Data Solutions International

Employee surveys, 360-degree reviews and the reporting behind them are the subject of this assessment technology company. It sells a configurable platform to HR teams and assessment practices that would rather run their own programs on one system than adapt to a fixed, off-the-shelf product.

What the platform handles

The company groups its work into three areas: 360 feedback and multi-rater solutions, employee engagement surveys, and dashboards with data analytics. A multi-rater project collects views on one person from several colleagues, while an engagement survey gathers opinion across a workforce. The platform also supports performance management, so the same tooling can sit behind review cycles, and it can give clients access to established third-party assessments without leaving the system.

Built around the client's brand and workflow

Setup is described as quick, with the look of the platform aligned to the client's own brand and workflows shaped around how that organization operates. It says its interface is easy to use, with self-service tools, and that experienced project managers and program support staff look after each client. Reports can be read in real time, and a scoring engine produces results while keeping respondents anonymous.

Surveys across borders

A good part of the pitch is reach. The company says it administers surveys and reports around the world, overcoming the problems of distance, time and language. The platform is available in over 40 languages, including Thai, Russian, Hebrew and Arabic, with right-to-left display for those that need it.

Security practices

The company publishes a security policy that covers physical site security, system access control, secure infrastructure management, compliance with industry practice, and business continuity and disaster recovery, including redundant power and environmental controls in the hosting center. It reports daily, weekly and monthly backups of both application and data, encrypted transmission using https and 256-bit SSL, employee confidentiality agreements, password management procedures, performance monitoring and annual third-party audits.

Its site now trades under the name Data Solutions Inc and describes the same assessment platform.