Our organization development specialists partner regularly with technology vendors and our in-house development teams. Can you describe the last technology project you participated in?
Technology is a crucial component of many organization development initiatives. Organization development professionals often work closely with internal technology teams and external vendors to ensure the programs they work on leverage the right technology in the right way. Interviewers ask this question to determine the types of activities a candidate has experience performing in an organizational development project that had a significant technological component.
Remember to describe the problem the project addressed in your response. Also, be sure to provide details regarding the outcome of the initiative in addition to your description of the technology aspect of the project. Interviewers appreciate candidates who can demonstrate an understanding of the organization development value that a project generated.
"I currently work on a team focused on diversity and inclusion efforts. We implemented several programs recently and wanted to gather employee feedback. The goals of the evaluation initiative were to determine the effectiveness level of the changes we implemented and identify opportunities for improvement.
We have used several survey tools over the years, but we found that response rates are low. I partnered with our IT team to research new options, and we landed on a tool called Peakon. The dashboard features allowed us to tell in real-time how successful the survey was. Also, it allowed for anonymous employee engagement, an important feature for diversity and inclusion surveys. We wanted employees to feel that they could offer authentic feedback safely.
Overall, I would say the project was a success. The implementation offered the data my team needed, and we improved the survey response rate by 11% on the first survey. I am currently analyzing the results for a presentation to our senior leaders, and then we will work on a company-wide communication plan."
