Surveys
OPM Psychologists are experts in survey methodology and evaluation and have the unique capability of providing Governmentwide benchmark data in addition to private sector comparisons. Our survey administration services include survey design, sampling, communications, data management, statistical analysis, and results reporting.
Agencies can have a custom survey developed to meet their specific needs or they can utilize one of our standard surveys. Our standard surveys provide agencies with research-based assessments, streamlined administrations, and benchmarking capability.
Our standard surveys include:
Related Services
OPM offers services in addition to our standard surveys. These other services are generally highly customized to meet agency needs and expand our ability to assist agencies. We can provide additional data collection services or use multiple methods to assess specific needs. These services include:
Our approach is to learn about your specific needs and work with you to identify a solution.
Focus Groups
A focus group is a research tool for gathering information from a group of people in a focused discussion. The purpose is to gather in-depth, qualitative information to find out how people feel or think about an issue, idea, product, or service.
Focus group services can be provided as a follow-up to surveys conducted with employees or agency customers. Focus groups can also be used to explore issues prior to, during, or after new policies or programs have been implemented. OPM Personnel Research Psychologists have extensive experience in applying rigorous procedures to ensure trustworthy results, including selection of participants, use of standardized protocols, and systematic analysis of results. Focus groups can be conducted in person, over the phone, or in a virtual online discussion group format.
After a focus group project has been completed, data from each focus group are used to prepare a written report that integrates the findings from the various groups.