Ask The Network (ATN) surveys are designed to be short and easy to answer, giving members the unique opportunity to 'ask our network', about a topic of their choice, on any area of interest or practice.
Our dedicated ATN coordinator will format the questions to yield responses, analyse the responses and complete a review of responses which will be sent to the commissioner and respondents, as well as being made available in our members area. Members can view all our ATN results in the Members Area here. Full PARN Members have access to run two free ATNs per year.
How it works
An ATN survey typically consists of six to eight questions on a topic that relates or impacts you as a professional body. We will help you format your questions in a way that will allow for meaningful results. These questions are then sent out in various ways to our network.
There is no 'right or wrong' topic for an ATN; it should be on an issue that is important to you and your organisation. Once the survey is ready and created for you, we will send, manage and handle all related admin. As the commissioner of a ATN, you will then receive a comprehensive report with the results and analysis. These types of benchmarking summaries can be extremely useful for strategic planning for the future.
Turn around time is usually four to six weeks from start to finish although sometimes this can vary, as we will often try to avoid circulating any ATNs over the summer in order to reach the most people.
Open ATN Surveys: Succession Planning and Nominations Committees
Planning for the future is vital for professional bodies, especially when ensuring the smooth succession of key governance roles. Nominations committees can be a valuable asset can help streamline the process. This survey aims to provide insight into current succession planning practices by highlighting the roles that would require succession planning, and the processes involved. It will also consider both the composition and required skills for nominations committees and identify where these can assist in the succession planning process.
Click here to complete the survey and share your thoughts.
Deadline: 6th May 2024
Scheduling
All Member organisations are able to use this service, however due to its popularity it is only available twice each membership year. This is so that every organisation gets a fair opportunity to commission and run an ATN. If you have a greater need, it might be that you consider our bespoke consultancy service. If this is something that you would like more information on, please click here to email Will, the PARN Services Manager.
Variety and a wealth of resources
Historically, we have had ATNs commissioned on a wide range of topics including: Education & CPD, Ethics & Discipline, Events & Services, External Relations, Governance, Membership, Operations and Organisational Functions.
As part of the benefits of membership, you are able to access all historic ATN survey results and reports. As standard, these can be found in the Members Area although if you are under time constraints or are struggling to find what you are after, please reach out to the general enquiries team by clicking here and someone will be able to assist you and send over the relevant documents.
Strategic Planning
ATNs can be useful in terms of planning and looking to the future. If you have any idea or a topic that you would like to ask the network, then you should contact our ATN Coordinator who will be able to get the process started for you. Currently, the ATN Coordinator is Alex Witt and you can contact him by clicking here.