Digital Tech PPN 2021 Survey The following survey is intended to capture the impact the COVID-19 pandemic had on remote work practices in the profession. The survey should only take about 5-10 minutes to complete and your participation is greatly appreciated. OK Question Title * 1. How many years have you been practicing? OK Question Title * 2. How many years have you been working for this firm? OK Question Title * 3. Prior to the pandemic, how frequently did you collaborate with colleagues or teams remotely? Every day At least once a week At least once a month A couple of time each year Never OK Question Title * 4. Prior to the pandemic, how frequently did you work from home as your primary work location? Every day At least once a week At least once a month A couple of time each year Never OK Question Title * 5. How would you describe the remote collaboration with your colleagues or teams prior to 2020? Primarily collaborated remotely Both used equally Rarely collaborated remotely OK Question Title * 6. Have you returned to the office? Yes No OK Question Title * 7. How frequently do you collaborate remotely with colleagues now? Every day At least once a week At least once a month A couple of time each year Never OK For the following questions, please indicate how much you agree or disagree with the following statements about your experience working remotely. (5-point Likert scale) Leave answer option blank if not applicable to your experience. OK DESIGN WORKFLOW OK Question Title * 8. I had to significantly alter my design workflow. Strongly agree Agree Neither agree nor disagree Disagree Strongly disagree OK Question Title * 9. I had to significantly alter my collaboration workflow. Strongly agree Agree Neither agree nor disagree Disagree Strongly disagree OK Question Title * 10. I felt that working and collaborating online was incompatible with my design process. Strongly agree Agree Neither agree nor disagree Disagree Strongly disagree OK Question Title * 11. It took the same amount of time to accomplish most design tasks. Strongly agree Agree Neither agree nor disagree Disagree Strongly disagree OK Question Title * 12. Designing and collaborating remotely constrained the creative process. Strongly agree Agree Neither agree nor disagree Disagree Strongly disagree OK Question Title * 13. Design iterations could be captured effectively. Strongly agree Agree Neither agree nor disagree Disagree Strongly disagree OK SOCIAL COLLABORATION OK Question Title * 14. I was able to effectively communicate with my colleagues regarding project requirements. Strongly agree Agree Neither agree nor disagree Disagree Strongly disagree OK Question Title * 15. I was able to effectively communicate with my colleagues regarding design decisions. Strongly agree Agree Neither agree nor disagree Disagree Strongly disagree OK Question Title * 16. I was able to effectively resolve disagreements with my colleagues. Strongly agree Agree Neither agree nor disagree Disagree Strongly disagree OK Question Title * 17. I could have adequate face to face interaction with my colleagues by using a video conferencing tool. Strongly agree Agree Neither agree nor disagree Disagree Strongly disagree OK Question Title * 18. I was able to maintain a rapport with my colleagues. Strongly agree Agree Neither agree nor disagree Disagree Strongly disagree OK Question Title * 19. I felt socially isolated. Strongly agree Agree Neither agree nor disagree Disagree Strongly disagree OK DESIGN COLLABORATION OK Question Title * 20. I felt I was able to effectively understand my colleague’s design intent. Strongly agree Agree Neither agree nor disagree Disagree Strongly disagree OK Question Title * 21. I felt my colleagues were able to effectively understand my design intent. Strongly agree Agree Neither agree nor disagree Disagree Strongly disagree OK Question Title * 22. When collaborating on a project, it was possible to build a consensus on design ideas. Strongly agree Agree Neither agree nor disagree Disagree Strongly disagree OK Question Title * 23. Discussions from collaborative sessions were effectively captured. Strongly agree Agree Neither agree nor disagree Disagree Strongly disagree OK TECHNOLOGY OK Question Title * 24. Technology constrained how we were able to collaborate. Strongly agree Agree Neither agree nor disagree Disagree Strongly disagree OK Question Title * 25. I experienced regular technological difficulties (i.e. unreliability, troubleshooting, etc.). Strongly agree Agree Neither agree nor disagree Disagree Strongly disagree OK Question Title * 26. I received sufficient technical support from my employer. Strongly agree Agree Neither agree nor disagree Disagree Strongly disagree OK Question Title * 27. In the future, I would like to continue to work and collaborate remotely. Every day At least once a week At least once a month A couple of time each year Never OK Question Title * 28. I feel that working remotely is a more efficient use my time. Strongly agree Agree Neither agree nor disagree Disagree Strongly disagree OK Question Title * 29. I feel that working remotely is a more efficient use of my team’s time. Strongly agree Agree Neither agree nor disagree Disagree Strongly disagree OK Question Title * 30. If something worked well (including specific technology or workflow), please describe below? OK Question Title * 31. What has your firm done successfully to help maintain rapport and healthy work relationships? OK PRODUCTIVITY OK Question Title * 32. Did certain project tasks/phases take more/less time? Longer time Less time OK Question Title * 33. Compared to before the pandemic, in the future I expect to work remotely: Much more frequently More frequently About the same Less frequently Much less frequently OK TRAINING AND ONBOARDING OK Question Title * 34. Did working remotely impact your firm’s ability to train new hires? Strongly agree Agree Neither agree nor disagree Disagree Strongly disagree OK Question Title * 35. How has COVID impacted your plans for offering internships in the future? My firm / organization plans to offer face to face internships Will only offer remote internships Will offer a combination of face to face and remote internships OK NEXT