2018 Continuous Improvement Survey

Welcome to the Continuous Improvement Survey

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CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT RESEARCH SURVEY
The area of continuous improvement (CI) is continuing to evolve and innovate in light of technology and other changes. As a result, managing in-company continuous improvement activities has become an increasingly complex challenge.

We would like to research how CI professionals and organizations such as yours are overcoming these challenges.

The final results will be sent to all who contribute to this survey.

Thank you for supporting this initiative.

Kind regards,

Joe Aherne
CEO
Leading Edge Group

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* 1. How many sites are you managing from a Continuous Improvement (CI) perspective?

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* 2. On average, how many CI projects would your organization undertake in a year?

1 - 5

6 - 10

11 - 20

21 - 30

31+

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* 3. How many employees work full time in your CI team?

2 - 3

4 - 7

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* 4. How long has your organization established a company wide CI program?

0 years

1 - 3 years

4 - 6 years

7 years+

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* 5. Which systems/electronic tools do you use to help you manage your CI activities? (Please select all that apply)

No automated system - done manually

Excel

Microsoft SharePoint

In house purpose built system

Internal shared drive

DropBox/Google Docs/File sharing system

Other (please specify)

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* 6. What are the frustrations you encounter with your system for managing CI? (Please select all that apply)

Time consuming to keep system up to date

Duplication of tasks and/or data entry

Not all team members use the same system

Not user friendly/difficult to navigate

Difficult to access the system outside of work

Difficult to find documents/information/past projects

Developing reports time consuming and/or difficult

Difficulty in keeping track of projects

Data not available in ‘real time’

No standardized CI methodology, tools and templates

Other (please specify)

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* 7. What features of a CI Management software solution would be important to you? (Please select all that apply)

Cloud based

Real time visibility of the status of projects

Build and export project plans/reports

Plan and manage your staffing resources across projects

Aid performance and benefits tracking

Automatic email notifications, e.g. emails generated when user added to project/assigned milestone

Project prioritization tool

Library of tools and templates

Archive of past projects

Report building functionality

Dashboard reporting

Ability to share information across multiple users/sites

Other (please specify)

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* 8. What barriers could you encounter internally when proposing a specialized CI software solution? (Please select all that apply)

Funding constraints

Not part of IT budget

Security concerns

Making a business case to replace an existing product

Other (please specify)

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* 9. Who would be involved in the decision-making process to purchase a CI software solution? (Please select all that apply)

CI Manager

IT Manager

CEO

CFO

Quality Manager

HR Manager

Other (please specify)

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* 10. Would your organization benefit from investing in a cloud-based CI management tool?

Yes

If no, why not?

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* 11. If you answered yes to Question 10, what approximate budget (per annum) would your organization be willing to spend on a software platform?

€1,000 - €5,000

€6,000 - €10,000

€11,000 - €20,000

€21,000 - €30,000

€31,000+

N/A

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* 12. Tell us a little bit about you and your organization.
(Your email address will only be used to contact you with the results of this survey)

Name

Job Title

Work Email

Company

Country

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* 1. How many sites are you managing from a Continuous Improvement (CI) perspective?

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* 2. On average, how many CI projects would your organization undertake in a year?

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* 3. How many employees work full time in your CI team?

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* 4. How long has your organization established a company wide CI program?

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* 5. Which systems/electronic tools do you use to help you manage your CI activities? (Please select all that apply)

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* 6. What are the frustrations you encounter with your system for managing CI? (Please select all that apply)

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* 7. What features of a CI Management software solution would be important to you? (Please select all that apply)

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* 8. What barriers could you encounter internally when proposing a specialized CI software solution? (Please select all that apply)

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* 9. Who would be involved in the decision-making process to purchase a CI software solution? (Please select all that apply)

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* 10. Would your organization benefit from investing in a cloud-based CI management tool?

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* 11. If you answered yes to Question 10, what approximate budget (per annum) would your organization be willing to spend on a software platform?

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* 12. Tell us a little bit about you and your organization.(Your email address will only be used to contact you with the results of this survey)

* 12. Tell us a little bit about you and your organization.
(Your email address will only be used to contact you with the results of this survey)