SkillSolutions^® User Needs Identification Questionaire
Please print and fill out, then fax responses to: 908-464-4636
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Please answer the following questions:

1.  How many people (employees, associates, contractors, temporary workers) do you anticipate would have information entered into this data base?: ______________________________

2.  Who would be responsible for entering data and managing the information for your company?
¨ The employees would enter their own data
¨ An administrator would enter employee data

3.  Which type of network would you want to use to implement this tool:

If Intranet/Internet What is your standard Web Browser:

Other Software:
¨ Microsoft Office
¨ Lotus Notes/Suite

Database Storage Preferences
¨ Microsoft Access
¨ SQL Server
¨ Oracle
¨ Other: ___________________________

4.    What are the three most important objectives your business expects to gain by implementing a resource management tool? (also referenced as a data repository, skill inventory, or competency model and tracking system)

       A)  _______________________________________________________________
       B)  _______________________________________________________________
       C)  _______________________________________________________________

5.  How will this tool fit into your existing processes?
      
       Work assignment planning _________________________________________________
       Career planning __________________________________________________________
       Performance management _________________________________________________
       Tactical staffing of projects/knowledge management _____________________________
       Team formation ___________________________________________________________
       Mentoring relationships _____________________________________________________
       Training plans ____________________________________________________________
       Workload balance _________________________________________________________
       Gap analysis______________________________________________________________

6.  How would you describe the culture of your organization?
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7.  What challenges are you presently faced with?

Business:______________________________________________________________________

Organizational: _________________________________________________________________

Technical: _____________________________________________________________________

8.  What core expertise do you need to manage?

______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________

9.  How do you currently track skills and expertise?

______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________

10.  What experiences have you had implementing a tool of this type?

______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________

11.  Your time frame for decision making for the this tool will be:

Date:__________________ (if known)

¨ Now
¨ Next couple of weeks
¨ Next couple of months
¨ In the next 3-6 months
¨ in the next year

12.  The essential criteria for your decision making about this tool are:

________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________

13.  How do you think a "self calibration" skills tool will fit into your organization's culture.

______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________

14. What other systems would be required to interface with SkillSolutions.com?

________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________

15. What specific features might need to be customized for your organization?

 A. ___________________________________________________
 B. ___________________________________________________
 C. ___________________________________________________

16. Has a budget already been allocated for the purchase of a tool like SkillSolutions.com?

 Yes_________ No___________