Important Question

[Gina Hertel <Ghertel -at- ALPHA88 -dot- COM>]

> > > > > > I am a Technical Writer at an IT management and consulting
firm located in Piscataway, NJ. Our company mainly engages in migration
projects, call center support, etc.   I am  trying to move forward as >
> manager > > > of > > > my company's first technical communication
department.  My first order of business is to put together a customer
satisfaction survey regarding documentation.  > > >I was > > > wondering
if any technical writers, communication specialists, and >> > >
especially any managers with more experience than myself might be able
to offer some suggestions or provide me with some additional questions
that I might ask.  Below is the survey that I have constructed thus far.
Please note that I will probably end up using a Likert scale (1-5)
instead of the existing scale of 1-10.   In addition, this will probably
be a telephone (rather than mail-in) survey.  Mainly, I am just looking
for feedback on the content and additional questions that I may have
overlooked.

> > > > > > Sincerely,
> > > Gina Hertel
> > > Technical Writer
> > > Alpha Technologies, Inc.
> > > ghertel -at- alpha88 -dot- com
> > > (732) 980-1800 Ext.749

In order to provide the best service to our customers, we are interested
in your evaluation of the communication that exists between Alpha
Technologies and your organization.  Please take a few minutes to
complete this survey and return it to the Technical Communication
Services Organization in the envelope provided.

Thank you!

1.      Overall, how satisfied have you been with the written
deliverables that you have received when working with Alpha Technologies
on any given technical engagement?  (PLEASE CIRCLE ONE RESPONSE.)

                Dissatisfied    Satisfied

                1       2       3       4       5       6       7
8       9       10

2.      Please rate the following aspects of communication.  Below is a
1 to 10 scale, where 1 means Disagree Completely and 10 means Agree
Completely.  You can use 1, 10, or any number in between.  (PLEASE
CIRCLE ONE RESPONSE FOR EACH ITEM.)

                Disagree        Agree
                Completely      Completely
About the Documentation:
Was complete    1       2       3       4       5       6       7
8       9       10
Was correct     1       2       3       4       5       6       7
8       9       10
Provided relevant information   1       2       3       4       5
6       7       8       9       10
Provided useful information     1       2       3       4       5
6       7       8       9       10
Was easy to read and follow     1       2       3       4       5
6       7       8       9       10
Was visually appealing  1       2       3       4       5       6
7       8       9       10
Was delivered in a timely fashion       1       2       3       4
5       6       7       8       9       10

3.      How frequently do you refer to the documentation with which
Alpha Technologies has provided you?
Never           Rarely          Occasionally            Often

4.      In your opinion, what is the most important thing that Alpha
Technologies can do to improve communication and the quality of its
technical information products?

5.      Have you ever accessed Alpha Technologies' web site
(www.alpha88.com)       Yes_____ No_____


6.      If so, which section did you find most helpful?
                Corporate Profile_____  Products and Services_____
Education_____  Employment_____  Upcoming Events_____






7.      ADDITIONAL COMMENTS:










        THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP!

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