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Introduction
Vickers Defence Systems is a world leader in integrated high technology land defence systems. The company's expertise embraces products and services which include Armoured Vehicles and sub-systems, Training & Simulation, Bridging, Logistic Support, Systems Integration, Proof & Experimental Ranges. Vickers Defence Systems can trace its history back to 1847. In its time Vickers has made a range of guns, submarines, aircraft, ships, tanks and cars such as Rolls Royce.
The Problem
Vickers Defence Systems (VDS) have identified a need to create an intranet-based Polling Tool (IPT) that will be used to create and deploy questionnaires across the company intranet. The primary purpose of the IPT is to allow a quick and easy method for business managers to gauge employee feedback on specific issues. The poll must to support an unlimited number of questions, organised under as many sections as required.
The Solution
Orchid Software developed the IPT to meet the needs of VDS and allow authorised users to create and publish their own questionnaires. The tool provides the originator of the poll with the latest results at anytime and also ensures no user may answer the same poll twice.
| Features |
| Only authorised user may create polls |
| Unlimited number of sections in a poll |
| Unlimited number of questions in a section |
| Answer may include multiple choice, all that apply, rating from 1-5 or text-based input |
| Ability to create public or private poll |
| Ability to limit poll lifespan |
| Ability to support anonymously polls |
| Questions may be updated or removed from open polls |
| Easy to understand poll results |
| Easy to create additional reports on poll data |
| Poll results are archived and preserved when poll is closed |
| Easily publish to any area of the intranet |
| Integration with existing user database |
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“The Intranet Polling Tool is easy to maintain, easy to use and the employees love it, a fantastic application”
Adrian Vanner, Intranet Manager, BAE Systems |
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“A fantastic application”
Adrian Vanner, Intranet Manager, BAE Systems |
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