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Playbook: Federal daily check-in survey

Objective

Implement a daily check-in process to monitor employee occupancy at federal buildings. This will provide leadership with real-time data on capacity and ensure accountability as the workforce returns to the office.

Step 1: Identify an approved surveying tool

Choose a secure, approved tool within the agency for daily check-in. Options may include:

  • Microsoft Forms
  • Google Forms
  • Qualtrics
  • Agency-specific tools

Ensure the tool can integrate with your agency’s email and notification systems.

Step 2: Prepare an employee roster

  • Utilize an accurate and up-to-date roster of all employees, including:
  • Full name
  • Email address
  • Assigned duty station (federal building)
  • Supervisor information
  • Office code and 2-letter department ID

Ensure this information is updated weekly to reflect staffing changes.

Step 3: Design the daily survey

Keep the survey simple, asking only one primary question:

“What is your work location today?”

Provide the following options:

  • I am reporting to my assigned federal facility.
  • I am reporting to an alternative federal facility.
  • I am working remotely.
  • I am not working today.

The survey should automatically collect the employee’s email address and should be able to map their response to their other specific roster information.

Step 4: Schedule survey delivery

  • Send the survey every workday (e.g., 5 a.m.) via email to all employees.
  • Utilize automation tools to ensure consistent delivery and track response completion.

Step 5: Implement reminder notifications

  • If an employee has not responded by 12:30 p.m., send an automated reminder to all employees who have not responded.
  • At 3 p.m., if there is still no response, notify the employee’s supervisor with a request to complete the form on behalf of the employee.

These reminder notifications will help to ensure maximum compliance with employee responses.

Step 6: Data storage and management

  • Store all survey responses in a secure, centralized database (e.g., Microsoft Excel, Google Sheets, or SQL Database).
  • Include key fields such as employee name, response time, response selection, and assigned duty station.

Step 7: Generate daily summary reports

Develop an automated reporting system that generates a summary at the end of each day. Reports should include:

  • Total number of employees at each response status
  • Occupancy levels for each federal building
  • Employee no-response rate

Visualize data using charts or dashboards for clear interpretation.

Step 8: Provide leadership visibility

  • Deliver the daily summary report to designated leadership personnel via email.
  • Include occupancy trends and flag anomalies (e.g., underutilized space or low response rates).

Step 9: Implement long-term tracking and analysis

  • Store all daily responses to build a historical dataset.
  • Generate weekly or monthly summary reports to identify occupancy trends over time.
  • Provide insights to leadership for decision-making regarding workspace management.

Additional considerations

  • Data security: Ensure all collected data complies with federal privacy regulations.
  • Employee awareness: Provide clear communication about the purpose and importance of the daily check-in process.
  • Automation: Leverage tools like Google Apps Script, Power Automate, or similar to minimize manual effort.

The above steps are general guidelines for the implementation of a successful federal daily check-in process. This has been proven over the years to accurately monitor occupancy at agencies such as the General Services Administration.

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