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Hello Prospective Candidate:
The purposes of this survey are to firstly, obtain an industry’s perspective of their knowledge of Value Management (VM); secondly, their use of VM in operational processes; and thirdly, to acquire opinions as to whether organizations were interested in utilizing VM as part of their continuous improvement programmes.
Value Management is defined as a methodology that identifies opportunities to remove unnecessary costs while assuring that quality, reliability and performance will meet or exceed the customer’s expectations. The improvements are the result of recommendations made by multidisciplinary teams representing all parties involved.
In this survey, approximately 80 people will be asked to complete general questions about the Value Management Process. It will take approximately 10 minutes to complete the questionnaire.
Your participation in this study is completely voluntary. There are no foreseeable risks associated with this project. However, if you feel uncomfortable answering any questions, you can withdraw from the survey at any point. It is very important for us to learn your opinions.
Your survey responses will be stricly confidential and data from this research will be reported only in the aggregate. Your information will be coded and will remain confidential. If you have questions at any time about the survey or the procedures, you may contact Dwight Stoute at 681-6866 or by email at the email address specified below.
Thank you very much for your time and support. Please start with the survey now by clicking on the Continue button below.
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| Q1. What sector does your organization belong to? |
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| Q2. What is your organization’s primary industry? |
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| Q3. Please indicate how long has your organization been in business? |
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| Q4. Which title best describes your level of responsibility? |
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| Q5. Are you familiar with the term “Value Management”? |
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Q6. Is Value Management used in your organization (either as a measurement tool; an improvement programme or otherwise defined)?
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Q7. Are there any written policies or guidelines concerning Value Management (VM)?
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Q8. To what extent were the most senior executives of your company active in promoting VM in your firm?
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Q9. From the following list, indicate the issues that are a priority within your organization. (More than one answer is possible)
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Q10. From the following list, indicate the criteria for management of projects. (More than one answer is possible.)
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Q11. When planning a project or a job, a set plan is normally developed. From the subtitles, indicate if any of the procedures are followed.
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| (ii)Choose only one answer |
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(iii) In planning a value improvement process, certain techniques are employed. Identify any which your organization use.
(More than one answer is possible)
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Indicate which techniques are used to investigate problems or ideas.
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Which of the following tools are used for the development of ideas?
(More than one answer is possible)
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(i) Choose only one answer
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(ii) Choose only one answer
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(iii) Which of the following tools are used in the evaluation of ideas?
(More than one answer is possible)
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(g) Implementation and Follow Up -
Comment on the following statements
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Q12. Has your company implemented a company-wide program to make employees more aware of and train them in value management?
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Q13. What percent of your company’s employees and managers received training in value management principles and concepts?
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Q14. If training is done, are professional facilitators provided?
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Q15. Comment on the following statements
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Q16. The following is a list of reasons that motivate organizations to introduce value management. To what extent would these reasons motivate your organization to introduce this methodology to your operations?
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