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Check whether deliverables help the client make a decision.
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How clear was the agreed project scope?
Which deliverable was most useful for your next decision?
Was responsibility for the next step clear at handover?
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Check whether deliverables help the client make a decision. Choose the questions that fit the experience you are investigating; avoid asking people to evaluate a step they did not encounter.
If nothing was unclear or difficult, say so. Skip questions about steps you did not experience; use not applicable where appropriate.
Scope understanding reveals whether consultant and client share the same decision, deliverables and exclusions. Investigate mismatched expectations before changing delivery plans or assuming the client approved additional work.
A useful deliverable should support a concrete decision the client faces. Identify what was applied and what remained unusable; delivery speed alone cannot demonstrate practical value.
Missing explanation distinguishes an inaccessible recommendation from a lack of implementation support. Route the reported gap to clarification, worked examples or an agreed support conversation rather than rewriting every deliverable.
An implementation example can expose hidden prerequisites, sequencing or ownership in a recommendation. Choose the example around the client's intended next step; illustrative guidance does not guarantee business results.
Clear ownership prevents a report from ending with unassigned work. Compare the client's understanding with the handover responsibilities and clarify coordination gaps without inferring contractual acceptance.
If nothing was unclear or difficult, say so. Skip questions about steps you did not experience; use not applicable where appropriate. How clear was the agreed project scope? Which deliverable was most useful for your next decision? What needed more explanation or support? Which recommendation needs an example of implementation? Was responsibility for the next step clear at handover?
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A worked interpretation example
Illustrative scenario. These are not customer results.
Illustrative clients value the analysis but cannot identify who should act on its recommendations.
Add an implementation example and clarify ownership of the client's next step.
After testing the action, revisit this original observation: Illustrative clients value the analysis but cannot identify who should act on its recommendations. Repeat the relevant experience prompts with people who encountered the change. Compare specific explanations and sample differences; do not claim causation from the before-and-after responses.
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| Question | Suggested format | What to preserve |
|---|---|---|
| How clear was the agreed project scope? | Short open text | Let people explain the experience in their own words. Review this answer for: how clear was the agreed project scope. |
| Which deliverable was most useful for your next decision? | Short open text | Let people explain the experience in their own words. Review this answer for: which deliverable was most useful for your next decision. |
| What needed more explanation or support? | Short open text | Let people explain the experience in their own words. Review this answer for: what needed more explanation or support. |
| Which recommendation needs an example of implementation? | Short open text | Let people explain the experience in their own words. Review this answer for: which recommendation needs an example of implementation. |
| Was responsibility for the next step clear at handover? | Short open text | Let people explain the experience in their own words. Review this answer for: was responsibility for the next step clear at handover. |
Make questions optional where appropriate. If you add a rating scale, label its endpoints, keep one idea per question, and retain a follow-up for reasons. These examples are not a validated measurement instrument.
Before you send it
Would you agree that consulting project feedback was a completely positive experience?
How clear was the agreed project scope?
The initial wording assumes a positive evaluation. The revised question asks about the actual situation so a respondent can describe difficulty, uncertainty, or a different experience.
From question to next step
Write down the decision you want this questionnaire to support: check whether deliverables help the client make a decision.
Invite people who experienced the relevant situation. Explain response handling and include an optional skip or not-applicable route. Delivery on time and usefulness of the output are separate outcomes.
Add an implementation example and clarify ownership of the client's next step.
Read the answers carefully
Delivery on time and usefulness of the output are separate outcomes.
Illustrative clients value the analysis but cannot identify who should act on its recommendations. This is an illustrative interpretation problem rather than a real customer result. Add an implementation example and clarify ownership of the client's next step.
Before you send it
Check whether deliverables help the client make a decision. Start with one decision you can act on rather than using the survey to confirm a preferred answer.
Read this answer for the concrete issue behind the response. Delivery on time and usefulness of the output are separate outcomes. Compare specific explanations instead of reducing every response to one average.
Add an implementation example and clarify ownership of the client's next step. This is an example action to investigate, not a guaranteed improvement.
Ask after respondents have experienced the specific situation in the first prompt: “How clear was the agreed project scope?” Allow enough time after a proposed change for people to experience it before repeating the questionnaire.
After testing the action, revisit this original observation: Illustrative clients value the analysis but cannot identify who should act on its recommendations. Repeat the relevant experience prompts with people who encountered the change. Compare specific explanations and sample differences; do not claim causation from the before-and-after responses.
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