With thorough planning, creating an employee survey should be quick and easy. So much for the theory. In practice, creating the questionnaire depends at least as much on the survey software you choose as on how you plan the survey. Choosing the right survey tool should therefore be part of preparing an employee survey. Read on to find out which criteria matter when choosing a tool.
How do I find the right survey tool for employee surveys?
Questions to consider and clarify before you choose a survey tool:
- Does the tool support the question types you plan to use?
- Can it handle the number of participants you expect?
- Does it meet the data protection requirements that apply to you?
- Is anonymity guaranteed? Can results be analysed in a way that makes it impossible to identify individuals, for example through a minimum size for reporting groups?
- Does the tool meet the requirements of your works council? If your organisation has one, it will usually have a say in employee surveys. Find out which documents it needs, such as a data processing agreement. More on this: Involve the works council early
- Can you apply your own design?
- Which pricing model meets your expectations and budget and includes the features you need?
- Where is the data stored, and who owns and controls it?
- Can results be broken down by department, location or other groups and compared over time?
- How can you reach support? Is advice available in your language, including by phone, and at what times?
- Is security guaranteed? Does the provider run its own servers, use dedicated servers or share infrastructure with others? Is data encrypted with TLS, and is the provider ISO 27001-certified?
Tip: With the right survey tool or survey software, you can easily create, duplicate, extend, repeat or adapt your employee survey as needed. The wrong survey tool, on the other hand, can even lead to legal action. For more information, see our pages on data protection and anonymity in employee surveys.
What is LamaPoll?
LamaPoll is a survey tool for creating employee surveys and measuring employee satisfaction. You can use it to create, conduct and analyse all types of employee survey. Create your employee survey in just a few steps, apply your organisation’s corporate design and invite employees conveniently by email or via your intranet. You can quickly gain insights that help improve employee satisfaction. You can register for our survey tool free of charge and immediately conduct surveys for up to 50 employees with no obligation. If you need more responses to your online employee survey questionnaire, simply choose one of our monthly plans. You can also use our employee survey questionnaire templates and examples.
