Managing Surveys

Jan 27, 2020

Purpose

The Survey Management Dashboard in HRStop allows admins to monitor live survey activity, measure employee engagement, and evaluate insights from employee responses.


Accessing the Survey Dashboard

  • Go to Control Panel → Engagement → Surveys 
  • You will see all created surveys organized under:
    • Total
    • Draft
    • Active
    • Closed

Each entry shows:

  • Title
  • Trigger Date
  • Participants
  • Status
  • Survey Format
  • Total Questions

Key Actions and Analysis Options

1. View Survey Participation & Status

  • Filter surveys by:
    • Status (Active, Draft, Closed)
    • Department
    • Date

2. Analyze Participation Metrics

Click on any survey to see:

  • Overall participation percentage
  • Drop-off rate
  • Response breakdown by:
    • Department
    • Designation
    • Location
    • Age group

This allows you to pinpoint low engagement areas.


3. Analyze Individual Questions

Tab: Individual Questions

  • View each question and how respondents answered
  • For rating/numeric questions: see averages
  • For MCQs: see the distribution of selected options

4. View Responses Per Employee

  • Tab: Employee View
  • See how each user answered (if not anonymous)
  • Useful for performance-linked surveys or assessments

5. Export and Visualize Results

You can:

  • Download survey responses as Excel or CSV
  • Export graphs/charts for reporting or presentations

6. Take Survey Actions

For each survey, you can:

  • Preview: See how it appears to participants
  • Clone: Create a new survey using the same structure
  • Close: End survey manually before end date
  • Delete: Remove the survey permanently

Best Practices for Managing Surveys

  • Regularly clone high-performing surveys for reuse in engagement cycles
  • Close low-participation surveys early and investigate response issues
  • Use tags and demographics to analyze sentiment in specific groups

FAQ

Use the Clone option to quickly recreate and modify an existing survey.

Steps:

  1. Go to Control Panel -> Engagement → Surveys
  2. Click Clone next to the desired survey
  3. Update:
    • Survey Title
    • Date range
    • Target participants
  4. Click Save or Trigger Survey

This avoids rebuilding from scratch and helps with recurring feedback loops.

Yes, HRStop allows you to trigger email reminders to non-respondents.

Steps:

  1. Go to Control Panel -> Engagement → Surveys → Active
  2. Click on the survey title
  3. Locate and click Send Reminder
  4. Customize the message if needed, then confirm

The system will notify only those employees who haven’t submitted responses yet.

Yes, quizzes or surveys can be manually closed by the admin at any time.

Steps:

  1. Go to Control Panel -> Engagement → Surveys / Quiz
  2. Find the active item in the list
  3. Click Close under the action column
  4. Confirm your choice

This will immediately disable access for participants.