surveys as you need for a low monthly cost, and this allows you to take advantage of the technology in any way that will improve your business. Whether it is customer satisfaction research or simply finding supplies for your company, survey software is there to help.