Diversity Dashboard Survey

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* 1. What size company/organization do you work for?

Under 250 employees

250 - 1,000 employees

1000- 2,500 employees

2,500-5,000 employees

5,000-10,0000 employees

10,000-20,000 employees

20,000+ employees

Other (please specify)

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* 2. In what city and state is your company currently headquartered?

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* 3. Which of the following best describes the principal industry of your organization?

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* 4. What is your role in relation to diversity in your organization?

Chief Diversity Officer

Diversity Professional

Diversity Council Member

Diversity Champion within the organization such as Employee Resource Group member

Senior leader who supports the diversity work such as being an executive sponsor

I support diversity but I am not active in the work in my organization

Other (please specify)

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* 5. Does your organization have any of these as part of its diversity work? (Check all that apply)

Written diversity strategy

Diversity training

Diversity council(s)

Senior leaders who are actively engaged in diversity efforts

Diversity budget that is separate from the general HR budget

Diversity recruiting

Regular diversity events

Applies for diversity awards such as DiversityInc or Working Mother

Employee resource groups/affinity groups

Other (please specify)

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* 6. We are hearing that diversity professionals are finding it hard to track, measure and analyze their diversity activities and programs. How much of a problem is this for you personally?

Huge! Find me a solution now!

Big – but not keeping me awake at night.

It’s an issue, but I am managing it

I hear it’s an issue for others, but not for me.

Not a problem in my part of the world

Other (please specify)

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* 7. How much of a problem do you think being able to track activity, measure results and analyze ROI is for diversity professionals overall or for the industry?

This is a big issue now

Not a huge issue now, but I see it becoming one

I am hearing it now and then, but not a lot

I am seeing more and more discussions on metrics and tracking and how to use data to help us in our roles

I think this is the next step to help diversity professionals gain a seat on the senior leadership team

Other (please specify)

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* 8. Are you tracking, measuring and analyzing diversity metrics for yourself? If not, skip to question 12.

Yes, I have solutions that I am using that work great

Yes, but my metrics aren't as comprehensive as I want or need them to be

Yes, but only what I can track easily

I am actively trying to find a vendor who can provide a solution

I need to and want to, but it hasn’t become a priority for me

Not an issue for me, so I am not actively trying to track any metrics right now

Other (please specify)

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* 9. If you are currently tracking your activity and metrics, how are you doing this? (Check all that apply)

Microsoft Excel spreadsheets or similar program

Microsoft Word or similar program

By hand

Human resources software

Internal corporate software/programs

Other programs (please share below which ones)

Other (please specify)

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* 10. What data are you tracking? (Check all that apply)

Employee demographics

Diversity budget

Diversity events (attendance, topics, outcomes etc)

Diversity training (who attends, topics, evaluations etc)

Senior leader engagement, activities and interests

Diversity communications

Supplier diversity

Employee Resource Groups (members, events, budget etc)

Diversity recruiting, interviewing, hiring, onboarding

Complaints that have a diversity component to them

Other (please specify)

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* 11. How much budget currently have you committed to using to help you track and measure the data that you want?

Under $200/month

$300-$500 month

Over $600/month

No specific budget for this, using internal staff resources

Other (please specify)

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* 12. If you do think it is important to track, measure and analyze diversity metrics, why is it important to you? (Check all that apply)

Senior leaders want data and metrics

I am being held accountable for results and I need data to show these

I need to justify my staff and budget

I am trying to find better ways to manage and run my programs

I feel data would help me to make better and faster decisions

I want better tools to show me what is/isn’t working

I want to measure our programs against others for benchmarking purposes

I want a seat on the executive team and I need data to make that happen

Other (please specify)

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* 13. What features would be the most helpful and important to you in a diversity dashboard? (Check all that apply)

Tracking my budget easily

Tracking diversity events including attendance, speakers and outcomes

Tracking senior leader engagement

Managing diversity council members

Managing employee resource groups including members, budget, activities

Tracking diversity training both formal and informal

Tracking hiring and promotions so I can follow diversity within the organization

Tracking the diversity of my applicant pool and how diverse candidates work their way through our hiring process

Benchmarking against others in my industry

Easy to use reports for presentations

Managing supplier diversity

Tracking employee demographics

Communication strategy and messages

Alignment of diversity to organizational goals and strategies

Managing a mentoring program

Tracking program for specific employee groups like veterans or people with a disability

Other (please specify)

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* 14. What could keep you from purchasing the Diversity Dashboard?

No need at this time to track metrics

We have our own internal software product that works well

It will be too much of a hassle to change to something new

Price

I don't think people will use it

Other (please specify)

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* 15. What would you pay for a software solution that had these features on a monthly basis?

$199/month

$299/month

$399/month

$499/month

$599/month

$699/month

Yearly amount (please put amount into the Other section)

Other (please specify)

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* 16. Would you like to stay engaged with the Diversity Dashboard?

I love to be on the cutting edge – please let me know about future opportunities to be part of the product development research and/or beta testing. Please leave name in contact section. If you would like the pocket guides, please leave your full address.

Don’t pester me with emails, but I would like to know about key milestones for the Diversity Dashboard such as when you start beta testing and when you launch. Please leave name in contact section. If you would like the pocket guides, please leave your full address.

No, but I would like my collection of Pocket Guides and I have left my mailing address in the contact details spot below.

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* 17. Other comments/suggestions/ideas/musings about the world that you think would be helpful as we explore developing a Diversity Dashboard?

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* 18. Contact details if you want to stay in touch or if you would like a set of Pocket Guides as indicated above.

First Name

Last Name

Title

Department

Company/Organization

Address

City

State

Zip

Phone