The Edit Questionnaire page allows you to create, update, and manage the questions in your questionnaire.
This is where you define the specific items that responders will evaluate.
What You Can Do on the Edit Questionnaire Page
On the Edit Questionnaire page, you can:
- Add new questionnaire elements
- Edit existing elements
- Remove elements
- Reorder elements
- Organize questions into sections
- Specify which questions are shown to each responder group
- Specify which questions are required
- Apply rating scales
- Format custom text within the questionnaire
- Preview the questionnaire before launch
Adding Elements to Sections
All questionnaire elements must be organized into sections, with two main types:
- Competency Sections (to assess Leader’s competencies/skills and behaviors)
- Optional General Section (to collect information rather than evaluate competencies or behaviors)
Note: Different organizations use different terminology. In Panoramic Feedback, the terms competency, skill, section, and heading are often used interchangeably to describe a group of related questions measuring a particular aspect of performance.
Creating Competency Sections:
A Competency is a specific area of performance, such as Leadership or Communication, measured through one or more related behaviors. A typical 360-degree feedback questionnaire includes several Competency Sections. To create a new Competency Section:
- On the Edit Questionnaire page, select Add Elements
- Choose where you want to insert the Competency
- Enter the Competency title
- Use the Add Another Element button to enter Behavior questions one by one
- Once all Behavior questions for the Competency are entered, click Apply to Questionnaire
Repeat these steps for each Competency Section.
Creating a General Section:
A questionnaire may include an optional General section to collect demographic, organizational, or project-specific information that is not related to competencies or behaviors. Responses in this section are reported separately and do not contribute to competency scores or averages.
Elements available in the General section:
- Radio-button questions (for 2-3 options)
- Dropdown selection questions (for 3+ options)
- Single-scale questions
- Single-line text fields
- Narrative comment (multi-line text fields)
- Text Blocks
To create General section elements:
- Select Add Elements
- Choose where you want to insert the General Section
- Select General Section
- Enter the General Section title
- Use the Add Another Element button to enter your elements one by one
- Once all elements for the General Section are entered, click Apply to Questionnaire
Editing Existing Elements
You can update your questions:
- Modify the wording
- Change the associated rating scale (if applicable)
- Reorder questions within the section
- Move questions to a different section
- Delete unwanted elements
Note: once Responders begin submitting feedback, some elements can no longer be deleted or modified.
Configuring Visibility and Required Settings
These settings are available under the Settings button.
Visibility setting:
- By default, all questionnaire elements are displayed to all Responders. The Visibility setting allows you to display specific elements only to selected responder categories.
Required setting:
- By default, most questions are required (comment fields are optional), which means the questionnaire cannot be submitted as complete until all required questions have been answered.
- Required questions are marked with an asterisk (*).
- Use the Required setting to control which questions and comment fields must be completed and which can be left optional.
Important Considerations
- Use clear and concise language
- Focus on observable behaviors rather than opinions
- Keep wording consistent across questions
- Avoid duplicating similar questions
- Review the full questionnaire after making changes
- Finalize your questionnaire before launching your project
- Changes made after launch may affect results and reporting
- Changes after launch are limited (for example, you can’t add or delete questions)
- Ensure all questions are relevant to the intended Subjects and Responders
