There are some questions that we might prefer not to answer altogether. Would you please advise which questions are a must to complete this association survey so that we can meet our membership commitments?
The Importance of Full Participation in Benchmarking
We understand your concerns regarding confidentiality and rest assured that the association takes the privacy of all members seriously.
Confidentiality
All the data collected in the survey is securely kept by Percept Research as a third party and is presented in a summarized form to ensure confidentiality.
Member information is handled with the highest level of discretion. We maintain strict confidentiality policies and employ state-of-the-art encryption methods to safeguard the security of your data.
We invite you to review our Data Confidentiality and Use policy.
Importance of Complete Responses
Participating fully in the benchmarking survey allows your institution to gain greater insight into industry trends, evaluate your performance, and shape its strategic plans.
We want to reaffirm the importance of members providing answers to all benchmarking questions. We understand some questions may feel uncomfortable or unimportant to answer, but there are key reasons why we include these questions:
- Accuracy: The more complete the data set, the greater the integrity and reliability of the benchmarking outcomes. Every question has a purpose and contributes to a more holistic view of the industry landscape.
- Comparability: Full responses allow for better comparisons across data segments (providing more power and utility to the insights you will receive).
- Better Decision Making: The survey insights can guide decision-making processes by providing data about trends, opportunities, and challenges in the industry.
- Standardization: The responses to all the questions help to standardize the data, leading to fair and balanced comparisons.
- Supporting Industry Growth: The shared insights resulting from the answers can empower the industry (as a whole) by identifying best practices, predictive trends, innovative solutions, and effective strategies.
We understand that providing such information requires trust - we are committed to continually earning your trust. Our firm has a long history of fielding benchmarking studies to provide industry insights. Your institution’s full participation is critical to synthesizing those insights.