“Every time we get consultants in here, they pass out some goofy questionnaire that has no meaning to us at all. Why don’t they bother to personalize it, at least a little?” asks Ray Dient, head of emergency systems. You are discussing the possibility of beginning a systems project with Pohattan Power Company (PPC) of Far Meltway, New Jersey.
a. What steps will you follow to customize a standardized questionnaire?
b. What are the advantages of adapting a questionnaire to a particular organization? What are the disadvantages?