Form Design Software
Properly done, form design is the most challenging and time-consuming aspect of any data collection project. The survey instrument is the most critical piece and generally has more impact on the quality, quantity and reliability of the results than any other part. A well thought-out form will reflect the interests and data collection needs of various stakeholders. It will be attractive, inviting and easy-to-use for participants. And it will meet the specifications of the automated and/or manual systems to be used in the data processing and analysis phases of the process. Often, especially for mission-critical information gathering, a variety of departments and individuals are and ought to be involved in the form development process. It may take several iterations to arrive at a survey or test instrument that fully satisfies the needs of all stakeholders.
Take Control of the Process with Form Design Software from Survey Systems
With software solutions from Survey Systems you can control and manage not only the design and development of forms and survey instruments, but also all aspects of virtually any data collection project, in-house. Survey Systems' software solutions…
Give you total control of your development process with powerful administrative functions that allow you to field input from all parties.
Eliminate guesswork with a template-driven process and in-depth HELP to guide you through the process.
Automate and organize the form-development process through numerous revisions involving multiple authors and multiple levels of approval.
Reduce turn-around times associated with new form development
Leverage effort from previous projects in the development of new forms and reports
Reduce or eliminate many of the costs associated with expensive outsource form-design and survey programs or vendors
Software of the Pros
It may surprise you to know that most survey companies either don't sell software that will enable you to manage and control the process yourself, or they market either scaled-down versions of their software or completely different systems. Because our technical support team uses the same software you're using, you get a level of customer support that simply isn't available anywhere else.
Form design software sold by Survey Systems:
BUBBLE PUBLISHING
Take the mystery out of designing machine-readable OMR (Optical Mark Read) data-collection instruments. "Bubble Software" is currently in use by over 2000 education, government and commercial organization for designing data collection documents utilizing OMR (optical mark read) technology. For a complete, integrated survey management solution, choose Bubble Publishing's "suite" of tools that will allow you to design and print machine readable forms as well as to scan, tabulate and generate reports from collected forms. (PRICE RANGE)
MAGENTA PROFESSIONAL
Provides the identical functionality to the Bubble Publishing form-design module, but offers a more familiar user interface that mimics performance characteristics of popular word processing programs like MS Word. Start with a blank piece of paper and Magenta will enable you to easily create OMR documents that match your data collection requirements exactly. Magenta is normally sold as part of its "suite" that includes software for scanning, tabulating and generating reports using OMR scanners. (PRICE RANGE)
MAGENTA OFFICE
Magenta Office is a repackaged version of the Magenta Professional for use with low-cost image scanners. Data collection documents that are to be read by image scanners have specific requirements that limit the amount of information that can be collected on a typical form. Magenta Office automatically addresses these limitations and will enable users to design and print documents that can be read by inexpensive image scanners.
TAKE A TEST DRIVE!
Contact Survey Systems at info@sur-sys.com or 800-473-7188 for a demonstration copy of any of our software products. Experience first-hand how the freedom and control of the data collection process you can enjoy with your own form design software.
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