Which request lacked a clear approver?
Use this answer to locate the part of the experience that needs explanation. The example issue to investigate is: requests circulate between two teams without an owner.
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Internal approval routing survey
Reduce uncertainty about routine decision routing.
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BEFORE YOU INVITE PEOPLE
Local planning aid. No answers are submitted or saved.
Read the answers carefully
Keep the conclusion within the evidence.
Do not collect confidential approval deliberations.
Requests circulate between two teams without an owner. This is a synthetic example, not a customer result. Do not collect confidential approval deliberations.
A useful starting point
Questions to understand the actual experience.
Reduce uncertainty about routine decision routing. Use the prompts relevant to your audience and allow people to skip situations they did not encounter. Keep response handling consistent with what you explain in the invitation.
If nothing was unclear or difficult, say so. Skip questions about steps you did not experience; use not applicable where appropriate.
What context did approvers need?
Requested context reveals what an approval submission lacks for a decision to be considered. Provide approved examples of relevant background, without collecting confidential deliberations or assuming more information guarantees approval.
What routing explanation would help?
Turn the requested improvement into a testable next step. One illustrative action is: document the decision owner and escalation route.
If nothing was unclear or difficult, say so. Skip questions about steps you did not experience; use not applicable where appropriate. Which request lacked a clear approver? What context did approvers need? What routing explanation would help?
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Keep the finding specific
Requests circulate between two teams without an owner.
Choose an action to test
Document the decision owner and escalation route.
Check the experience again
After trying the change, repeat “Which request lacked a clear approver?” with people who experienced it. Check whether they still describe the original issue: requests circulate between two teams without an owner. Compare explanations and sample context, rather than claiming the change caused an improvement.
Before you send it
Check what your wording assumes.
Would you agree that everything about internal approval routing was clear and easy?
Which request lacked a clear approver?
The first wording combines an assumed positive outcome with two different judgments. The revised prompt asks about a specific experience and permits an inconvenient or uncertain answer.
Choose the response format
Make room for the explanation.
| Question | Suggested format | What to preserve |
|---|---|---|
| Which request lacked a clear approver? | Optional short text | Retain the specific point or condition described; avoid replacing it with an unexplained rating. |
| What context did approvers need? | Optional written explanation | Keep context that distinguishes different experiences. Do not collect confidential approval deliberations. |
| What routing explanation would help? | Optional improvement suggestion | Keep the suggested change separate from whether it has been tested. Document the decision owner and escalation route. |
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.
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Make the feedback useful.
Set the decision
Start with the decision: Reduce uncertainty about routine decision routing.
Invite relevant voices
Invite people with relevant experience. Ask after someone has encountered the situation described in “Which request lacked a clear approver?”, while they can still recall the details. For material testing, show the actual draft first; for planning, ask before the next relevant activity.
Choose an action
Document the decision owner and escalation route.
Before you send it
Questions, answered.
Who should receive this questionnaire?
Colleagues who used or delivered the described internal process. Ask only about steps each person encountered; do not treat a voluntary response sample as representative.
When should I ask these questions?
Ask after someone has encountered the situation described in “Which request lacked a clear approver?”, while they can still recall the details. For material testing, show the actual draft first; for planning, ask before the next relevant activity.
What should I investigate in the answers?
Requests circulate between two teams without an owner. This is an illustrative pattern to look for, not a claim about your respondents. Do not collect confidential approval deliberations.
What would a practical follow-up look like?
Document the decision owner and escalation route. After trying the change, repeat “Which request lacked a clear approver?” with people who experienced it. Check whether they still describe the original issue: requests circulate between two teams without an owner. Compare explanations and sample context, rather than claiming the change caused an improvement.
How should I ask “What context did approvers need?”?
Requested context reveals what an approval submission lacks for a decision to be considered. Provide approved examples of relevant background, without collecting confidential deliberations or assuming more information guarantees approval. Use an optional written explanation when predefined choices would hide relevant context.
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