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Quick Poll FAQs

WHAT IS A QUICK POLL?

Quick Polls are your tool for receiving peer input to quantitative questions to get a candid assessment of how they’re handling a particular issue, or if they’re facing the same headwinds you are.

HOW DO I REQUEST A QUICK POLL?

You can visit the request form, send an email to research@manufacturersalliance.org, or send an email to gcampana@manufacturersalliance.org and eruiz@manufacturersalliance.org.

WHAT SHOULD I EXPECT?

After we work with you to make sure your questions will be effective, we will send you a link to preview the survey and confirm launch. You will receive a link to track the progress of your poll in real time. Most polls are active for 10 business days and we’ll send you a PDF report.

DOS AND DON’TS

  • Do ask quantitative questions to measure a metric or statistic, such as ratio, size, time, etc.
  • Do ask qualitative questions to measure observations or behaviors that lead to a goal, such as how many units are produced in a given period of time, skills gaps, current processes, etc.
  • Do provide multiple-choice responses wherever possible.
  • Do keep answer choices simple and concise.
  • Do ask insightful questions that will benefit you and the Manufacturers Alliance community.
  • Do spell out any acronyms the first time you use them.
  • Do try to keep your poll to 5 questions or fewer, certainly no more than 8.
  • Don’t ask more than one question in a question. Treat each question as its own and split questions that are asking too many variables.
  • Don’t add too many answer choices.
  • Don’t use jargon.
  • Don't ask about pricing or fees.

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Sample Quick Poll Questions

Please list your questions with multiple-choice answers whenever possible. Actual examples from a successful Quick Poll follow.

  1. Do you participate in the Disclosure Controls & Procedures Committee of your company?
    1. Yes
    2. No
  2. [logic: if yes] What is your role in this Committee? (Please provide answer options below)
    1. Answer 1 (Add less or more as needed)
    2. Answer 2
    3. Answer 3
    4. Other, please specify (if needed)

 

Below are two examples. The first is simple and the second requires incorporating logic into the survey. Using logic is a little more complicated, but it is useful for digging deeper to get more information.

Simple Survey:

  1. Does your company have a “Bring Your Own Device” (BYOD) practice for mobile phones?
    1. Yes
    2. No
  2. Are all employees covered by the BYOD practice?
    1. Yes
    2. No
  3. Does your company reimburse or provide a contribution towards the BYOD?
    1. Yes
    2. No

Survey with Logic:

  1. Does your company have a “Bring Your Own Device” (BYOD) practice for mobile phones?
    1. Yes [If yes, go to question 2]
    2. No [If no] Is your company considering moving towards a BYOD practice for mobile phones?
      1. Yes [If yes, go to question 2]
      2. No [If no, thank you – terminate survey]
  2. Are all employees covered by the BYOD practice?
    1. Yes [If yes, go to question 3]
    2. No [If no] What positions get a company-provided mobile phone? Text answer box [Terminate survey]
  3. Does your company reimburse or provide a contribution towards the BYOD?
    1. Yes [If yes] How much?
    2. No

We have three standard demographics questions you may wish to include if the size and/or segment will matter for you.