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HOW MUCH TIME do you spend working Out-of-Office?
(e.g.: remotely, at home, on weekends, evenings, with a client, commuting, or traveling, etc.)
(Please check one.)
| Less than 1 hour per week. |
| 1 to 10 hours per week. |
| 11 to 20 hours per week. |
| 21 to 30 hours per week. |
| 31 to 40 hours per week. |
| More than 40 hours per week. |
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In general, HOW IMPORTANT is it to be able to work Out-of-Office?
(Please check one.)
| 1. Very Important |
| 2. Important |
| 3. Somewhat Important |
| 4. Not At All Important |
| Not Sure/Don’t Know |
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How strongly do you AGREE or DISAGREE with these statements?
"Being able to work Out-of-Office...
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AGREE STRONGLY | 2
AGREE SOMEWHAT | 3
NEITHER / NEUTRAL | 4
DISAGREE SOMEWHAT | 5
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| …Increases personal productivity." |
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| …Improves client service/satisfaction." |
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| …Increases billable hours." |
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| …Improves communication/coordination with colleagues." |
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| …Enhances work/life balance." |
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IN YOUR OWN WORDS...
How does working Out-of-Office affect your practice or your life?
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WHEN YOU WORK OUT-OF-OFFICE...
Which of these FUNCTIONS are you:
1. Already doing as CURRENT PRACTICE,
2. PLANNING for the FUTURE, or
3. NEITHER?
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PLAN for FUTURE | 3
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| Get voicemail, make phone calls. |
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| Get and send email. |
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| Use the internet. |
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| Access documents or files usually stored on the office computer or server. |
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| Update office-based time & billing systems. |
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| Manage CRM data/Update information about clients. |
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| Access technical research and reference material. |
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MOBILE PRODUCTIVITY TOOLS...
With an increasing number of professionals adopting Smartphone Wireless Devices that perform advanced functions (such as email and remote file management), we'd like to ask: WHICH DO YOU USE?
(Please check only one.)
| Regular Cellphone |
| BlackBerry (RIM) |
| iPhone |
| iPAQ (Hewlett Packard) |
| Motorola Q |
| Treo (Palm or Windows OS) |
| Other, please specify |
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HOW LIKELY are you TO RECOMMEND your current cellphone or smartphone to a friend or colleague?
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WHY did you give that rating?
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When considering a SMARTPHONE/MULTIFUNCTION DEVICE, which CRITERIA would you deem IMPORTANT?
(Check all that apply.)
| Integration with existing office email and applications. |
| Security/Client privacy. |
| Ease of management. |
| Cost of ownership. |
| Customer support. |
| Can grow with the business (scalable). |
| Appearance/size of device. |
| Broad range of functions (phone, email, file and document retrieval, internet access, etc.) |
| Real-time, instant email delivery ('Push-based') |
| Long battery life |
| Durability (takes hard knocks) |
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IF YOU COULD MAKE A WISH...
WHAT WOULD YOU CHANGE to improve your Out-of-Office experience?
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PLEASE TELL US SOMETHING ABOUT YOURSELF....
In what type of business do you work?
| Public accounting |
| Business or Industry |
| Government |
| Not-for-profit |
| Education |
| Vendor/Service-Provider to the Profession |
| Other, please specify: |
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How many people work in your office or location?
| 1 to 10 |
| 11 to 50 |
| 51 to 100 |
| 101 to 500 |
| More than 500 |
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Which best describes your position?
| Managing Partner/CEO/COO/Sole Prop. |
| Senior Executive/Partner/CFO/Controller |
| Senior Staff/General Management |
| Mid-Level Staff/Internal Audit |
| Junior Staff/Support |
| Other, Please Specify |
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OPTIONAL: Can we quote you? Thanks!
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