Evaluating Organizational Development Interventions: Effective Questionnaire and Evaluation Tools

Dear experts,

I am doing a project to evaluate various OD interventions and their effectiveness in different organizations.

I would be glad if someone could please help me with a questionnaire or any other tool to evaluate the same. I have identified a few questions mentioned below for the interview:

1) What was the main problem or issue at hand for the organization, and how did they decide the OD intervention could solve the problem?

2) What was the objective for implementing the interventions?

3) What are the different interventions organizations are adopting?

4) At what level(s) have these interventions taken place (individual/group/organizational)?

5) Did they hire external consultants, and why?

6) Do they rely on internal HR/OD specialists?

7) What is the satisfaction level of the outcome of the interventions?

8) What are their concerns related to OD intervention processes and outcomes?

9) What obstacles/hurdles were faced during the implementation?

10) What are the various strategies involved in getting the buy-in from the management and employees?

11) Whether the implemented intervention helped achieve the objective?

12) Was the senior management completely involved in the entire process of implementation?

I would be glad if someone can recommend some changes and offer feedback on these questions and suggest some more questions that I need to look into.

Thanks and regards,

Bhakti Gokhale

Dear Bhakti,

It is very important to first define which intervention you want to evaluate. For example, organizational restructuring may be evaluated by one tool, while goal setting may be assessed using a different tool. Please specify the intervention you want to evaluate and the parameters on which you are assessing the organization's effectiveness.

Vikas