Welcome! This survey asks about the tools you use for work, including any unofficial ones. Your feedback will help us reduce duplication and improve the toolset without disrupting workflows.
About how many distinct work-related digital tools (apps/websites) do you actively use in a typical week? Please enter a number.
Do you know where to find the company’s approved tools list?
In the past 30 days, have you used any work tools not on the approved list?
Quality check: To confirm attention, please select “Third option” below.
- First option
- Second option
- Third option
- Fourth option
If you used any unofficial tools recently, list up to 3. For each, include the tool name and its main purpose.
Max 600 chars
Why did you use these unofficial tools? Select all that apply.
- Faster to complete tasks
- Official tool lacks needed feature
- Lower cost/free
- Colleagues/partners use it
- Easier to learn/use
- Works better with other tools I use
- Temporary or one-off need
- Other
What types of data did these unofficial tools handle?
- No company data (personal sandbox only)
- Public or marketing content
- Internal, non-sensitive information
- Internal, confidential information
- Customer personal data
- Financial data
- Source code or intellectual property
- Other
How risky do you think these unofficial tools are for the company?
Do any of these unofficial tools duplicate a function already covered by approved tools?
Name up to 3 tools (official or unofficial) that could be consolidated or replaced, and briefly explain why.
Max 600 chars
How often do you see two or more tools used for the same task?
For each function, how many different tools do you actively use in a typical month?
Which tool categories must remain as-is for you to be effective? Select all that apply.
- Messaging/chat
- Video meetings
- File storage/sharing
- Document creation/editing
- Project/task tracking
- Reporting/BI
- Automation/integration
- Other
How willing are you to switch from preferred tools to a standardized set if it reduces cost and complexity?
What is your primary role?
- Engineering
- Product Management
- Design/UX
- Data/Analytics
- Marketing
- Sales
- Customer Support/Success
- HR/People
- Finance
- IT/Security
- Operations
- Other
Where do you primarily work?
What region are you based in?
How long have you been at the company?
- Less than 6 months
- 6–12 months
- 1–2 years
- 3–5 years
- 6+ years
About how many people are on your immediate team?
What is your employment type?
- Full-time
- Part-time
- Contractor
- Intern/Apprentice
- Other
Anything else we should know about tools that help or hinder your work?
Max 600 chars
AI Interview: 2 Follow-up Questions on Tool Use and Consolidation
Thank you for your time—your input will directly inform safer, simpler, and more effective tool choices.